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14/09/2026

If you’ve watched my posts for a wee while now.. maybe this is a sign it’s time to actually start the conversation on workplace wellbeing.

Workplace wellbeing sessions cover sleep, the return-to-work transition, and genuine confidence for parents on your team.
It’s one conversation, and it can genuinely shift how supported your team feels.

Ready to talk it through?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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14/09/2026

Taking turns on the hardest nights isn’t giving up... it’s the smartest thing you can do.

If it’s possible in your household, splitting the night means neither of you is running on empty every single day.

It’s not about doing less... it’s about both of you being able to keep going.

There’s no medal for doing every single night alone.

Do you take turns overnight?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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11/09/2026

You already own one of the most powerful hypnobirthing tools... your own breath.

Breathing techniques are a huge part of what we build together... and you’re already breathing all day, every day.

We’re just shaping something you already do into something that works for you in labour.

It’s less about learning something new, and more about using it differently.

Did you know breathwork was such a big part of it?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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10/09/2026

There’s no single right way to parent... only the way that actually fits your family.

Attachment, routine, gentle, structured... they’re approaches, not report cards.

Picking pieces from different philosophies doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.

The only real test is whether it’s working for your actual family.

Do you mix and match approaches?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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09/09/2026

I actually got to the point where I thought going to sleep was pointless”... this line has stuck with me for weeks.

Woken every 2-3 hours, only she could settle her daughter, and it was starting to affect her relationship with her partner too.
Now both parents can settle her.

Less bickering, more sleep, an actual relationship again.

This work is never just about the baby’s sleep.

Has exhaustion ever affected your relationship?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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08/09/2026

Choosing an epidural partway through your labour doesn’t undo any of your hypnobirthing prep...

Every technique you’ve learned still works, before, during, and after any pain relief you choose.

Hypnobirthing isn’t a pass or fail based on what you end up needing on the day.

Calm and informed applies to every single choice you make, including that one.

Did you think using pain relief meant hypnobirthing “didn’t work”?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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06/09/2026

White noise can genuinely help sleep... or genuinely work against it, depending on a few things

Volume. Too loud, played too close, and it can actually disturb sleep rather than support it.

As loud as a shower running, from across the room, is the general guide.

Consistency, your little one need to lock into the sund continuously.

Small adjustment, real difference.

Do you use white noise?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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05/09/2026

One session isn’t a fix-all... but it changes the conversation completely.

I won’t pretend an hour solves everything a working parent is carrying.

What it does is open a conversation that usually never happens at work at all.

Sometimes that’s the exact thing that was missing.

Has this conversation ever happened at your workplace?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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04/09/2026

September isn’t just back-to-school for families... it’s a reset moment for working parents too.

New routines, new childcare arrangements, and often, quietly, new exhaustion.

Workplaces that check in at this point of the year catch things most miss.

It’s a natural moment to ask how your team is actually doing.

Has September felt like a reset in your house?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙

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03/09/2026

A smile at breakfast. A funny kitchen dance after nap. Three meltdowns. All in the same day.

Memories don’t need to be made every day... they just need a moment to happen in.

The good and the hard can sit on the exact same day, and neither one cancels the other out.

You don’t need a whole good day.

You already had the moments that counted.

Did today have both the good and the hard?

Yes or no 👇

Thanks, Lynsey x

FOLLOW ALONG FOR ALL THINGS MOTHERHOOD 🌙



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