Pregnancy is measured out in appointments. A booking-in visit, a scan, a check-up, another scan. Each one gives you a few minutes with someone who knows what they're talking about, and then you're back to the rest of your week, on your own, with whatever question didn't get asked or didn't have time to be answered.

That gap, the space between appointments, is where most of pregnancy actually happens. It's where the 2am symptom search happens. It's where the "is this normal?" question sits unanswered for days. It's where the loneliest and most uncertain moments tend to live, quietly, because there's rarely anywhere obvious to take them.

We built Circles to sit inside that gap.

Through our experience supporting women throughout their motherhood journey, The Tenth has been dedicated to supporting women through one of the most transformative periods of their lives: the postpartum journey.

Throughout that time, we have worked with many women navigating recovery after birth. We've supported physical healing, feeding challenges, emotional wellbeing, confidence, identity shifts and the transition into motherhood. We have seen first-hand the difference that expert, personalised care can make during this chapter of life.

We have also observed something else.