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The “Geriatric Pregnancy” Label Is Nonsense. Here’s Proof From Women Who’ve Lived It There’s a moment in every pregnancy after 35 where the paperwork changes. The chart gets a new label. The tone in the room shifts, just slightly. Suddenly you’re not just pregnant you’re “advanced maternal age.” Geriatric, even, if the midwife still uses that word. And here’s the thing that’s always bothered me, my body didn’t fail overnight. I wasn’t healthier twelve hours before my 35th bi

How an IVF pregnancy, a planned induction at 41+5 weeks and one extraordinary woman reminded me that confidence can be the most powerful birth preparation of all. Hi, and welcome. If you've somehow stumbled across this little corner of the internet, I'm so glad you're here. Feel free to leave a comment, introduce yourself and say hello. This isn't necessarily going to be an educational blog, although there will undoubtedly be plenty of birth talk because it's my favourite sub

Imagine This… I often find myself daydreaming about births. Not because I’m obsessed with birth (although, let’s be honest, I absolutely am), but because I’ve seen what happens when a woman is left alone to do what her body already knows how to do. So today, I want you to imagine something with me. Imagine you’re 41 weeks pregnant. No panic. No countdown. No phone calls asking when you’re “coming in.” No feeling like you’re carrying around a ticking time bomb. You wake up and

I was sitting in the garden today, watching my little girl splashing around in the pool while the sun was shining, and I had a very simple thought. I’d love a glass of Sauvignon Blanc right now. Cold. One ice cube. A bag of crisps on the side. Absolute perfection. But I can’t. And that’s the reality of being an on-call doula. I’m at home every day with my daughter because we home educate. It means I have to have childcare sorted at a moment’s notice. My doula bag is always pa

What 37 Births Have Taught Me About Trusting Women Every so often someone lands on my Instagram page and decides they've got me figured out. "She's the freebirth doula." "She only supports low-risk women." "Well of course her statistics look like that, she probably only works with uncomplicated pregnancies." I always laugh a little because the reality couldn't be further from the truth. Over the last two years I've supported 37 families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum

Let's talk about due dates. Or, as I like to call them... The absolute bullshit lies you're being fed. Strong start? Good. Because if you're over 39 weeks pregnant right now, I can almost guarantee somebody has already started making you feel like your body is failing. Maybe it's your aunt asking, "Still no baby?" Maybe it's the daily texts. Maybe it's the midwife saying, "We need to start talking about induction." Maybe it's the app on your phone that has suddenly changed fr