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Post Natal Tips

Post Natal Tips   Here are some tips that we have collected from talking to mothers who have been through it before you.   Eat 2 kiwi fruit when you have given birth, they are a natural laxative and this will ensure that your first poo, after the birth, will not be too painful or difficult. No-one told me how much you can bleed after the birth.  Don’t be shocked if you have gross chunks of blood for the first few days. Tea-tree oil and/or lavender oil in the bath can feel really soothing and helps to heal and cuts […]

Natural Birth After 3rd Degree Tear?

With my first baby, I had a long latent labour and didn’t progress so I was on an inducing drip throughout.  The baby’s head was side on so they were trying to turn him.  I had failed Ventouse and then they used forceps and the episiotomy extended and led to a 3rd degree tear (3a). I had some physiotherapy after and it took a good 6-9 months or so to get back to normal.  My body rejected the stitches and the healing felt really ‘tight’ and lumpy.  I limped for a while and still need to sometimes, it also aches […]