E14YogaCoach Blog

Who Chose Your Birth Partner?
Did You Choose Your Birth Partner? When you became pregnant, did you choose your birth partner? Or did they simply arrive alongside the pregnancy? It’s not a trick question. I

Breastfeeding: You Can Prepare, But You Can’t Predict It
Long before a baby arrives, many women start thinking about feeding. There are books, classes, conversations and opinions. People ask whether you’re planning to breastfeed and offer advice long before

The Maternal Pathway
I’m Still Here — After the birth of your baby There’s so much interest in you and the baby within you, when you’re pregnant. Appointments, how you’re feeling, how you’re

Why Does Everyone Have An Opinion When You’re Pregnant?
The Rules Suddenly Change Before you became pregnant, how many strangers commented on your stomach? How many felt entitled to touch it? Probably very few. Yet pregnancy seems to create

Why Doesn’t My Body Feel Back To Normal Yet?
A Few Months Later… A few months after birth, many of us find ourselves wondering why our body still doesn’t feel quite like our own. The baby is here. Life

How To Make The Most Of Your 6-Week Postnatal Check
The Appointment Is About You Too By the time your six-week postnatal check arrives, there is a good chance you’ve got used to things that are still bothering you. It

Why Do New Mums Feel Like They’re Behind?
The Apology I Wasn’t Expecting Not long ago, a mum messaged me to book a Baby Massage class. Before she’d even booked, she apologised. Her baby was a few weeks

When Can You Start Postnatal Yoga After a Vaginal Birth?
One of the questions I’m asked most often during pregnancy is: “When can I start exercising after birth?” Usually it comes up towards the end of pregnancy, when women start

The 4th Trimester: Recovery After Birth in Modern Motherhood
Pregnancy and birth are talked about far more openly now than they used to be. Women are encouraged to think about birth plans, feeding choices, hospital bags, antenatal classes and

Pregnancy Yoga in Canary Wharf: What Happens After Class?
When ladies come to my pregnancy yoga class in E14, they usually think it’s about movement. An hour on the mat. A bit of stretching. Some breathing. Relaxation at the end.

Why Pregnancy Yoga with E14YogaCoach Feels Different
People often ask me what makes my classes different. On the surface, it’s pregnancy yoga, mats, movement, breathwork, relaxation. But when someone walks into the room for the first time,

Why Practice Pregnancy Yoga?
Most women who come to pregnancy yoga haven’t spent years “doing” yoga. In fact, 95% of my clients have never done yoga before. They usually come because a friend told them, “You