Birth Stories
On Monday morning I woke up and knew I felt different; my surges were coming, but very mildly (period like pains) but were on and off all day. I had 6 surges on my 20 min walk so I rang the MLU who said it's time to come in. So off we went and I still felt so calm,...
We wanted to let you know, Louise that we welcomed Matilda safely at home in the birthing pool. The midwife arrived when I was 6cm dilated. As the surges got stronger, I was finding it difficult to stay focused, so used some gas and air, which helped. Thanks to you,...
Baz and I had the most incredible experience bringing our lovely little boy (Sacha) into this world. Going back to the beginning first though, my decision to have a home birth was slightly out of character for me. I’ve always been quite conventional sticking to the...
Although a little late, we wanted to let you know that we welcomed Matilda safely at home in the pool. The affirmations and techniques kept me calm and relaxed in the beginning stages. The midwife arrived when I was 6cm. Thank you for everything, it is safe to say...
First Baby. Vaginal breech birth, baby Wilfred. It was an incredibly short, but intense labour and Max was incredible throughout. She went into the early stages at about 6:45pm on the Friday night, but we went out for a Thai that night anyway. We then went home and...
A very different experience to my first birth- the 3 day birthing marathon. This time it all happened so quick, contractions started 2am, hospital 5am and then home for afternoon tea!.. No intervention, just a bit of gas and air…& as there were no pools available...