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Caesareans: Mums’ feedback on the things people say

Caesareans: Mums’ feedback on the things people say

by Tricia Murray | Feb 22, 2019 | Birth and Baby Academy, Caesarean

In the Caesarean Bundle I discuss many of the common comments and judgements around the way we birth when it’s a caesarean. Often it can be our own judgements too. I know for me, I had always had the opinion that caesareans were for those who were “too...
Eping Experience – Exclusively Pumping Breastmilk

Eping Experience – Exclusively Pumping Breastmilk

by Tricia Murray | Feb 1, 2019 | Birth and Baby Academy, Breastfeeding

Sienna was born on 21st November 2017 during an almost home birth from which I decided to transfer as after hours of second stage, she did not appear to progress through the birth canal. I am not quite sure why but it resulted in a forceps delivery which left her with...
Birth bag – what do you need?

Birth bag – what do you need?

by Tricia Murray | Jan 25, 2019 | Birth and Baby Academy, Uncategorized

Here’s my kit list for a birth bag. I call it a birth bag and not a hospital bag as many of the people I work with plan homebirths. My suggestion is even if you are planning a homebirth is to have a bag in place so that you can swiftly transfer. If you want to...
Julia’s Home Water Birth After Two Caesareans (HBA2C)

Julia’s Home Water Birth After Two Caesareans (HBA2C)

by Tricia Murray | Dec 7, 2018 | Birth and Baby Academy, Birth Story, Birth Support, Doula

I had always been suspicious of birth in hospital. It seemed to me that the women that went there to have their babies were not sick so why should they be in this cold and sterile environment? I had made up my mind as an adolescent to have a homebirth if I ever fell...
“Amore, it’s time! You’ve almost done it!”

“Amore, it’s time! You’ve almost done it!”

by Tricia Murray | Nov 30, 2018 | Birth and Baby Academy, Birth Story, Birth Support, Doula

When I moved to Edinburgh from Italy, I was entering in the third trimester of my second pregnancy.  The past three months had been really tough, alone with a 3 years old boy as my husband had already moved to Scotland, managing work, international moving, anxiety,...
I remember speaking to her and saying “I did it!”

I remember speaking to her and saying “I did it!”

by Tricia Murray | Nov 23, 2018 | Birth and Baby Academy, Birth Story

My labour started around 6pm on a Friday evening – 2 days before my due date. I was out walking with my husband at the River Almond. I got a tight period pain that lasted about 30 seconds then stopped. We enjoyed a lovely walk round the river which took around an hour...
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