Brianna’s Birth Story After a night of food, family, discussion (and even some Dutch tourists coming to camp on the grounds), I listened to my pregnancy/labour meditations and went to bed, peaceful calm and relaxed. It’s always lovely to have family...
Level 4 Lockdown homebirth By Harriet Thomas I had always liked the idea of a homebirth. Most people’s default option seems to be a hospital birth, and yet, I have never met anyone who has regretted their decision to have a home birth. I was fortunate...
The homebirth of Alice, during a level 4 lockdown By Lucie Kinzett Photos by Lucie’s support midwife It was a Friday in April 2020, 3 weeks into a level four country wide lockdown when I felt the first stirrings. I was snuggled up on the couch with my two...
First time Mothers can have home births. Story by Tessa Hopson The birth of our Toby. The birth of our son, Toby has been what I can only describe as life changing in the most overwhelming and beautiful way possible. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could prepare...
My Journey to Homebirth My journey to having a home birth is a long one, spanning nearly 6 years, and 3 pregnancies. Despite the birth with my eldest being very medicalised, I still chose a hospital birth with my second. Tahlia was our first baby. A very much...
The emergence of my twins, Madeline Eve and Felix Michael Shortly after the birth of my second child, a few years before Madeline and Felix were conceived, I dreamt that I fell asleep pregnant and in a bathtub. In my dream I awoke to a gently rumping breech baby and...
