Every birth holds its own story I was really excited to have a home birth but for my first, it didn’t pan out so for my second, I was determined! I had to change midwives as my first one decided she didn’t feel safe doing a homebirth which was a huge disappointment...
Nicole’s Home Birth Journey The birth of my second child, natural, at home and unmedicated. Just how I hoped. My labour progress slowly, intensity increasing and settling again. When night time hit and I said goodnight to my first born, my body and mind knew I...
Lucia’s Two Special Home Births I’d love to share my two home birth stories with you… I come from South America, where home birth is quite rare and C-sections are very common. Now I live in Queenstown, where we only have a maternity unit, not a full hospital....
Home Birth of Ted (Teddy) Jett Jamieson I have never been comfortable in hospitals, so in 2021 when we found out we were pregnant with our first baby we went all in planning for a homebirth. We attended Hapu Wananga, NP Parents centres antenatal and Hypnobirthing to...
Tayla Donaldson’s Healing Home Birth I went to bed on my due date feeling at peace that my baby hadn’t come yet. After going 6 days over with my first I had let all expectations go and snuggled down next to my two year old Daisy and husband Logan. A few hours later at...
Positive HBAC Birth – Fran Anne This is the birth story of my second child, a positive HBAC story for all mamas looking to prepare for the same. But first, a bit of context with our first child. We had wanted a home birth, and while we laboured at home until 9cm...
