comfort {warmth}

The spread of heat that a hot water bottle brings to any woman is a the perfect comfort measure {especially in labour}.

Contraction pain is muscle fatigue. Having these two items helped disperse any discomforts and offered me relief and warmth to the end of my birth.

💜 full of lavender {especially made by my doula’s children} was something special, it was my comfort pillow. Breathing lavender is a natural painkiller for labour as it provides a soothing, natural anaesthetic…made it a habit and a ritual alone so when the waves of contractions came rushing in {covered my face with this heart} as it provided a very soothing over and above the analgesic power of the herb itself.

B R E A T H E IN. B R E A T H E OUT

To this day, I love breathing and lightening essential lavender oils as it’s a ritual for my very own self care.

As a woman we always need a hot water bottle {might treat my one to a cosy knit jacket this year or if I can challenge myself to knitting}