Ever had that moment when you’ve smelt something and it’s transported your mind back to a particular time and place? Or made you think of a particular person? That’s because our sense of smell is linked to the oldest and most primitive part of our brains – the limbic system – which is heavily involved in emotion and long-term memory, …
How will I know if I’m in labour?
Every woman’s experience of labour is different, but some of the typical signs that suggest you’re in early/latent labour (so not yet 4cm dilated with regular contractions) are: cramps, period like pains or persistent back pain contractions or tightenings that don’t yet have a rhythm or specific frequency to them an upset stomach a brown or blood-tinged mucus (referred to …