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... 
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... 
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... 
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... 
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,... 
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...