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Birth Stories

Bridget Henry Birth Story

Birth story: ‘After three losses, I finally held my son’

Posted on May 7, 2022June 28, 2022

After marrying in 2016, Bridget and Scott were excited to start a family straight away. While they certainly didn’t expect things to be smooth sailing […]

Birth story Annaliese Groves 7

Birth Story: ‘There was no time for the epidural to work’

Posted on December 12, 2021June 7, 2022

After a complicated birth with her first baby, Annaliese was understandably nervous when, just eight months later, she found out number two was on the […]

Birth story Shelby McDermott 6

Birth Story: ‘My birth felt like a party’

Posted on November 22, 2021June 7, 2022

After a traumatic first birth, Shelby was understandably terrified of having any more children. But the universe had other plans, and the NSW mum-of-one discovered […]

Birth story Sarah Wilson 8

Birth Story: A perfectly imperfect journey to parenthood

Posted on November 3, 2021June 7, 2022

Living an idyllic life in the picturesque Barossa Valley, Sarah, an emergency nurse, and Rhys, a carpenter and plumber seemingly had everything they could ever […]

Birth story Rebecca McGuinness 10

Birth Story: ‘My posterior baby was born via vacuum’

Posted on October 25, 2021June 7, 2022

When Bec and Liam fell pregnant for a second time, it was a mini-miracle. They’d suffered a devastating miscarriage, then spent a year trying to […]

Jodie Franklin birthed on the toilet

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth on the toilet’

Posted on October 19, 2021June 7, 2022

  As a self-described more mature first time mum, Jodie wanted to prepare herself both mentally and physically for the birth that she wanted. “I […]

Birth story Sheridan Howarth 7

Birth Story: ‘One twin was conceived naturally, the other via IVF’

Posted on October 15, 2021June 7, 2022

Sheridan’s path to motherhood was strewn with heartbreak. Miscarriages, months of invasive treatments, and IVF left her dejected and praying for a miracle. What happened […]

Sarah Kidd birth story 10

Birth Story: ‘I delivered my own baby in the car’

Posted on October 11, 2021June 7, 2022

Pregnant with her fourth baby, Sarah knew what to expect when she woke to her water breaking. Her other labours had lasted for up to […]

Birth story Laura Dent 1

Birth Story: ‘I battled chronic migraines, GD and had an emergency c-section’

Posted on September 27, 2021June 28, 2022

Evan and Laura started trying for a baby as soon as they got married, but were heartbroken when their first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. […]

Helen Brooks home water birth story

Birth story: ‘A home water birth helped heal me’

Posted on September 21, 2021June 7, 2022

Mum-of-two Helen carried with her the trauma of two miscarriages, difficult pregnancies, and hospital inductions. She knew when she became pregnant again she wanted a […]

Birth story Tristen Blackburn 1

Birth Story: ‘I was diagnosed with preeclampsia at 20 weeks’

Posted on September 16, 2021June 7, 2022

After trying for years to have their first baby, riding the IVF rollercoaster, Tristen and Jake finally had their miracle pregnancy. Surely, they thought, the […]

Birth story Jess Wheatley FI

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth on the lounge room floor’

Posted on September 8, 2021June 26, 2022

With barely a hint of morning sickness, Jess had loved every minute of her 30 weeks of pregnancy, until she started bleeding. Next came trips […]

Triplet birth story Nat Turner

Birth Story: ‘You won’t believe it … there are three heartbeats’

Posted on August 11, 2021June 26, 2022

Natalie and Taylor couldn’t believe their luck – in just their first month of trying, they were pregnant. A little shocked it happened so quickly, […]

Birth Story: ‘I was told I wasn’t in labour, then gave birth in an ambulance’

Posted on July 25, 2021June 26, 2022

Talon was sure she was in labour. The mum-of-one had lost her plug, and the pain was getting unbearable. She was told to head to […]

Birth story Zoe Schiller FI

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth in isolation as a Covid close contact’

Posted on July 22, 2021June 26, 2022

Around halfway through her pregnancy, expecting Melbourne mum Zoe Schiller started to get nervous about Victoria’s climbing Covid cases. Surely things weren’t that bad. It […]

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