Birth Stories
Get ready to be inspired! From natural birth stories and C-sections to births at home and cars, our collection of real-life experiences shared by mums in our Facebook due date groups will leave you in awe.
Birth Story: Grandma catches baby in the shower
Already a mum to one, Johanna was pretty sure she’d know when it was time to head into hospital to have her second little bundle […]
Birth Story: Hypnobirth of Rainbow Baby Fíadh Boyle
All births are special, but perhaps none quite so moving as the birth of rainbow baby Fíadh Boyle, who came into the world two years […]
Woman Gives Birth in the Red Sea, Emerges Like a Goddess
It’s the water birth with a great big twist – the incredible moment a woman emerges from the Red Sea, just minutes after giving birth […]
Birth Story: Miracle Sextuplets Born 10 Weeks Early
Six tiny bundles, forming the most beautiful rainbow. Born more than 10 weeks early, the fraternal siblings have just arrived home – and their first […]
Rush hour: the heart-stopping birth in a hospital corridor
This is a birth that’s much like pregnancy itself – a slow build with a huge rush at the end. Jes Hogan had laboured for […]
Birth Story: Mum’s Gut Instinct Saves Newborn from Meningitis
A mother’s instinct is an incredible thing – and as Melbourne mum Jaime discovered, it can be lifesaving. The mum-of-three knew something wasn’t right with […]
Birth Story: Hypnobirthing helps mum give birth in car
As a hypnobirthing practitioner, Melissa Ayling was well prepared for the arrival of her second child – both physically and physiologically. But what she never expected […]
Birth Story: The Unexpected Homebirth of Lettie Lae
Birthing a babe is certainly worthy of a standing ovation, but Amy Stewart could never have imagined she’d be wheeled into hospital cradling her newborn […]
Surprised Mum Can’t Believe She’s Given Birth
There’s a moment of wonder most new mums experience when their newborn is finally earthside, and this mumma captures it beautifully. In a video shared by […]
Doctor Dressed as The Joker Delivers Halloween Baby – No Joke
While birth photos are often emotion-charged images, they can also capture the candid, unbelievable and sometimes whacky way our babies enter the world. Like the […]
Birth Story: Mum gives birth on the side of the road
Most mums-to-be spend a fair chunk of their pregnancy wistfully imagining their baby’s birth – the soothing music, the calming massage and pain relief just a […]
Birth Story: Mum delivers baby in car, still in amniotic sac
This amazing mumma went into labour early and delivers baby in the car, on the way to the hospital. But that isn’t even the most […]
Birth Story: After 137 years, it’s finally a girl
For the past 137 years, the Settle family have been blessed over and over (and over) again with bouncing baby boys. Carter Louise Settle has […]
Birth Story: Mum gives birth to baby mid-flight
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a … baby! A mum in America has welcomed her third child in a sky-high birthing experience that […]
Birth Story: not your average newborn, baby makes big debut
Can you believe this sweet-faced baby girl is only three weeks old? Neither can we! But Carleigh Corbitt was only born last month! Carleigh may still […]