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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.

Or, submit your own birth story.

Birth story Annaliese Groves 7

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 Shelby McDermott 6

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 Sarah Wilson

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 Rebecca McGuinness 10

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 […]

Jodie Franklin birthed on the toilet

Birth Story: ‘I gave birth on the toilet’

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 am […]

Birth story Sheridan Howarth 7

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

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’

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 Faced Migraines, GD & an Emergency C-Section”

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’

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’

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’

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’

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: From “Your Not in Labour” to Ambulance Delivery

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’

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

Birth-story-Anna-Hein 16

Birth Story: The emotional home water birth of Ezra

Anna Hein had always yearned for a fourth baby. But as her three children grew older, and time ticked on, the South Australian mum thought […]

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