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.
‘I felt absolutely nothing’: Why having a baby isn’t always love at first sight
While many parents try their best to prepare for the arrival of a new baby, sometimes no amount of planning can live up to the […]
Birth Story: “A home visit from our midwife saved my baby’s life”
After a traumatic first birth involving a cascade of medical interventions, Kacey knew she wanted her next pregnancy and labour to be very different. While […]
Birth Story: “I had a water birth with my three kids watching”
Mindy had always dreamed of having a water birth, but it wasn’t until her fourth baby was born last October that her wish finally came […]
Birth Story: ‘I fell pregnant with twins, nine months after my first’
Imagine being a new mother, your baby still not even at their first birthday, and you find out you are expecting again. This can be […]
Birth Story: ‘I was diagnosed with a rare condition’
For many new parents, pregnancy is a magical and wonderful time. But for newlyweds Grace and Shahil, it was anything but. What started as a […]
Birth Story: ‘Pregnancy after loss is extremely hard’
For Jade, falling pregnant for a third time felt both exciting and nerve-wracking. Her first birth in 2020 ended in an emergency c-section after a […]
Birth Story: “I had my heart set on a VBAC”
Laura’s first birth had been anything but what she envisioned. Ending in an emergency c-section and resulting in birth trauma that was hard to shake. […]
Birth Story: ‘My baby spent 10 days in NICU’
Ever since high school, Bethany and Joel have been inseparable. With so much in common, it’s no surprise their close friendship eventually blossomed into romance. […]
Birth Story: ‘Our rainbow baby is the love of our life’
After meeting the man of her dreams at a gym, it didn’t take long for Amanda to know she wanted to spend the rest of […]
Birth story: ‘At two days old they amputated his thumb’
After experiencing a ‘textbook’ pregnancy with no complications, Laura was completely unprepared for what was about to unfold with the birth of her second child. […]
Birth story: ‘After three losses, I finally held my son’
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: ‘There was no time for the epidural to work’
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: ‘My birth felt like a party’
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: A perfectly imperfect journey to parenthood
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: ‘My posterior baby was born via vacuum’
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 […]