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Placenta Encapsulation saved my sanity!

I had a tough time adjusting after my daughter was born. I felt weepy, resentful, confused, out of control and I had no idea what mothers instinct felt like. All I felt was very overwhelmed and under-slept! I thought ‘no wonder people are labelled with Post Natal Depression’.  The immediate change in your life, so […]

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Chia porridge

  Chia Porridge w/Seeds, Nuts & Berries Wow it seems a long time ago since I first started eating Chia for breakfast. I have never looked back This was first written in Nov 2012. I have a 10k race tomorrow, my first since having my second baby 18 weeks ago. I am nervous as so […]

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Exercising Post Natal: Abs check.

Before you do any high impact exercise like running or weights (like body pump) you need to ensure your abdominals have come back together to protect your spine. There is a simple test you can do to check. Ideally I would come and show you how to do it, if you are a member of […]

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Naturopath’s first aid kit

Lots of people ask me what I have to hand for any situation here’s my first aid kit essential for natural health. Homeopathic first aid kit- esp aconite, arnica, belladonna chamomila, sulphur, hepah sulphur, pulsatilla, passiflor co, silica, Tissue salts- I have a full set of all of them and some of the combinations but […]

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Birth Preferences

Since all I can think about right now is the impending birth of my second child my posts for the next few weeks will reflect this! I have just finished my birth plan. I am 35 weeks tomorrow and my first baby was born totally unexpectedly at 36 weeks, I had barely packed my bag […]

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Homebirthing

Having just done an interview with a local tv station as a parent who is going to have Homebirth I felt compelled to share my reasoning. My first pregnancy was very straight forward. I didn’t want a homebirth as I couldnt imagine how it would work, but I did want a natural birth. No drugs, […]

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Exercising Post Natal: Abs check.

Before you do any high impact exercise like running or weights (like body pump) you need to ensure your abdominals have come back together to protect your spine. There is a simple test you can do to check. Ideally I would come and show you how to do it, if you are a member of […]

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Rainbow meditation

Over the last few weeks I have used meditation for numerous reasons. Mostly to calm me down and to help me trust nature and it’s capacity to heal and re energise. I used it to connect to my baby whilst pregnant and when I went almost 2 weeks over my due date after expecting another […]

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Homebirthing

Having just done an interview with a local tv station as a parent who is going to have Homebirth I felt compelled to share my reasoning. My first pregnancy was very straight forward. I didn’t want a homebirth as I couldnt imagine how it would work, but I did want a natural birth. No drugs, […]

read more

Birth Preferences

Since all I can think about right now is the impending birth of my second child my posts for the next few weeks will reflect this! I have just finished my birth plan. I am 35 weeks tomorrow and my first baby was born totally unexpectedly at 36 weeks, I had barely packed my bag […]

read more

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