Pregnancy asks a lot from the body, and water plays a quiet but constant role in almost every part of that work. It helps support expanded blood volume, digestion, temperature control, amniotic fluid, and the daily movement of nutrients to the baby. Staying hydrated does not have to mean forcing down huge bottles of plain water all day. It means building steady, gentle habits that fit real life, especially when nausea, heartburn, frequent bathroom trips, or food aversions mak

A side of motherhood that rarely gets talked about. Feelings of loneliness can be magnified for Black mamas. Now this is the side of motherhood that rarely gets talked about. For some reason we seem to be silent on this topic and go on to suffer in silence almost like we should not complain as we have been blessed with this beautiful gift, a baby and whilst this is true it does not negate the loneliness that can come with motherhood and which so many of us experience. The d

If you have nothing else in your hospital bag, you must have these 5 key items! Believe me, you might struggle to get through labour without them! Lip salve Dry lips are inevitable during birth. Think lip licking, lip biting, labour panting, gas & air sucking etc. etc. Dry lips can be incredibly annoying and during labour this annoyance is magnified by a thousand. The problem is easily remedied by having a lip salve to hand and when I say ‘to hand’, I don’t mean buried 6 feet