A Positive First Birth
Before I was pregnant I had always assumed that I would want to give birth in a hospital with as much medical assistance and pain relief...
A magical labour
Labour in the end was one of the most magical experiences I will ever have. It was utterly breathtaking. I will never forget it, for none...
Preparing for a positive birth
I had three really wonderful births and I wish it could be that way for everyone! I find myself downplaying it a lot and I sometimes feel...
A positive birth with intervention
I love nothing more than thinking about my daughter and remembering her coming into the world, so I'm jotting down a few thoughts for...
Positive home births
I was very lucky as I've had 2 lovely, straightforward home births. I think it's partly down to luck, but perhaps also confidence. I was...
A Healing Second Birth
Thought it would be interesting to send my two birth stories as they are very different! My waters broke with my first baby at 35 weeks...
A Positive, difficult birth
The birth experience was epic, it didn't go exactly to plan but it was still incredible, so glad I did hypnobirthing! My waters broke...
Two births, worlds apart
I have two children and my births were worlds apart. First I was terrified, 2 weeks over, got induced/waters broken for me despite...
The support of midwives
I've had three children, the first wasn't as I thought - I developed pre eclampsia and had to be induced early, away from home in a large...
Trusting myself
The birth of my son 3 years ago was an amazing experience. We started at home but had to transfer to hospital because of some unexplained...
