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Why swimming with your baby matters - Part 2
Water Babies swim classes are based all over Scotland with lots of classes in Dundee and Edinburgh. There are so many benefits associated...

Hannah Webster
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Taking your baby swimming - Top tips from the experts!
Hi! We are Jenni and Louise and we run Water Babies classes in the North East of Scotland. Alongside us, we have a wonderful team of...

Hannah Webster
Aug 14, 20233 min read


What to pack in your birth bag
The birth bag. A hot topic and one that people worry about a lot. And a question we get asked about all the time during our antenatal...

Hannah Webster
Jul 30, 20235 min read


What to bring with you to your Gather Antenatal Classes in Edinburgh or Dundee
You may be unsure about signing up to antenatal classes. Perhaps you’ve just found out you are pregnant or maybe you're into your third...

Hannah Webster
Jul 22, 20233 min read


Who you might meet - The student midwife
During the past few years as Hailey and I have been running our antenatal classes, we have met expectant families from all over the...

Hannah Webster
Jul 2, 20235 min read


Growing and Gathering in Dundee
Exciting News! Hailey and I are beyond thrilled to announce that our 5-star rated antenatal classes will be starting to run in Dundee...

Hannah Webster
Jun 25, 20232 min read


Induction - Part 2
Myth Buster Will pineapple get me into labour? In a word, no. Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain that is thought to soften and...

Hannah Webster
Jun 20, 20234 min read


Induction - Is it right for me?
Induction is a hefty topic and many people have very strong views about induction of labour and whether or not it’s right for them. As...

Hannah Webster
May 17, 20234 min read


A Growing Family!
We are thrilled to welcome a new member to the Grow and Gather team! Laura is an incredible midwife, mum, colleague and pal and we are...

Hannah Webster
May 2, 20233 min read


The importance of antenatal classes (and why they are worth the effort, money and time).
When you imagine what antenatal classes might be like, a whole host of ideas probably pop into your head. I would bet that most of them...

Hannah Webster
Apr 24, 20234 min read


Ask the Midwives
The Fourth Trimester In our first Ask the Midwives post we had a look at some of the most commonly asked questions surrounding pregnancy...

Hannah Webster
Mar 31, 20234 min read


Ask the Midwives…
Labour + Birth We took some of your most asked questions and have made a little blog post about them so you get look back on them when...

Hannah Webster
Jan 11, 20234 min read


And then they are One
It seems like no time at all since I was waiting for the arrival of our second son and only yesterday that he met his big brother for the...

Hannah Webster
May 9, 20224 min read


Grow and Gather Meets...Rachael Lynch from Beautiful Bairns
Sometimes it can feel like our pregnancy might never end. We may feel nauseous, tired, heavy. Our bodies no longer feel like our own as...

Hannah Webster
Feb 21, 20225 min read


Ask the Midwives...
Being a midwife is a wonderful job. It’s an incredible thing to watch a woman become a mother. Each birth shapes women and their families...

Hannah Webster
Feb 6, 20224 min read


Grow and Gather Meets...Nikki Hunter from Esk and Ivy
Happy New Year! We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, whether you are still growing your baby or have already met...

Hannah Webster
Jan 2, 20227 min read


Why We March
You may have read in the press recently about March with Midwives, a national effort to bring together midwives, birth workers, women and...

Hannah Webster
Nov 26, 20213 min read


Grow and Gather Meets....Lyndsey Anderson from Mini First Aid Edinburgh
Welcoming a new born into your home is an incredible experience but it can be overwhelming too. Even as a nurse and midwife, I remember...

Hannah Webster
Nov 18, 20213 min read


Grow and Gather Meets...Iona from the Reflux Room
Reflux and colic are topics that are close to my heart. My first son was an extremely unsettled and fractious baby. He cried often, he...

Hannah Webster
Nov 8, 20215 min read


Realistic Positivity - Part 3
The Twists and Turns To conclude our series on positive birth, we are going to be taking a look at how we can feel empowered by our birth...

Hannah Webster
Nov 3, 20214 min read
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