Birth Stories

Brianna’s Birth Story

I sat in the rocking chair, and turned on the labour and birth track of my special relaxation and affirmation CD that was lent to me by Aileen Devonshire as part of the Holistic Birth course we had been going to for the last few weeks…

Level 4 Lockdown homebirth

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. As the weeks progressed, the idea of a home birth became…

Homebirth of Alice

3 weeks into a level four country wide lockdown when I felt the first stirrings. I was snuggled up on the couch with my children watching a movie, very subtle, barely noticeable. That evening after we put the older children to bed, we set up the pool…

First time mother

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could prepare me for what motherhood has been thus far. Everything has taught me something new about myself, and I have had to dig to the depths of my inner warrior more times than I can count…

My Journey to Homebirth

Home birth has it’s own set of details to sort out. With my first two births I never dreamed of having a massive support crew, or that I would be comfortable having anyone else there at all. But because it was at my house, it didn’t seem so weird…

Most Recent Stories

Alex’s Birth Story

Alex’s Birth Story

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, but it was double that. I was expecting things would kick off during the night. I thought he would come earlier…

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George’s Birth Story

George’s Birth Story

My body basically did all the pushing for me and I could feel my baby moving down. The breaks were longer between contractions and I was so grateful for this! I was totally present and felt in control but also surrendered to my body,…

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Bali Rose

Bali Rose

Birth was not smething we talked about in our home growing up, in fact I remember feeling scared about giving birth before I was even a teenager. I had seen it movies; a woman in hospital screaming, sweating, begging for drugs, bright lights…

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Kahu’s Birth Story

Kahu’s Birth Story

She had me standing up holding on to Kahu’s cot and moving my hips in slow figure 8 motion which really helped, and she taught me how to breathe through them properly. It was so good having someone to coach you through the contractions…

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Jasmin’s Birth Story

Jasmin’s Birth Story

Pete my husband, was unsure about my desire for a home birth. He was concerned about the safety of his family. The more information and statistics we researched the more convinced we were that home was the right place for a fit, healthy, informed…

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A little owl is born

A little owl is born

It’s Monday and I have got an appointment with my osteopath up the road to help encourage baby (aka “Owl,” as we called our bump) to drop into my pelvis. I have been having more frequent and stronger “practice contractions”, but Owl is still…

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Beren’s breech birth

Beren’s breech birth

I learnt so much from books, and from both my ‘yoga midwife’ and my own midwife. I remember talking to her one day about luck. She told me, “It’s not about luck, it’s about good health, good information and lots of trust”. I have never forgotten that…

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Wright Family Stories

Wright Family Stories

I found out I was pregnant with Dylan while we were living in the UK on a working holiday – we were very excited as we’d planned to start trying and hopefully be pregnant by the time we returned home – we just didn’t expect it to happen straight away…

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My Bath Baby

My Bath Baby

Over the next few hours, the contractions started coming back to back. I completely relied on having a hot water bottle on my back or being in the shower to ease the tension. We were so exhausted we slept for a minute between each contraction…

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Hugo’s Birth Story

Hugo’s Birth Story

The three of us tucked up in bed and enjoyed our first day together as a new family. I wish I could tell all expectant mothers that birth does not have to be a scary and painful experience. It can be one of the most empowering and positive experiences…

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A healing home birth

A healing home birth

I feel this is the difference in a home birth midwife, who sees normal, natural birth every day and believes fully in a women’s/birthing person’s ability to birth their baby unaided vs someone who is trained in medical emergencies…

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Trent’s Birthday

Trent’s Birthday

Pushing was good. Hard, but nearly always progressive. A contraction would build, I would feel the urge to push and bear down, making deep strong noises until I needed a break and air. I would let up, but the power and intensity of the contraction…

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