A few weeks ago, a small group of mums who met through Natalie Ruston’s (@mamababybliss.malvern) prenatal and postnatal yoga group, decided that on the 15th of April we would set ourselves the challenge of walking the whole length of the Malverns.

We then added to this already hard task by agreeing to do it with our babies in slings and for charity. Since then, we’ve now more than tripled in size and have so far raised over £1000 for Tommy’s.

Tommy’s is a pregnancy charity who researches the causes and prevention of pregnancy complications, miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. They are dedicated to finding causes and treatments to save babies’ lives.

1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss – and most parents never find out why due to a shocking lack of research. Unfortunately, some of our mums fall into this statistic which makes what we’re doing extra special.

Over the last few months, we've all given birth to beautiful babies, we’re all up in the night and some of us have other children to look after too. So, to get our already very tired bodies physically ready for this challenge we’ll be doing weekly training walks up the Malverns on a Monday and a Thursday.

The walk, which is 9.3 miles long and at its highest point reaches 425mtrs will take all day to complete. We have planned 3 main stops on route, so that the babies can have a break from the slings, feed, change and we too can refuel!

If anyone wants to join us, please message me your number and I'll add you into the WhatsApp group! We’ll be joined on the walk and at café stops by partners, grandparents and friends. The more the merrier! 

To anyone reading this, it’d be amazing if you could sponsor us! Even if you can only spare a couple of pounds, it’s for a brilliant charity and the incredible mums and babies doing the challenge will be putting their absolute all into it.

Thank you 💓

Participants,

Becky Sanders, Alex Lush, Lilly Lowe, Charlotte Parker, Liana Rose, Camila Rodgers, Katy Hinton, Max Morgan, Nat Harris, Lizzie Neild, Amy Roscoe, Hannah Robinson, Del Robinson, Caz and Jas Huges, Tiff, Amanda Davies, Maja Brooking, Gillian Lovering, Hollie Licqurish, Naomi Flowitt-Hill, Tiff Jones, Grace Mayes, Jo Morgan.