<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chilled Mama]]></title><description><![CDATA[I help parents, & expectant parents, let go of overwhelm so they can relax and follow their own path.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:34:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Which areas of Luton and Dunstable have the most home births?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which areas of Luton and Dunstable have the most home births? Three of my babies were born at home with midwives from Luton and Dunstable Hospital. This picture is the first of those. I’ve also been at lots of home births in the area as a doula. I have always found the community midwives to be very supportive of home birth, with the odd exception. ]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/which-area-of-luton-and-dunstable-has-the-most-home-births</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0df6178e0cce8d79c8fda6</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chilled Birth]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:16:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_3b835cfd1bae4c76b820e154d51c6538~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_483,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Olympian visualisation help you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve been watching the Olympics might have heard commentators talking about the athletes and the visualisation they have done, but do you know what visualisation is, and how it can help you in your life?]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/could-olympian-visualisation-help-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6996e4d5050b455710e6da66</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chilled Birth]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:10:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_586821b87a5e47a998d8770f8ef35790~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_573,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swept along and spat out: do I have birth trauma?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do I have birth trauma?

What is birth trauma?

When does a difficult birth become traumatic?

Are all traumatic births difficult births?

Can you really get PTSD after giving birth?

 

 

Meeting your baby is something you look forward to your entire pregnancy. It should be one of the best days of your life, right?



For many women and birthing people it is the opposite. If that is you, you are not alone.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/swept-along-and-spat-out-do-i-have-birth-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988be700c9b54090fe2dffa</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_65b8db50820a45cd8c802bb584628ecd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I kept a bar of soap for 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[I kept a bar of soap for 30 years.
The reason? It has everything to do with my daughter's birth.   ]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/i-kept-a-bar-of-soap-for-30-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6945b215238be523262b873c</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birth choices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chilled Birth]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_8492f533c5fb4da6931b98b26b63d51d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful birth scenes in Hamnet ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The movie Hamnet has three births: in the woods, on hands and knees, and on a birth stool. Here I review how these reflect on what it was like to give birth in 16th century Britain, and what the movie reflects our modern perspectives of childbirth. ]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/powerful-birth-scenes-in-hamnet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966671ef5f6771556774d1e</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birth choices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chilled Birth]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_226a990213f449ae9d085ca28b89571f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_981,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VBAC tips]]></title><description><![CDATA[My reflection on over 10 years of supporting people planning a VBAC (vaginal birth after a previous caesarean birth).]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/vbac-tips</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fe5c490b31cbff20f944ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birth choices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Water birth]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:56:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_f22bfd7c723f4477bf73d11aa254c3da~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten tips for bagging bargains at an nct Nearly New Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly New Sales are a great way to save money, and of course it helps the planet. The nct run Nearly New Sales across the country, and...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/ten-tips-for-bagging-bargains-at-an-nct-nearly-new-sale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e5547693c7286ce1c64790</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/376ed6cb1c5843d3ab199bfcbc581834.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the bones ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closing the bones is one of the most powerful experiences I have received in my life, and the most profound and spiritual act I have done for others.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/closing-the-bones-ceremony</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68daad9e4c8425dc7b007ea3</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><category><![CDATA[Babies]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_b825d1a366224f7e8054a59b24ad0c8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher home visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[If your child is starting school in September, going into reception class, it's very likely that you will be offered a home visit with...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/teacher-home-visits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685bf22e49c117a17c728a79</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:29:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_130df060f038479086c84a574cb705ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food is for fun, until they are one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's the truth in the saying? You may have heard the phrase ‘food is for fun until they are one’, but is it true? A quick answer is...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/food-is-for-fun-until-they-are-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6654bebf0f2848c0ab3ea7bc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 21:52:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_74359cf49fe64354abe7ec8a8ab8d1f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common toileting hiccups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does starting toileting feel more complicated than walking or weaning? 
Answers to common queries about potty training hiccups.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/common-toileting-hiccups</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6814e0e6986298e4f4ca3c8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled Toddler]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 16:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_623eeb0e7acb462889913011280ea3c3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it for you? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take this light hearted quiz to find out if a Mama Retreat Day is for you, or too ‘whoo’.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/is-it-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681261aef547f5de525c3ccd</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_02e28a1f39c74c2e99054412a0791202~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't listen to myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week someone went into my car. I could have saved myself a lot of stress if I'd remembered the thoughts I'd had walking a labyrinth a couple of weeks earlier. ]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/i-didn-t-listen-to-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ffdb1fb78c3292b8299485</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:46:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_a9e9eadc534348208cb7e2ea9c8c0757~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you have a pandemic baby? How are you doing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you have a little one in the pandemic? How are you doing? 
Have you healed from the experience?
Let's start a conversation.]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/pandemic-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f2a372b63baac9fc03cb36</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_38c0617f21864bf88de0614984b65a56~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What 'Wintering' means to me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came across the idea of ‘Wintering’ a few years ago. I was given the book ‘Wintering’ by Katherine May. It is her story of walking...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/what-wintering-means-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677ea574613908aa633981ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled You]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_e37ea65af5e147218181f264fc2a87ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When should I give my baby peanut?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does the latest research say about giving your baby peanuts and peanut butter, and preventing peanut allergies. ]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/when-should-i-give-my-baby-peanut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66814ed0531ac2bef1628872</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled Baby]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:45:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_aa64f273c9ed4de2833d2b8b96c1a0f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_902,h_718,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why playing with food is beneficial for babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five surprising perks of messy mealtimes. Does your baby wiping yogurt in their hair or smearing beans over their high chair give you...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/playing-with-food</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6669aaab531b5e873799cfb7</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled Baby]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:10:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_c714e6d82f044e4aafd0322fcafb903f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_925,h_925,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Semi-skimmed after one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government adopts changes to recommendations on food and drink for 1-5 year olds, including milk for toddlers. The UK government has...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/toddler-milk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66323b5b7952fb7770bb84d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled Toddler]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 10:42:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_22a704ba900241c4951e54562c0752af~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are parents waiting too long to potty train?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This question has been in the news this week, and not for the first time. Certainly teachers are reporting that more children are...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/are-parents-waiting-too-long-to-potty-train</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65df6c59d37fd6ee6bf032d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Chilled Toddler]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_0e46a375d0f04507b220c5a26ad452fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I have a home birth with midwives from a different hospital?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a question I have just had in my inbox. And the short answer is yes! A lot of people think it is not possible, including...]]></description><link>https://www.chilledmama.co.uk/post/home-birth-different-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ab75ef8a64ca3fc6b05076</guid><category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Birth choices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home birth]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 08:43:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3814ad_1e1998bb10b64e8898e8649a1e49551f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>