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Birth Stories

Get ready to be inspired! From natural births 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.

Mother and daughter sitting on hospital changing a newborn baby

Birth Story: ‘I needed surgery to remove my placenta’

Posted on September 19, 2023November 3, 2023

An easy conception, a smooth-sailing pregnancy, and what seemed like a straightforward delivery – that’s the dream scenario for many expecting mums. Lara’s journey seemed […]

pregnant woman who suffers cancer with no hair holding belly

Birth Story: ‘I had surgery and 14 rounds of chemo while pregnant’

Posted on September 11, 2023September 19, 2023

On January 9th, 2022, Alana and her partner were so excited to announce their one-year-old son was going to become a big brother. They were […]

A mum looks at her baby in the special care nursery crib

Birth Story: ‘My induction was horrible and ended in a c-section’

Posted on September 4, 2023September 10, 2023

For as long as she can remember, Grapeviner Mum Lilly from our Autumn 2022 Baby Group has always dreamt of being a young mum. So […]

Two images of Rose and Jordan before and after birth

Birth Story: ‘We struggled with infertility’

Posted on August 29, 2023October 31, 2023

Pregnancy and birth is not a one-size-fits-all approach. While some might find it easy, others will have to endure countless struggles before they are able […]

mother in hospital bed holding newborns hadn in crib

Birth Story: ‘I developed a life-threatening pregnancy complication’

Posted on August 23, 2023August 24, 2023

After being together for 10 years, Mandy and Ben decided the time was right to have a baby and they were lucky enough to fall […]

Rebecca cuddling her two twins

Birth Story: Surprise twins at age 40

Posted on August 9, 2023August 10, 2023

Rebecca had just turned 40. With two teenage children from her first marriage and a beautiful two-year-old daughter with her second husband, she felt as […]

Jennifer and William with their premature baby girl

Birth Story: ‘Our baby was 103 days early’

Posted on August 5, 2023August 10, 2023

Every year, over 26,000 Australian babies are born preterm birth, which is any baby born between 20 weeks and 37 weeks. Jennifer from the Autumn […]

Danni holds her baby in the delivery room with her surrogate sister in law smiling on the bed

Birth Story: “My sister-in-law was my surrogate”

Posted on July 25, 2023August 1, 2023

When Danni and Paul met on a dating app a few years back, they shared an instant connection. Both had been married previously, and knew […]

Cassundra's in pool with family watching on as she births her baby at home

Birth Story: ‘I had an emotional home birth after two caesareans’

Posted on July 16, 2023July 20, 2023

After two extremely difficult births which both ended in c-sections, Cassaundra was hoping for a case of third time lucky when she fell pregnant again […]

Left image shows baby being helped by midwives Right image Cara holding newborm

Birth Story: Cara’s second pregnancy was nothing like her first

Posted on July 14, 2023July 20, 2023

Cara’s second pregnancy was anything but ‘textbook’ with complications arising every step of the way. From the initial moments when her baby wasn’t attaching in […]

Blaize on a stretcher with her baby after giving birth on her driveway

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth on my driveway’

Posted on July 12, 2023July 13, 2023

If there’s one thing Blaize Moloney has learned time and time again — it’s that life doesn’t always go to plan. First, a dream wedding […]

Ellin meets her baby for the first time after giving birth via emergency caesarean

Birth Story: ‘I had an emergency caesarean after pushing for two hours’

Posted on July 4, 2023July 6, 2023

When Ellin and Ryan met on Tinder nine years ago, she quickly became his ‘Tinderella’ and a few years later the loved-up couple got married. […]

three images of Jackie with baby after birth outside hospital

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth in the hospital carpark’

Posted on June 27, 2023July 2, 2023

The birth of Jackie’s fourth child in 2019 was both swift and dramatic. It came as a surprise, as it was an unplanned pregnancy, and […]

Mother holding very small baby

Birth Story: ‘Little Miss Thumbelina’ baby weighs 1kg at 36 weeks birth

Posted on June 23, 2023June 23, 2023

When Tamra and Damien decided to try for their fourth and last baby, they never could have imagined the incredible pregnancy and birth journey they’d […]

Avery, the 6kg newborn being born by c-section

Birth Story: Queensland mum gives birth to 6kg baby boy

Posted on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023

As a first-time expectant mum with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) – a condition in which a hormone made by the placenta prevents the body from […]

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