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17/06/2026

Cord around the neck (nuchal cord) happens in roughly a third of births and usually isn’t a problem at all! The cord has slack to allow this to happen and as it is cushioned by Wharton’s jelly, a loop sitting loosely around baby’s neck won’t restrict blood or oxygen flow.

It’s very common, and midwives deal with it routinely, often just slipping the loop over the baby’s head as it’s born, or doing a “somersault” manoeuvre if it’s a little tighter.

In the interest of being fully transparent there can be a couple of instances where this situation might be more troublesome, for example if the cord was wrapped around tightly multiple times or if the cord was particularly short thus having less slack. But this definitely the exception to the rule!

Generally speaking, the cord being wrapped around baby’s neck is a non-issue, just something we’ve learned to be fearful of over time.

Pretty cool the ways our body is perfectly designed to aid in the birthing process eh?

Make sure you’re following along for more birth tips, I’m here every day helping minimise your fear about birth 👀 👶🏻

Everyone thinks visualisation is woo woo. But our man Roger Bannister proved it’s not. 🏃‍♂️In 1954, doctors said it was ...
16/06/2026

Everyone thinks visualisation is woo woo. But our man Roger Bannister proved it’s not. 🏃‍♂️

In 1954, doctors said it was physically impossible to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Hearts would fail. Lungs would collapse. Every expert agreed the human body just couldn’t do it.

Bannister didn’t have a different body to every other runner on the planet. But he did have a different mental model.

Because every night for weeks before his record-breaking run, he stood at an imaginary start line in his head and ran the whole race exactly how he wanted it to go. Hundreds of times. Before his body ever did it for real.

And it worked. He finished the race on May 6th 1954, in 3:59.4

Because your nervous system can’t always tell the difference between a vividly rehearsed mental experience and a real one. He wasn’t just training his legs - he was teaching his nervous system that that pace was survivable, not catastrophic.

He taught himself that it was possible.

This is exactly the science behind why we use visualisation in Hypnobirthing.

If you’re feeling anxious about birth right now, it’s not because you’re weak or “too sensitive or too anxious” .

It’s because your nervous system has never rehearsed anything other than fear for this scenario. So that’s what it’s bracing for.

It’s not woo woo, or even as simple as ‘just positive thinking’,

It’s the same tool that broke a world record nobody thought was breakable.

And that s**t is pretty incredible if you ask me.

So it makes sense that we use it to its full potential to help you absolutely nail that gorgeous birth experience you so deserve.

Want to chat more about what I can for you? Let’s chat in the DMs. No pressure.

Love Kelly ###

15/06/2026

We need to stop seeking perfection.

Perfection is unattainable.

As wellness comes more to the forefront of many women’s lives I’m seeing more and more talk around healing your nervous system. Admittedly, it’s something also talk about as part of my hypnobirthing course! But I do think we need to be careful that we’re not setting the expectation that a regulated nervous system means you never have hard moments.

Because a “disregulated” nervous system is simply one that is feeling emotion.

And emotions aren’t problems to fix, they’re simply information. We don’t want to run from that. We want to simply understand it.

Pushing down or denying how you feel, l keeps your nervous system stuck in stress mode. And that’s where disregulation is a perhaps something bigger that we need some support on.

But Life is seasonal. Some seasons are easy. Some are heavy, slow, grey. That’s normal.

And pregnancy is no exception. You can feel scared, resentful, grieving your old body, anxious about birth… all the things 🤪 - at the same time as feeling grateful and excited. And having those moments of disregulation where you do feel worried and panicked doesn’t mean you’re broken.

So if today’s a bad day, let it be one. Feel it. Don’t perform around it. Let go of the need to be perfect. And trust, that if you allow yourself to move through it, you’ll find your balance again. And if you don’t know what it looks like to move through the disregulation, I’m your gal. That’s exactly what I teach as part of my Hypnobirthing courses!

Dm me if you wanna chat more, no pressure 🤍

Just some fun little facts and stories about me that will help you figure out if we’d vibe. Chances are, if you identify...
12/06/2026

Just some fun little facts and stories about me that will help you figure out if we’d vibe.

Chances are, if you identify as being an anxious girlie who has recently fell pregnant and reallyyyyy want to have a birth experience that feels empowering rather than traumatising, we’re a good match 😉

12/06/2026

Funded Perinatal Therapy Support Available in West Lothian Falkirk & Surrounding Areas

Are you pregnant or parenting a child under 2 years old and struggling after a difficult pregnancy, birth or postnatal experience?

