Corban – First at home I discovered I was pregnant at Christmas 2005. Being only 23, single and unsure what I was doing in life, a baby was a totally unexpected surprise. I am a firm believer in the fact that everything happens for a reason and never...
When the opposite happens – Evangeline’s Birth Words by Lala McCarthy Photos by Hannah McMaster What happens when what you have hoped and planned for your entire pregnancy, does not come to fruition? Sometimes, for any number of reasons our babies or our...
Carys Shirin Ann’s Birth After having our boys, Wade in hospital followed by Reid (a waterbirth) at home, there was no doubt that I would be having this baby at home as well. Still, I found it quite amazing that a lot of people assumed I would be heading...
Aubrie’s birth story – HBAC! (home birth after caesarean) Aubrie is my second child. My first, Cohen, was planned to be a home birth, with no interventions. I trusted that my body and my baby knew what to do to birth naturally. However at 20 weeks we found out that...
Alex’s Birth Story By Alice Brooking Photos are by Recollections Photography I will start by saying everything I expected about his birth did not happen! I was expecting a shorter labour than what I had with Thomas (my first child-6 hours start to finish) but...
