Real life Australian birth stories

Birth story from mother with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Birth Story: The longest week of my life

Anita ButterworthAugust 21, 2019

After battling with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, April Dunlop was told getting pregnant wouldn't be easy. But to her surprise, while on the waitlist for a hor... Read More...

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Surprise triplets for mother who thought she had kidney stones | Mum's Grapevine

Mum thinks she has kidney stones, gives birth to triplets

Anita ButterworthAugust 19, 2019

A mum has given birth to surprise triplets, after going to the hospital with what she thought was kidney stones. The US woman says she had no idea she was p... Read More...

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Army dad’s mission to make it home for baby’s birth

Anita ButterworthAugust 13, 2019

Caitlin Brown was just 15 weeks pregnant when she kissed her partner Cody McDermott goodbye for his Australian Defence Force training. She knew he'd miss the ... Read More...

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Birth story: ‘I was throwing up 30 times a day’

Anita ButterworthJuly 19, 2019

Kylie Mexsom and her husband already had a busy life juggling their three kids, when they unexpectedly fell pregnant with their fourth. It was 17 months aft... Read More...

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Birth story: Meekay’s dramatic 27-hour birth

Anita ButterworthJuly 1, 2019

A first-time mum, Meekay Schultz didn't know what to expect when it was time to give birth, but it certainly wasn't 27 hours in labour, a failed epidural an... Read More...

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Birth story: Alyce’s second miracle baby

Anita ButterworthJune 24, 2019

After already welcoming one miracle baby, Alyce and Jesse Brown thought life was complete. But two years later, after finally finishing their dream home, a ... Read More...

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Birth story: Ash-lea’s footling breech home-birth

Anita ButterworthJune 13, 2019

Ash-lea Gazzola prepared her entire pregnancy for a calm, peaceful home water birth, and everything was going to plan beautifully until a little foot appear... Read More...

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Birth story: Mum gives birth in hospital car park

Anita ButterworthMay 16, 2019

Most mums-to-be have a niggling end-of-pregnancy fear that they won't make it to the hospital in time. Call it mother's intuition, it keeps us on edge as we... Read More...

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Mum livestreams unassisted homebirth

Anita ButterworthMarch 25, 2019

A mum has live streamed the super quick, unassisted home birth of her fourth child in her bathtub. Kara Baker from Missouri in the US had her baby daught... Read More...

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Kelly's birth story and complications with shoulder dystocia

Kelly’s birth story: When things don’t go to plan

Anita ButterworthMarch 18, 2019

While we're growing our little babes, we all imagine how the birth will unfold and that incredible moment when our bundle of joy is finally in our arms. Tha... Read More...

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Birth story: ‘I feel so lucky to have experienced a c-section’

Anita ButterworthMarch 13, 2019

Petrea and Jackson married in November 2015, and they wasted little time trying to start a family. "We immediately began trying to conceive a child as it... Read More...

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Heartless thieves torch car with baby’s medical equipment

Anita ButterworthNovember 14, 2018

A mum-of-three has been left devastated after her baby's medical equipment was torched just days after his release from hospital. Four-month-old Alexande... Read More...

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Mum’s incredible double breech, drug-free twin birth

Anita ButterworthNovember 2, 2018

When Emma Parnell found out she was expecting twins, she assumed that would be the biggest surprise of her pregnancy. But what lay ahead was months of sever... Read More...

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Mum freebirths surprise twins in the jungle

Anita ButterworthOctober 11, 2018

Ashley Albrand has joined a pretty exclusive birth club. In fact, she's probably the only member. The American yoga teacher freebirthed surprise twins in th... Read More...

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Twins give birth within hours of each other

Amazing birth story: identical twin sisters give birth just hours apart

Anita ButterworthOctober 8, 2018

Identical twins Katie Colling and Nicki Stephens have proven twins really do have a magical connection, giving birth within just hours of each other. The... Read More...

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