Elsie’s Birth Story I was lying in bed, two days past my due date, awake after my husband Tony had gone to work. I was reading and suddenly got a really crippling gut cramp. I didn’t think much of this, because I’d had an upset tummy the night before, had spent a lot...
First time home birth I never pictured myself being in a position where I would be heavily advocating home births, breastfeeding and natural parenting. I never ever thought I would have such passion for something until I had my first child. At the age of 18...
The Birth of my Son-Shine. By Xavia Healy-Diaz The evening before Rico was born, I was in the middle of making Anzac biscuits when my friend and I remembered that we had seen a cow in labour down the road. So off we trotted, saw the calf all wobbly legged, and...
Miri’s birth story, an U2HBAC Birth is the sudden opening of a window, through which you look out upon a stupendous prospect. For what has happened? A miracle. You have exchanged nothing for the possibility of everything. Miri’s birth story starts way...
Jessica’s Birth My memory of Jessica’s birth is a little faded after so many years, so please excuse it being a little ‘basic’. I had an awful time when I had been giving birth to Sean that dragged on for nearly three days, so decided that perhaps a homebirth...
My Valentine’s Day surprise I found out I was pregnant on my birthday, which was a wonderful birthday present. When I called my sister in the U.K. the first thing she said was “are you going to have a homebirth? “My sister had had 2 successful home births. I replied...
