The importance of creating your birth environment with Midwife Pip Sometimes birth environment is considered a bit of an optional ad-on, a ‘nice if you can’ or maybe even a bit of a hippy consideration. I want us to challenge that because the environment you labour in can have a huge impact on the way your labour goes and in the way you feel about the whole experience too. Extra Stuff: Follow Midwife Pip on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Check out Midwife Pip’s website - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get access to my free courses → https://www.midwifepip.com/free-pregnancy-courses Get in touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mindfulness for Pregnancy and Motherhood with Sophie Fletcher Pregnancy and motherhood are wonderful, crazy times of significant change In our lives, often we experience completely new feelings, or an increased intensity of existing feelings and all of this can leave us feeling a little anxious, overwhelmed or uncertain. This week I am joined by Sophie Fletcher, where we are going to talk about Mindfulness and Hypnosis and how these practices can change the game in the challenges of pregnancy and motherhood. Sophie is a best-selling author to; mindful hypnobirthing, mindful mamma and mindful menopause and has been supporting women through hypnosis for over 15 years.   Check out Sophie’s incredible work here: https://www.sophiefletcher.co.uk/mindful-hypnobirthing-practical-tools-and-tracks-1 I hope you enjoyed listening. www.midwifepip.com Midwife Pip. x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diastasis Recti and Doming in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Aby Tobin If you have heard of diastasis recti in pregnancy or the postpartum then you have probably heard the term doming. If these terms are all new fear not today’s episode is going to reveal all. But if you have heard the term doming it has likely sparked some fear in your mind or even led to you avoiding or restricting exercises and movements. Over the years, the advice and science about diastasis has shifted and we now know such much more, but the trouble is this information and support is not as readily available as it should be for pre and postnatal mums. For this reason I am super excited for this week’s guest Aby Tobin @abytobinphysio, a pelvic health and exercise specialist physio, mum of 2 and a former athlete who has personally experienced prolapse.  I very much hope you enjoyed listening. www.midwifepip.com Midwife Pip x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The importance of laughter for baby’s development with Dr Caspar Addyman   The sound of a little baby giggle has to be one of the best sounds ever, it melts my heart ever time but what about the role of laughter in the development of our babies. Dr Caspar is an infant psychologist who for the past decade has been specialising in babies laughter - the importance of laughter in early development how to bond through laughter and what makes them laugh. Thanks for Listening Midwife Pip www.midwifepip.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As I mum, I completely understand the want to play with your little one in a way that will help them to learn, thrive and meet all their developmental milestones as they grow but often, we end up in a sea of toys that overwhelms us all. This week’s guest is Jessica Rolph, Jessica is the Cofounder and CEO of Lovevery and has so much wisdom around play and development.  Did you know 90% of your child’s brain structure is developed by age 5?  Today’s episode is brought to you by Lovevery, maker of stage-based Play Kits for ages 0-4. The Play Kits by Lovevery aren't just boxes of toys – each item is carefully designed by child development experts to be exactly what your child needs. As parents, we can help our children build brain connections in the early years through developmental play.  Each Play Kit comes with a Play Guide chock full of expert guidance, developmental information, and fun play ideas. Lovevery did all the research on what’s best for your child’s developing brain, so you don’t have to.  Just for Midwife Pip listeners:  o   Use code PIP20 for £20 off a new Play Kits Subscription at lovevery.co.uk  o   That’s code PIP20 for £20 off a new Play Kits Subscription - £10 off your first Play Kit and £10 off your second o   Terms and conditions apply: https://lovevery.co.uk/pages/help  I hope you enjoyed listening. Midwife Pip x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices