Sophie Fletcher's Blog, page 13
June 26, 2014
Who’s your SoM? And why does it matter to you?
Who’s your SoM? And why does it matter to you? First things first, what is a SoM? A SoM is how people may refer to a Supervisor of Midwives. Sounds pretty high ranking, doesn’t it, very official. Perhaps someone who writes rotas, and manages midwives? Not really, in reality a SoM is a very experienced […]
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June 12, 2014
Why singing will help Kimberley Walsh birth her baby
Why singing her baby out may be all the medicine Kimberley Walsh needs By Sophie Fletcher author of ‘Mindful Hypnobirthing‘, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Doula. @mindfulmamma Today Heatworld had a headline that shouted “Forget drugs, Kimberley Walsh is going to sing her baby out’. You know what, this is a great idea, many women throughout […]
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February 21, 2014
Placebo, the power of suggestion and birth
Placebo, and how it can change your experience of pain and birth By Sophie Fletcher, Clinical Hypnotherapist and author of ‘Mindful Hypnobirthing’ (Vermillion 2014) @mindfulmamma www.facebook.com/mindfulmamma Did anyone see Horizon on BBC 2 last Monday, the 17th February? It’s still on iplayer so I urge you to watch if it you can. The headline […]
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February 18, 2014
February 9, 2014
Positions for hypnobirthing practise
The first in a series of short videos that show you effective, safe and easy positions for hypnobirthing practice. Here are four simple positions that you can listen to your mindful hypnobirthing tracks in, which you can also use during the birth. Thank you to Kym for agreeing to be videos! When you use these […]
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February 8, 2014
A birth day affirmation
On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to be open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day. Rumi. Specially for Kym, one of our practitioner in Wiltshire, who preparing to welcome her little girl into the world.
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January 14, 2014
How to turn the ow into wow. Thinking positively about pain and birth.
Each day this week, I’m tackling #birthfears. One of those which comes up time and time again, is pain and birth. The issues around pain and birth are complex and not just physical but also psychological. In this blog I can only scratch the surface but I hope that it will start you thinking about […]
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January 13, 2014
How to think positively about pooing during labour
Last week I did a straw poll on our Facebook page and asked what the most common fears around birth area. They were pain, tearing/episiotomy, poo, loss of control, intervention and something happening to the baby. Each day this week I’m going to reframe some of those fears, put them into perspective, give you some […]
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January 3, 2014
Why I’m hanging up my doula bag.
This year, 2014, I’m hanging up my doula bag. After February, when my last client is due, I’ll be taking no new clients, not until my children are in secondary school. I’ve seen 14 babies born and experienced the joy of working with some of the most courageous, determined and powerful women I have ever […]
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November 26, 2013
Letter to a midwife from a doula
Dear Midwife, What you do is amazing. You are a multi skilled, compassionate person who does an incredible job under sometimes frustrating conditions. I’m constantly in awe of the work you do, and humbled by how you can fight to support a woman’s wishes and protect her space during a birth. I’m often asked if […]
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