What every father needs to know

Monday 18 December 1989, this day is etched into my memory, I will never forget the long, lonely, almost painful walk home. Trudging through the dark, rain soaked, early morning streets of Coventry. It had been a long day and night, waking up in a soggy bed, the aftermath of Diane’s ‘waters breaking’ had happened […]

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A powerful way for fathers to bond with their baby

Photo Credits:Baby photos: Kate Mount Katies photo: Peter James Millson Beyond the routine of nappies and winding – Dads and Baby MassageI’m passionate about bringing the benefits of positive touch into every day life, so starting at the very beginning (of life) makes sense. Helping couples to connect with each other and their babies throughout pregnancy […]

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How to handle stress in pregnancy?

It’s hard to deny that pregnancy can be a stressful time for your partner and for yourself. Finding ways to manage your own stress and to support your partner with creating and maintaining as stress free an environment as is possible, are good goals for us men. My good friend Donavan Jones, a midwife and academic […]

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What does she mean?

The words that your partner uses as she is speaking to you are very specific, and she means what she is saying at the time given what is going on inside of her as she is saying them. One of the challenges in a relationship at anytime is to really understand what she means by the […]

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Fight, Flight or Freeze

Fight, Flight or Freeze…… good for protecting a woman’s safety and private space, not so good if we can’t control our response… You are about to become a father for the first time, or you are doing it again and preparing differently. Spending time preparing is a fantastic investment to make. You want to look back […]

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Men And Women Are ‘Different’ Right?

It was pretty much my first live radio interview, local radio but nerve raking enough. I know I’m there because I’m an oddity, a freak some might say. I’ve been working as a midwife since 1994 and being 28 stone, shaven headed, barrel chested and goatee beard bedecked certainly helps to perpetuate my freak hood. Jonathon, […]

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