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Rick Astley

Prolactin, Oxytocin and Rick Astley

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I saw this and it made me chuckle, so had to share. Well done The Boob Geek.

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Daybreak 21 May 2013

Big Birtha on Good Morning Britain Tomorrow!

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Exciting news! (If you’re a morning person. If you’re a night owl like me it’s slightly horrifying!) Big Birtha has been invited onto Good Morning Britain to discuss the site and the cause of us plus-size pregnant mums, and the discriminatory treatment we sometimes experience. I’ll be on the couch with Piers Morgan (I’ve already

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Fertility Goddess Statue

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Labour & Birth Blog Posts, Post Natal Blog Posts, Pre-Pregnancy Blog Posts, Pregnancy Blog Posts

The BigBirthas website has been active for a little over two years now. While I haven’t ever got as much time as I’d like to work on the site, it isn’t hard to stay motivated, as every so often I get a lovely email from someone in the BigBirthas community about how the site has

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Halcyon Birthing Centre Facebook Plea

Labour & Birth Blog Posts

You may have seen this pop up on your Facebook feed. The text reads: This is the Tranquility room at Halcyon Birthing Centre in Smethwick, where Rosie Bo came into the world yesterday. This standalone midwife led unit is an amazing NHS facility that is at risk of closure if it doesn’t increase it’s average

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