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...
Jude’s Birth. Sunshine and waves… The weeks leading up to Jude’s birth had their ups and downs and were an emotional roller-coaster for me. I wanted to surrender to the in betweeness, that feeling of being on the precipice, the excitement, the nervousness – but...
Family of three Firstly, I decided to have a home birth after witnessing the terrible birth of my nephew in hospital. A change of shift and many indecisions later he was born. I knew then I deserved something better, my own midwife, who would stay with me....
The day of your birth, my best birthday My sister Maia’s birth, as told by an older sister, By Samantha Pottage I wake up to the feeling of my frosty nose this winter morning. Unlike most cold Monday mornings this one is different. With the sunrise of sleepy...
Nina’s birth When we learnt that I was pregnant with our much-awaited-for second child, we were ecstatic. I had had a lovely hospital birth with my son Sol (now 4.5), but I hated the hospital environment post-partum. Before this pregnancy we had decided to have...
Mud Hut Home Birth “There were shepherds living out in the fields … An angel of the Lord appeared … and said to them, “…you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:8-12) We are volunteer workers with an NGO in West Africa, Republic of...
