Real life Australian birth stories

Birth Story: I gave birth in an elevator

Anita ButterworthApril 6, 2021

At 35 weeks pregnant, Shelby Klemm was planning a day of activities before preparing for the last month of her pregnancy. Feeling full of energy, she played... Read More...

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Birth Story: Renee’s baby wasn’t waiting till they got to the hospital

Anita ButterworthMarch 31, 2021

Speeding towards the hospital, weaving in and out of peak hour traffic, Renee Facciolo's baby is on his way and there was nothing she can do to stop it. She... Read More...

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Birth Story: Claire’s ‘rockstar’ breech birth

Anita ButterworthMarch 9, 2021

Every mum wants an empowering birth, and second-time mum Claire Mann is no different. As soon as she learned her son was breech, Claire began carefully plan... Read More...

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Birth Story: Rachael’s unexpected bathroom home birth

Anita ButterworthMarch 4, 2021

Braxton Hicks contractions had become a familiar friend for Rachael Theunissen over the last few weeks of her pregnancy. So when she started to feel regular... Read More...

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Birth Story: rare twins conceived three weeks apart

Anita ButterworthFebruary 17, 2021

With their very obvious size difference, it's hard to believe Noah and Rosalie are twins. That's because they're actually among the rarest twins in the worl... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘My baby was born at 27 weeks’

Anita ButterworthFebruary 10, 2021

First-time mum Rhiannon Smith had been through more during her pregnancy than she'd ever imagined. Severe morning sickness kept her from working for two mon... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I delivered my own baby in the hospital waiting room’

Anita ButterworthJanuary 20, 2021

Having given birth once before, mum-of-one Ashanti knew what to expect as she neared the end of her second pregnancy. But nothing could have prepared the Ne... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I had twins during Melbourne’s lockdown’

Anita ButterworthNovember 19, 2020

When Melbourne couple Laura-Jane and Shaun Hargreaves decided 2020 would be the year they'd start trying for a family, they never could have imagined what w... Read More...

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Birth story: Mum gives birth in her sleep

Anita ButterworthOctober 15, 2020

Laura Thompson had what many mums only dream of - a painless labour and birth. In fact, the mum-of-two didn't feel a thing, because she was fast asleep. Rea... Read More...

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Birth Story: Mum feels no pain during ‘silent labour’

Anita ButterworthSeptember 22, 2020

India Ward thought it was strange that she couldn't feel any pain during her contractions, as her body silently laboured for 96 hours. She's one of just a s... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I had a 10% chance of falling pregnant’

Anita ButterworthSeptember 17, 2020

Samantha Ellis was plagued with health problems, and at 26 was already going through menopause. Her body had been through endless surgeries and a hysterecto... Read More...

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Mum finds out she's pregnant at 28 weeks

Birth Story: ‘I found out I was pregnant at 28 weeks’

Anita ButterworthAugust 20, 2020

Laura and her partner Dean were busy setting up their life together, finishing studies, building a home. A baby just wasn't in the plans, yet. Laura had ... Read More...

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Watch: Mum gives birth to surprise twins

Anita ButterworthAugust 6, 2020

Lyndsey Altice had just birthed her baby, and thought she could finally relax - until she felt another 'ring of fire', and along came another baby. The U... Read More...

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Diary of an accidental home birth | Mum's Grapevine

Birth Story: Diary of an accidental home birth

Anita ButterworthJuly 30, 2020

After her first baby, Jayne Jones was a nervous about going through labour again. Feeling she needed to be better prepared this time, she did everything pos... Read More...

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Woman gives birth on toilet after being told she had ‘trapped wind’

Anita ButterworthJuly 16, 2020

Charlotte Wheeler-Smith had just smashed out a seven kilometre run, five k walk and a cycling session when she started having tummy pains. Incredibly, a doc... Read More...

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