The importance of breathing in postnatal recovery

The importance of breathing in postnatal recovery

Yes someone once said that breathing is pretty important… Ok, yes essential! But did you realise how important it is in postnatal recovery? I’m not just talking about in terms of getting air into your lungs but the relationship between the diaphragm and...
Sleep

Sleep

A little story about sleep… Last night my daughter woke up about 3:30am. This is a rarity as she is now 9 and has been sleeping through for many years now. The problem being was that my normal, or not so normal, getting up time for work is 4:45am. Crazy I know,...
So What is Postnatal Recovery?

So What is Postnatal Recovery?

Whenever I hear people talking about postnatal recovery, a lot of what they talk about is just surviving through the day.  Or in most cases the night. They think that recovery is just about being up and about and looking after the little one. But what if someone was...
“There is more to Life than increasing its Speed” Ghandi

“There is more to Life than increasing its Speed” Ghandi

This is a little saying I saw on an London Underground poster and it is something that really stuck with me. It is human nature to make things faster and easier. Faster cars. Faster planes. Faster computers. Faster mobile phones. Everything is getting faster and...