Recently musician John Legend (singer of the beautiful song "all of me") proved to the world that he is a REAL man!! What did he do? Did he have a street brawl? - No! Did he compete in an iron man contest? - No! What he did was stand...
Exciting news regarding Maternity services in the West Midlands has just been published. In March, NHS England invited local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) across the country to register their interest in becoming "pioneers" of maternity choice and personalisation, implementing the recommendations of the National Maternity review (now called...
How to describe Motherhood - in just one word? Birthability is well known for the level of support that mums access at our coffee afternoons - not only from us or our visiting BF Counsellor, but also (and perhaps most importantly) from each other. We are...
Having a baby is a very costly business, there is no doubt about that. The good news for those of us in the UK, is that at least we do not have to pay for our births, we get them free on the NHS!! Some of...
I thought I would review the Top five tips for birth partners from Dads Labs: (see video here) Bring change for the vending machine - because you might get hungry?? - Okay, so we know guys often think with their stomachs - but REALLY??? Number...
We have finalised our stallholders for our upcoming Birthability Pregnancy and Baby fair - and we are just DELIGHTED with the wonderful array that we have! As any of our previous clients / mums / dads can testify, we truly do care about the service we...
I have no frigging idea, because i cannot run to save my life, but i have had 4 kids. So my guess is “NO” it’s nothing like it - but the way it affects your mental and physical state must be incredibly similar! After all:- You have...
In this modern world, our busy minds find it hard to switch off. We like to feel in control, and we like to plan everything. Unfortunately, when it comes to birth, this doesn't work. Women today are making their births longer and more difficult for...
Sunday 18th October 11.00 am - 2.00 pm. Chase Meadow Community Centre - Narrow Hall Meadow - Warwick - CV34 6BT One week to go!! Almost there and SO looking forward to meeting you all. Free entrance and lots of parking available – this is going to be...
I am always fascinated by the emotional responses that often are raised whenever a blog about breastfeeding is released (hence why I have always avoided it to date!). Just like when discussing pain relief and caesarean sections (I will save those for a later blog) – you...