My birth story of my second boy starts with my first birth experience. It was supposed to be a beautiful homebirth in water but after I wasn’t progressing from 5cm after 24 hours, I transferred to hospital and it ended up with numerous interventions, was traumatic, and violent with assisted forceps. This time around I wanted to take charge of my birth from day one and deep down in my heart I wanted a peaceful homebirth in water. We hired Belinda Henkel to be our private midwife after many recommendations as I didn’t want the first birth and my first […]
My natural, unmedicated, twin birth, by Amanda
I want to share my natural, unmedicated, twin birth story to encourage every woman in here and show just how incredible our bodies are, even when your pregnancy is considered “high risk”. It’s a long one! My pregnancy was with mono-di twins which means they shared a placenta and are more prone to developmental issues in the womb. With my first pregnancy I was able to see my midwife and loved how natural and caring she was. But midwives don’t see patients with twins because we are considered high-risk and more likely to end up in a c-section. I was […]
The Homebirth VBAC of Ivy, by Stella
A bit of background to set the scene as to why the birth of my second baby girl was such a bloody big deal to me. My first pregnancy was very wanted and very planned, and so of course it took quite a while to happen. Elodie was naturally conceived the cycle after we started looking into IVF. My pregnancy was great. I felt fit and was amazed at myself for growing a human. I was running, doing pregnancy pilates and was also very invested in my career and life at large. I drank raspberry leaf tea and I read […]
The Breech VBAC of Keeva, by Laura
My birth story really begins with the pregnancy and birth of my first child in Feb 2014. Skye was born via ‘elective’ caesarean section after being confirmed breech at around 28-weeks. I tried everything to get her to turn…inversions, moxibustion, homeopathic remedies etc…but she wouldn’t budge! She also was suspected of having intra-uterine growth restriction ( IUGR) so from 28-weeks I was in hospital 2-3 times per week for CTG monitoring and ultrasounds, which turned my low-risk stress-free pregnancy into quite the opposite. No issues were found on the ultrasounds but this didn’t take away the stress of the […]
The Feelosophy of Birth, by Brooke
Welcome Feelosophers… As women we can hold and nurture a child within our womb, in a space of creativity and a place like no other. There is something magical and mystical about the gift a woman has to bring forward life. Women are at their most creative when pregnant. Use this opportunity to journal and pass on these creative expressions to your child. What a gift! Pregnancy can go by in the blink of an eye and today often does as we continue on keeping busy and getting caught up in the whirlwind of life. So, take the time […]