Journal
Clinical notes from the desk
Short, ACOG and NHS-aligned explainers — labour timing, red flags, feeding, and how the tools in Midwife Pocket are meant to be used. Not a diagnosis.
- Labour2 September 2026 · 4 min
Braxton Hicks or labour? How the 5-1-1 rule actually works
Practice tightenings ease with rest and water. Labour builds a rhythm you can time.
- Pregnancy28 August 2026 · 5 min
Headache, spots, and upper-right pain: preeclampsia warning signs
A new headache with visual change is not a wait-until-morning symptom in pregnancy.
- Postpartum22 August 2026 · 4 min
If breastfeeding hurts all the way through a feed, it is not normal
A few seconds of tenderness can happen in week one. Pain that lasts the feed usually means the latch is shallow.
- Pregnancy18 August 2026 · 3 min
Kick counts after 28 weeks: a quiet baby is a same-day call
Learn your baby’s pattern. A change from that pattern is the signal — not a number on a chart.
- Early12 August 2026 · 4 min
How to read a faint pregnancy-test line without guessing
A line is a line if it has colour. Evaporation lines do not. Timing still matters more than squinting.
- Pregnancy6 August 2026 · 3 min
Pack the hospital bag at 36 weeks — then stop rearranging it
Notes, chargers, and a snack beat a capsule wardrobe. The checklist in Tools is enough.
- Postpartum30 July 2026 · 3 min
Why 2 AM feeds feel harder — and how dim-screen logging helps
Night feeds are a logistics problem. Bright screens and guesswork make them worse.
- Product21 July 2026 · 3 min
Gender Predictor AI is a party trick. Scans and NIPT are not.
Bump shape, nub theory, and cravings are entertainment. Say that out loud before you share the card.