Anya HayesSep 8, 20183 min readCaesarean birth: tips for immediate after careCaesarean birth (these tips are mostly all also applicable to vaginal birth, particularly if you’ve had surgery with episiotomy) after...
Anya HayesJul 4, 20182 min readBirth Trauma Awareness WeekThis week is birth trauma awareness week. Fittingly, it’s also my due date week of my first (rainbow) baby. I had no idea about birth...
Anya HayesMay 31, 20182 min readMake Birth BetterTwo years ago I birthed my my book Pregnancy: The Naked Truth. A doula in your pocket. Non-judgmental preparation for pregnancy and...
Anya HayesMay 30, 20186 min readOnce postnatal, always postnatalThere’s a general misconception about the “postnatal period” – differing opinions that it lasts from around 6 weeks…some say 9 months,...
Anya HayesMay 22, 20183 min readYou’ve just had a baby! What now?!It’s a rollercoaster time, the newborn phase. It’s a watershed of all of the anticipation of the past nearly-year, finally holding your...
Anya HayesMay 4, 20182 min readWhat I’d Give a New MumThis week has been maternal mental health awareness week. The fact that there even IS a week dedicated to maternal mental health...
Anya HayesApr 23, 20185 min readPerfect Night’s SleepSleep. The number one thing that most mums yearn for more of. What if you could bottle it, hey? Well…I think that NEOM Organics are...
Anya HayesApr 11, 20188 min readReturning to “normal” post-babyYou have a baby. You take it relatively easy for the first 6 weeks, maybe doing the odd squeeze of your pelvic floor (clenching your...
Anya HayesMar 29, 20186 min readThe Pelvic Floor PatrolWe, the Pelvic Floor Patrol, are a team of 5 women who are all passionate about empowering women with health and wellbeing postnatally....
Anya HayesMar 20, 20182 min readPilates for PregnancyYesterday I had the pleasure of talking to the Pilates PT Hollie Grant about all things passion-led career, pelvic floor, Pilates and...