How to choose an antenatal course that’s right for you. An important read for all parents to be…

Pregnancy, hypnobirthingSusan BradleyMarch 29, 2024antenatal class, antenatal course, birth preparation, hypnobirthing, maternity care, hypnobirthing york, matrescence, pregnancy class, NCT

What if we nurtured mothers?

How so many things could be different if we nurtured mothers…

Pregnancy, matrescenceSusan BradleyMarch 1, 2024antenatal class, antenatal course, birth preparation, hypnobirthing, maternity care, hypnobirthing york, matrescence, motherhood, pregnancy class, pregnancy yoga, real motherhood

Q is for Questioning

Why asking questions of your health care professionals could be the most important thing you do…

Birth, labour, hypnobirthing, PregnancySusan BradleyFebruary 9, 2024induction of labour, induction, antenatal class, antenatal course, birth preparation, hypnobirthing, maternity care, hypnobirthing york

Why making decisions is NOT only about statistics & data.

Why decision making in pregnancy and labour is NOT all about statistics and research - so says a maths professor! This is so interesting and SO important for all pregnant folk and their partners to know.

motherhood, Birth, hypnobirthing, PregnancySusan BradleyDecember 30, 2023motherhood, empowered motherhood, pregnancy, decision making in labour and birth, birth choices, pregnancy choices, birth and data

W is for Water Birth

Lets talk about water births. Why you might choose to birth in water, some of the benefits, the research and lots of your questions answered too..

Pregnancy, BirthSusan BradleyFebruary 28, 2023pregnancy, birth preparation, water birth, birth pool, birth preferences

C is for Colostrum

Here’s some information and also a little video about colostrum and also antenatal colostrum harvesting

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, Breast FeedingSusan BradleyDecember 12, 2022motherhood, colostrum, breastfeeding, pregnancy, birth preparation

Create yourself a 'Self-Care Box'

Making self-care simpler. Finding the time for self-care is not easy - especially as a mother. You need to grab little pockets of time for yourself where you can. This is a simple yet brilliant idea to remind you to build a little time into your busy life for some simple self care practices and rituals by creating your own self care box.

mothers wellbeing, Post Natal, PregnancySusan BradleyNovember 18, 2022self-care, mothers self-care, self-care box

Lets talk Unsolicited Advice - and how to deal with it

Unsolicited advice. It comes thick and fast once you’ve had a baby (and even in pregnancy too). Everything has an opinion, and they want to tell you about it!

Here are some ways to deal with all that advice you never asked for - that can leave you feeling overwhelmed or ‘not good enough’.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, mothers wellbeingSusan BradleyAugust 1, 2022social media, mental health, perinatal wellbeing, positive social media use, motherhood, comparison, emotional health, motherhood tips, mothers mental health

Know Your Rights in Pregnancy & Birth

Just because you are pregnant or giving birth doesn’t mean your human rights evaporate!

Being treated with the same respect, dignity, privacy and care as any other human being in our country is important. Here’s some important things to be aware of in pregnancy and labour about your rights.

Pregnancy, mothers wellbeingSusan BradleyJuly 15, 2022perinatal wellbeing, motherhood, motherhood tips, birth rights, empowered pregnancy, human rights, birthrights, pregnancy rights, pregnancy human rights

6 practices to support mental & emotional health

Doing small simple things each and every day can help support our mental and emotional health. They can be an anchor point when life is swirling around and help us to be resourced to deal with tricky times.

Here are my Top 6 regular practices to support my mental and emotional health. They might help you too.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, mothers wellbeing, creativity in motherhoodSusan BradleyJune 17, 2022social media, mental health, perinatal wellbeing, positive social media use, motherhood, comparison, emotional health, motherhood tips, mothers mental health, maternal journal, creativite motherhood

Lets talk Stretch & Sweeps

Many pregnant folk are offered a ‘stretch and sweep’ towards the end of their pregnancy, and it may be mentioned earlier that that.

Or you may never have heard of one.

So here's some info about what it is, why it may be helpful for you (or not), how is it done, if it works and your choice to have one or not.

PregnancySusan BradleyMay 6, 2022motherhood, pregnancy, induction of labour, stretch & sweep

Ch ch ch choices in pregnancy, labour & birth

It is SO important to know your rights, your choices and the law relating to your body in pregnancy and childbirth.