Perhaps you've experienced:

• Birth trauma
• Pregnancy loss or baby loss
• A NICU stay
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum (severe pregnancy sickness)
• Anxiety or depression related to pregnancy or becoming a parent
• Difficult experiences with maternity care

I am pleased to be working with The Birth Republic, a Community Interest Company that has National Lottery funding available to provide free perinatal therapy for eligible parents.

Support is typically offered over 3–6 sessions and aims to help parents process difficult experiences, reduce anxiety and improve emotional wellbeing.

You can self-refer directly here:
https://form.typeform.com/to/SH6ipgBs

Please feel free to share this post with anyone who may benefit. I'm a local perinatal therapist based in West Lothian. Happy to answer any questions privately if that's easier. If you do not qualify for funded support then private support is available.

10/06/2026

Nobody tells you that you might feel the urge to push BEFORE you’re fully dilated. And nobody tells you what to do when it happens either. 😅

But the urge to push before 10cm doesn’t mean something’s gone wrong. It can happen because of baby’s position, a cervical lip, or even just your body moving faster than the everyone was expecting. Birth doesn’t always follow the textbooks! And this is just one of those variations of normal.

This is exactly why birth preparation isn’t just about knowing the stages of labour. It’s about knowing enough that when something unexpected happens, you don’t freeze. You can move through it.

Your job if this happens is to simply stay in your body and not spiral. Remind yourself it’s normal. Remind yourself that your body is doing everything it can to help you. Remind yourself that instincts are important.

And if you want to be sure to be as prepared as possible for expected, the unexpected and everything in between… that’s exactly what I’m there for. Link in bio for 1:1 and On Demand Hypnobirthing options 🥰

Delayed cord clamping is pretty standard now in many hospitals and across many trusts. However… there’s a bigger convers...
09/06/2026

Delayed cord clamping is pretty standard now in many hospitals and across many trusts. However… there’s a bigger conversation to be had!

Because there is no set standard of time for “delayed” cord clamping, it means that could be anything from waiting 10 seconds, to 10 minutes and neither of these options have a consideration for how much blood is left within the cord and placenta.

That’s where “wait for white” comes in. This means waiting for the cord to turn white/cream and for the cord to stop pulsating. This means all the blood retained within the placenta and cord (around 33% of baby’s full blood supply) can flow back to baby.

As this helps improve baby’s iron stores, and can support their immune system and brain development - it’s a very important consideration as you plan your birth.

Don’t forget, this can also be done in births with intervention like induction and in c-sections too 🥰

Save this for later so you don’t forget to include it on your birth plan 🤫

04/06/2026

I don’t even know how we got to the point of telling pregnant women that sweeps weren’t induction???

Honestly, i think this is one of those interventions in birth I’d always tread lightly with. If it’s possible for the sweep to be done, it’s likely your body is already in the process of preparing for labour… so for some it’s really better to just hang off and wait that little bit longer for things to happen naturally.

That being said, a sweep might be seen as a helpful starting approach for someone that is without a doubt entering the induction of labour process.

What was your experience in having a sweep? Did it bring labour forward at all for you?

If the word hypnobirthing has ever made you roll your eyes, this one’s for you. 👀I get it. I really do. Because when you...
03/06/2026

If the word hypnobirthing has ever made you roll your eyes, this one’s for you. 👀

I get it. I really do. Because when you’re already anxious about birth, the last thing you need is someone telling you to just think positive and trust your body. That advice lands nowhere when you’re ✨ spiralling ✨ in full blown panic mode.

Hypnobirthing has a bit of an image problem 😅 and the name doesn’t friggin help 🤣 But what’s actually underneath it is so far from the woo-woo stuff you’re imagining that I needed to make this whole carousel just to set the record straight.

It’s not about convincing yourself birth won’t hurt. It’s not crystals and positive affirmations and hoping magic lands giving you a positive birth. It’s nervous system science. Applied to birth. And it works for epidurals, c-sections, inductions - and every kind of birth inbetween.

DM me “SHOW ME” and I’ll send you a free video from inside Breathe Easy so you can get a feel for Hypnobirthing before you commit to anything. No strings. Watch whenever you’re ready.

Because I’m actually, really really sure, I’m going to change your mind hehe 🤭

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