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Coast is our cool and durable carrycot/pushchair travel system which features stylish detailing and premium marl fabrics. Coast is fully accessorised with a co-ordinating deeply padded footmuff and super practical pram bag.
Tide is our new multi-terrain pushchair with an overnight sleeping approved carrycot, reversible multi-recline pushchair seat and effortless freestanding fold.
Introducing the all new Wave, our future-proof travel system that’s designed especially for growing families.
Suburban, stylish, sustainable – Reef is our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you.
Dune, our contemporary and compact urban travel system proves there’s no need to compromise when it comes to style and functionality.
Add an award-winning Dream i-Size Infant Carrier & Base with your Coast pushchair, designed for everyday strolls
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. Includes Accessory pack with a changing rucksack, footmuff, phone holder and cup holder.
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Everything you need with your Wave pram including Dream i-Size infant carrier & base, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Turn your Wave pram into a Travel System with an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Reef, our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you with its freestanding fold, first bed folding carrycot and off road wheels with a travel pack
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Newborn Pod and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier and Travel pack.
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a Compact Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Compact Folding Carrycot and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Makes mealtimes fun
Eat&Play is the 4-in-1 highchair and play table that does it all. Transforming effortlessly from...
For snacking, weaning and playtime
Start you little one's weaning journey
Awarded the safest infant carrier for your newborn by ADAC, when used with the Dream i-Size base
The only 360° rotating car seat you need, suitable from birth to approx. 12 years
The multi-stage car seat, growing with your child from 15 months to approx. 12 years of age
Our high-back booster seat from 4 to 12 years old, approved to the latest R129/03 safety standard
Simple and beautiful, the Bromley nursery furniture collection offers the perfect canvas for creatin...
Create the best nursery for your little one to nap, play and grow with the Bromley Oak 3-piece nurse...
Special edition auto-folding super stroller.
Special edition 360° rotating, all stage car seat.
Special edition one-pop travel cot, co-sleeper and playpen.
On Friday 26 February 2021, I woke up just before 1.30am experiencing my first surge and knew this was different to anything I’d felt before.
I was almost certain it was the start of labour and that we were one step closer to welcoming our baby boy to the world. I was exactly 41 weeks pregnant and we had been waiting patiently for this life-changing moment.
Practicing hypnobirthing in the months running up to birth meant I felt prepared about what to expect, reassured that my body would know what to do and, for the most part, in control. It also helped me to practice relaxation techniques and feel as calm as possible, which was something really important given I had struggled with generalised anxiety in the past.
My lovely husband Rob started to create a calm and peaceful environment in our bedroom by turning the lights low, scattering tealight candles and playing our chosen relaxation music. While setting up the TENS machine he encouraged me to focus on my breathing, which was a welcome reminder as I learnt how to manoeuver through my surges.
Unexpectedly I found comfort in retreating to our en-suite bathroom and sitting down to breathe through the sensations. There was something safe about how small, dark and cool the room was. Fortunately it was a good place to be because I was sick a couple of times as my surges became more intense, around 3.30am.
When back in the bedroom I used the birthing ball and enjoyed soft-touch massage on my back to keep me relaxed. Both my dog and cat had joined us upstairs now and it felt like they knew something major was happening and were helping to protect me, bless them. I love that we were all together and I’m sure this worked wonders for my oxytocin levels!
My surges became stronger and more frequent quite quickly and we knew it was time to call the birth centre when they were around four minutes apart. Rob called them at 4am and they told us to make our way in. We started to get ready shortly afterwards, which wasn’t easy given the speed I was progressing. I remember putting one foot into my trousers after a surge, then experiencing another one before I had chance to put my other foot in. We set off in the car at 5.20am and arrived at the hospital 20 minutes later.
I had to go into triage alone due to Covid regulations which was quite nerve wracking. It was hard to stay relaxed, especially in the hospital toilet trying to provide a urine sample mid-labour and being sick at the same time! I knew there would be some checks on arrival but I wasn’t expecting it to take the best part of an hour, which felt like a lifetime at that point. Fortunately I was able to keep coming back to my breathing techniques. During the physical examination the nurse confirmed I was 4cm dilated and asked if my waters had broken. A couple of minutes after I replied with “no, not yet”, my waters released there and then.
At 6.30am Rob was able to join me and we headed up to the birth centre together. My birthing room exceeded expectations – it was just lovely and even had a canopy of fairy lights above the birth pool. I knew I wanted to use a birth pool during labour, if possible, but wasn’t fully sure I would deliver my baby in the pool. Mainly because I haven’t ever been confident in water, which sounds daft, but did mean I was a bit wary (although I really didn’t need to be). The midwife started to run the bath and Rob let her know we had been practicing hypnobirthing and started to set up the room as he had at home.
I’m really proud of the way I progressed through active labour, with confidence, control and calmness. It was almost like I was in my own zone, fully focused on following my instincts and listening to my body as it prepared for the delivery of my baby. I used gas and air, which definitely took the edge off the sensations, but as things went on I reached a stage where I felt like I needed something stronger. I got out of the bath at 7.45am for the midwife to examine me. She looked at me with a smile and said “you’re 9cm dilated, this baby is nearly ready to make an appearance!” I was in the transition phase of labour where my body was getting ready for the pushing stage, which explained why the surges felt so intense. The fact that my baby was on his way gave me a renewed sense of encouragement and strength. I climbed back into the pool and focused once again on my breathing. This time visualising my long exhales travelling through the birth path to bring the baby down.
At 8.46am I delivered my baby boy, just over seven hours after labour started at home. The midwife gently swept him up from the warm water and placed him on my chest. It was such an incredibly special and emotional moment meeting my beautiful son, Teddy George White. My heart was so full, I’ve never felt love like it!
That next hour was so precious. I lay on the bed holding Teddy closely, embracing skin-to-skin contact and looking down in awe at this amazing little person we had created. I was hoping to be able to breastfeed so asked the midwife for guidance, and felt fortunate that Teddy took to it quite well.
After I had enjoyed the famous post-birth tea and toast, I had to see the consultant for stitches but was able to stay in the same room. This meant I could watch Rob have some personal bonding time with our son which brought me so much joy. We were able to travel home later that day and start our new, exciting chapter as a family.
When I reflect back on my birth story I feel really happy that it followed the route we were hoping. When writing our birth preferences we had set out for a natural birth with minimal intervention but were prepared for things to go differently. A lot of people told us it was pointless creating a birth plan because they often end up going out of the window, but I found it empowering to educate myself on the different ways our baby could enter the world and have an idea of how we would like things to go. We felt informed, prepared and calm, and were fortunate to have experienced the birth we wanted. For us this was possible with lots of preparation, continued support for each other, our lovely hypnobirthing expert, and some good luck.
Angela White, originally from Manchester, lives in London with husband Rob, son Teddy, their cat Hadley and dog Darcey. She is currently on maternity leave from her career in marketing management and is loving life as a first-time mum. Angela enjoys sharing her motherhood journey with her followers on Instagram and connects with other parents for mutual support and inspiration.