Here's some things that you should know, that are the law in this country but so many couples I teach on my course’s are often not aware of...

Pregnancy, Birth, hypnobirthingSusan BradleyApril 12, 2022motherhood, pregnancy, empowered birth, birth choices, my body my choice

5 Tips For Boosting Iron In Pregnancy & Postnatally

Pregnancy can be tiring - even more so if your iron levels are low. Low iron can leave you with less energy, exhausted, or feeling short of breath. So boosting your iron through food can be really helpful - to feel better and help prevent anaemia.

Here's some tips to boost your iron gently.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, Post natal foodSusan BradleyMarch 17, 2022motherhood, pregnancy nutrition, pregnancy, iron in pregnancy, tired in pregnancy, motherhood tired

5 Tips For Positive Social Media Use

I see and speak to a lot of mothers who really struggle with social media. The added pressure it can put on you, especially when you are already feeling tired, overwhelmed or a little vulnerable. 😢 Let's say it can be emotionally intense.

Perhaps because they feel they need to post 'the right image', or maybe their baby doesn't respond to an online 'experts' advice , or because the endless scrolling makes them feel 'not good enough' as they compare someone elses perfectly curated squares to their own life...

Pregnancy, Fourth TrimesterSusan BradleyJanuary 31, 2022social media, mental health, perinatal wellbeing, positive social media use, addicted to social media, motherhood, comparison

5 Tips For Pelvic Girdle Pain In Pregnancy

Some women develop pelvic pain in pregnancy, known as pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP).⁠ It's really quite common, and can affect you to different degrees - some suffer more severely than others. It can be really uncomfortable, painful and make it difficult for you to move around, to sleep and get on with life in general. ⁠So here's my 5 top tips for pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

PregnancySusan BradleyOctober 8, 2021pelvic girdle pain, pgp, pregnancy pain, pelvic pain, pregnancy ailments

5 tips for...Having a more relaxed pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a stressful time, especially with the ongoing uncertainty of covid. So here’s five simple ways to help you have a more relaxed pregnancy.

hypnobirthing, PregnancySusan BradleyMay 29, 2021pregnancy, pregnancy yoga, hypnobirthing, relaxed pregnancy

Tell Me About... the Transition phase of labour

So next in my series, this is all about the next stage of labour known as Transition. Which is the stage that follows on from Active Labour and is before the Birthing stage when you’ll meet your baby. Let me explain more…

Pregnancy, Pregnancy What If?Susan BradleyFebruary 13, 2021pregnancy, birth knowledge, hypnobirthing york, hypnobirthing class, positive pregnancy, pregnancy mindset, birth, labour, transition, stages of labour

Introducing the For Modern Mothers PODCAST!

So I am SO very excited to let you know about my new PODCAST! 🎧

Called The For Modern Mothers Podcast (well of course it would be!) this is a podcast for mothers-to-be and mothers. To help you thrive physically, mentally and emotionally in the modern world. Expect no BS talks about all aspects of modern motherhood & wellbeing from me with brilliant invited expert guests too.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, hypnobirthingSusan BradleyJanuary 29, 2021podcast, for modern mothers hypnobirhting, for modern mothers podcast, pregnancy, motherhood, pregnancy yoga

Tell Me About... the active phase of labour

Another short video to help you expand your birth knowledge, and the process of actually what's going on in your amazing body during labour and birth. Because as I always say on my courses and programs - knowledge about labour and birth really is power. This one follows on from my 'latent stage' video, and I’ll be doing another video on 'transition' and on the 'birthing' stage and also on the placenta too soon.

Pregnancy, BirthSusan BradleyNovember 20, 2020labour, active labour, birth knowledge

Tell Me About... the latent phase of labour

The latent phase of labour, is when the cervix - the opening to the uterus or womb - first starts to soften and thin, and then begins to open or ‘dilate’. The cervix needs to open to give baby an exit to be born. What’s this got to do with a banana?? Well if you’ve seen my video Tell Me About the Uterus you’ll know I LOVE a fruit analogy! Let me explain more…

Pregnancy, Pregnancy What If?Susan BradleyOctober 15, 2020pregnancy, birth knowledge, hypnobirthing york, hypnobirthing class, positive pregnancy, pregnancy mindset

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