Well, my name is Claire and I haven’t given birth in ages now, but my memories are still very vivid in places - yay for labour hormones!

I have 2 wonderful boys who bring a whole new outlook on bodily functions and it is their sweet wee questions that make me smile, “Are you going baby teaching tonight mummy?” “Yes” I say, and they grin wickedly knowing that there will be pillow fights with daddy before bed!

I am a fully qualified Childbirth Educator and I teach antenatal classes for Parents Centre and Lincoln Maternity Hospital. There must have been over 400 babies born now that have heard my voice when their parents smuggled them unconvincingly into the classes I have taught, and I feel very honoured to have been a small part of their lives.

As a new parent I made plenty of mistakes, but I also did a lot of pretty amazing things too. I hope I get the opportunity to help you with your own journeys into parenthood, and in the future you can look back too and think, “Wow, we made it, let’s have another!”