Would you like to feel informed, confident and truly prepared for pregnancy, birth and early parenting? Well, you're in the right place! At BellyBelly, we’ll give you access to the very best, evidence ...

Informing yourself and opting for natural methods of pain relief during labour makes so much sense. After having spent so much time during pregnancy avoiding medications, there’s a smorgasbord offered ...

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard about the cry it out method to get your baby to sleep. Well-meaning family or friends might suggest letting your baby cry himself to sleep, so he can ‘learn ...

For centuries, women have sought relief from the pain of childbirth. Until the 1800s, most women gave birth at home, with the help of other women and the local midwife. For the most part, women bore ...

The physical act of birth might not have changed since the dawn of time, but the practices surrounding birth definitely have. Little is known about childbirth practices before recorded history. We can ...

Gender disappointment is one of the many controversial parenting topics. Some parents try swaying for a boy or a girl, but there are no guarantees. This can leave some parents to quietly deal with big ...

More often than not, you’ll see birth announcement photos featuring a gorgeous little freshly born baby, swaddled in a hospital blanket, with a cute little hat covering his or her head. Hats on ...

Have you heard about the fourth trimester? I’ll explain it in a way you might immediately understand why it’s so beneficial. Imagine what the third trimester of pregnancy would be like for your baby.

Vaginal tears that occur during labour are experienced by around 90% of women. In fact, minor tears are so common (99% of all tears are minor) and heal quite fast, that it appears to be a normal part ...

It would be fair to assume you would probably experience some sort of decline in your libido as a new mother and breastfeeding woman. Apart from the fact you’re exhausted from all the day-to-day ...

Although birth is the same process today as it was many hundreds of years ago, over time, the care women received during childbirth has seen some dramatic changes. These changes have come with a ...

You might have heard a woman who recently gave birth say her baby just ‘flew out’, and she didn’t even have to push. Or perhaps this happened to you when you gave birth: your body just took over and ...