by Jade Gordon | Feb 5, 2022 | Musings
No matter where or how you’re planning to give birth, one thing’s for sure, there will be decisions to make. The biggest one is probably “Should I have an induction?!” And while that’s a very personal decision with no clear right and wrong option, there are some...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 1, 2022 | Musings
What does labour taste and smell like? There are a couple of smells and tastes that take me right back to being in labour, yes really! The smell is Clary Sage oil and for anyone who has tried ALL OF THE THINGS to get labour going, yes ALLL OF THE THINGS, you’re...
by Jade Gordon | Nov 9, 2021 | Birth Story
Hi All! I just wanted to share my complicated but positive induction story. This was my 4th baby (all inductions) and was scheduled for induction 2/1 at 39w but our little man had other plans. It all started Friday 1/15 when I had my 36w appointment to do the...
by Jade Gordon | Nov 9, 2021 | Birth Story
I’m 45 my son is my 5th baby, I have a 28, 25, 24 and 23 yr old, so there is a big age gap, my son is my rainbow baby after 3 losses and 22 years trying to conceive, my son was born at 37+4 on 12th September 2021 at 5.29am weighing 6lb 13oz after 13 hours of...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 20, 2021 | Musings
A stretch and sweep, sometimes called a sweep or membrane sweep, or stripping the membranes. This is usually the first part of induction, and you may need to make a choice about whether to have some in the weeks before your hospital induction appointment, you may be...
