by Ruth Dennison | Dec 8, 2018 | Doula, Nutrition, post-birth, pregnancy, Recovery
Lately I’ve been enjoying broccoli. I’ve desired it regularly since having my last son and it’s in most of our meals. Broccoli actually is a versatile vegetable. We’ve had it at every meal. A simple tip is that you can enjoy the stalk in different meals and use the...
by Ruth Dennison | Sep 15, 2018 | Breastfeeding, Nutrition, parenting, post-birth
This breastfeeding affirmation video can be a powerful tool to help you change your mood, state of mind, and manifest positivity in your breastfeeding journey. Affirmations work best if you can first identify the unwholesome belief that is opposing them. When watching...
by Ruth Dennison | Aug 21, 2018 | Baby Loss, Black child, Black mother, Breastfeeding, culture, Nutrition, parenting, post-birth, pregnancy
Black Breastfeeding Week starts 25th – 31st August, we will celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week for the first time in the UK. There has been a look into what has been happening in the breastfeeding community of black families. It has been documented in the UK...
by Ruth Dennison | Jun 9, 2018 | Birth, Black child, Black mother, Breastfeeding, culture, Nutrition, parenting
This image above is a group of unapologetic Black Alabama mums bringing awareness to the beauty of breastfeeding. Everyday a mother gives birth. Everyday a mother would attempt to breastfeed her newborn. Everyday a mother successfully breastfeeds her baby and...
by Ruth Dennison | Jun 1, 2018 | Birth, Breastfeeding, fit pregnancy, Nutrition, parenting, post-birth, pregnancy, Womens health
Summer is here and we are all getting very hot. Temperatures are rising to higher levels and as much as we all like the idea of having a summer baby, being pregnant in the summer is no joke. In pregnancy our bodies go through many changes as we grow our baby,...
by Ruth Dennison | May 11, 2018 | Birth, Black child, Black mother, culture, Doula, Nutrition, parenting, post-birth, pregnancy, Recovery
I will share with you today my culture background around pregnancy, birth and post-birth. My family is from Jamaica, my culture is inherited from Jamaica, I was born in the UK, which is why some of my ways are very British. My mums knowledge in Jamaican cultural...
