<?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[The Authentic Midwife]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a registered midwife, breastfeeding and lactation specialist, hypnobirthing teacher and a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher. ]]></description><link>https://www.theauthenticmidwife.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:16:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theauthenticmidwife.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The truth about mum guilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mum guilt will come for you, it comes for us all. No matter the choices that you make, how you choose to parent or how much you try to outrun it. All of us at some point will be smacked in the face by guilt. ]]></description><link>https://www.theauthenticmidwife.co.uk/post/the-truth-about-mum-guilt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6985d37396663872685e7c01</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:44:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_714c464a4b46427070504d~mv2_d_5472_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Hayward Alfia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still breastfeeding 18 months later...]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started breastfeeding, everyone told me to “feed on demand” and to give my baby “as much as he wanted.” Sometimes I wondered, but what about me? ]]></description><link>https://www.theauthenticmidwife.co.uk/post/still-breastfeeding-18-months-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6985d237e14322a9a91152c9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f694f6139496b38485977~mv2_d_4838_3456_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Hayward Alfia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My current thoughts on NHS midwifery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since returning to NHS midwifery post maternity leave, I’ve found myself beginning to fall even more out of love with the ‘system.’ I’m just totally uninspired. Frustrated. Endlessly disappointed. Let me tell you why. ]]></description><link>https://www.theauthenticmidwife.co.uk/post/my-current-thoughts-on-nhs-midwifery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6985ce622764679ea71037f4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:33:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2f47c41b7dc140478b67ae282eea8193~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Hayward Alfia</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>