The birth of Emily Rose 24/6/2012 After my 41 week antenatal appointment, I felt anxious and pressured. I’d just tried to have a rational discussion with my obstetrician as to why I would not consent to induction and it was made clear that i was stubborn and irresponsible in her eyes. I went home to […]
Positive Birth Stories
3rd Time Lucky: A Peaceful, Gentle and Beautiful Start to Life
3rd time ‘lucky’: The peaceful, gentle and beautiful arrival of Amelia Eve! After two less than fantastic hospital birth experiences, which had left me both physically and emotionally traumatised, before I even knew I was pregnant with our third child, I knew that we would plan to birth at home. So when I got that […]
Inspiring Birth Story: The Dance
“If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.” ~ George Bernard Shaw So teach myself to dance I did. I had skeletons from my previous births. The joy of gazing into all my babies eyes never became more beautiful, but the skeletons remained. My previous births […]