Hello lovely, Nature always tells us first, doesn't she? The possibility of autumn is making itself known. The evenings have that cooler edge now, and the blackberries are ripening up nicely. On my dog walks I've been collecting pine cones ready for my seasonal offerings, and watching the elderberries turn deep purple, ready to make our family favourite elderberry cordial — perfect for a bit of immune support as autumn settles in. Can you feel it? September is just around the

You Don't Have to Stop Before You're Ready: Reflections from Our Breastfeeding Awareness Week Photoshoot In July, Karina O'Neill Family Photographer organised another Breastfeeding Photoshoot in celebration of Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2026. This is the third year Karina has asked me to come and hold a circle for the mums; a happy space to share their breastfeeding stories and mark the effort, energy, and challenges they've each carried to keep feeding their babies. I offe

Trigger warning: breastfeeding grief https://www.karinaoneillphoto.co.uk/ Next week is Breastfeeding Awareness Week, and I know how emotive this topic is. So I wanted to write this post specifically for a group of parents whose experience often goes unspoken: those who wanted to breastfeed, but for one reason or another, couldn't. If that's a tender subject for you, be gentle with yourself reading on. My aim with this blog is to bring some sources of information together to h

This is a topic that sits close to my heart for personal and professional reasons, so I thought I would write a blog post to share a bit about my own experiences, my training, and how I try to help the mums I work with. 1 in 5 women (probably more) experience Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). Anger, rage, depression, anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, and bipolar can all fall within the perinatal phase. This is different to "baby blues," which affects around 50–85%

Baby massage techniques to ease your baby’s digestion There has been a real flurry of babies born from my Pregnancy Yoga classes recently, so I thought it might be useful to share some tips for massage techniques to ease babies’ digestion. During the first few months, it is common for newborns to have digestive complaints. When you stop and think about it, this makes sense — during pregnancy, nutrients are taken in through the placenta and bloodstream, so once born, babies’ d

I met Charley when she was 13 weeks pregnant and began Pregnancy Yoga classes with me. She has an energy about her that grabbed my...

I have been lucky enough to support Gracie throughout her Pregnancy, with weekly Pregnancy Yoga classes that she attended for the whole...

Almost a year ago, Karina O'Neill the Family Photographer, who is also a Breastfeeding Volunteer at Worcester Royal, told me of her dream...

Working with Martha and her husband to prepapre for the birth of their second baby felt like a real privilladge, as it was clear to see...

Happy first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, AKA Spring Equinox. Although lots of people associate January 1st as the start of...

The experience of pregnancy and birth is, I often find, impossible to describe. The magnitude of it can make descriptions sound clichéd...

This year I feel inspired to share the words of a mother I've been lucky enough to support during her pregnancy, and explain why her joy...