I am not a midwife. I am a teacher
A reflective journal entry on teaching birth, confidence, and why understanding matters. I’m not a midwife – I’m a teacher, and that’s exactly why this work matters.
The Conversation That Broke My Heart (Again)
This was a hard one to write. A conversation in the school playground reminded me just how many women walk away from birth believing hypnobirthing wouldn’t have made any difference. Not because they failed — but because our culture failed them. This reflection is here to offer truth, gentleness, and healing.
What Hypnobirthing Really Is (and Why It’s Not About Whale Music)
I’ll take you back to the moment I first heard the word hypnobirthing — and why I nearly dismissed it completely. This Journal entry shares how my view changed, what I learned about self-hypnosis, and why it transformed every birth that followed.
Pregnant after Loss: Finding Hope and Support in Early Pregnancy
Pregnancy after loss isn’t simple. It’s a strange mix of fear and hope, love and protection — all wrapped up together. You might feel torn between wanting to celebrate and needing to stay guarded. This Journal entry is a gentle space for anyone walking that road, a reminder that you’re not alone and you don’t have to rush your joy.
Why don’t people talk about the pain?
When I was pregnant, I was terrified of pain — not just the physical pain of birth, but the fear and silence that surrounded it. Nobody really talked about it. In this Journal entry, I’m opening that conversation: what pain in labour really is, how control changes everything, and the tools that helped me move from panic to power.
From Blogs to Journal: A New Chapter
Welcome to The Mama Spring Journal — a space for real reflections, gentle guidance, and local connection.
Why I Created The Mama Spring METHOD
Sometimes, something you’ve been doing your whole life finally clicks into place. That’s how The Mama Spring METHOD came to be. It’s not a business idea I dreamed up in a strategy session. It’s not a catchy acronym I invented and then tried to make fit. It’s the way I’ve always worked — in the…
The Class I Needed as a New Mum (So I Created It)
I remember one night with my first baby, Paisley. She was about two weeks old. Liam had gone back to work, so I was solo parenting most of the day, and I was completely exhausted. I was sitting in bed, feeding her for what felt like the tenth time that night already. I hadn’t managed…
Differences in your 2nd pregnancy
Giving birth is a different experience for everyone and no two births are the same – I can definitely vouch for that! But giving ourselves to reflect on our birth experience after it has happened can definitely help as we prepare for another baby. The Opportunity to Reflect As you start your journey into the…