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Phillippa + Samuel | A Gift & Miracle
“I wouldn’t change anything in my pregnancy as Samuel is a gift and miracle from God. To try for years to have children and not succeed can be quite heart breaking, but God knew best and His timing is perfect. Leave things in His hands, and all things fall into place, according to His will.”
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Amanda + LO | Waterbirth Transfer
I was thinking, “I hope mum has got her camera out.” I looked up and Mum was there smiling, but no camera.
I reminded her about what she was meant to be doing and looked back at my baby. It was all sort of lilac with lots of black hair, and very obviously perfect.Read More >>
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Kaitlin + Lucan | An Intimate Introduction
“Time went by so fast that I thought I was pushing against nothing…was I really ready to be pushing or was I rushing things because I wanted to soothe Ella? I voiced these concerns with L, who kindly told me that my body wouldn’t be pushing if it weren’t ready to. That I knew what I was doing. Her words helped.”
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Annie + Eliza | A Sweet Surprise
“I didn’t ever feel like I reached that wall that I read and heard about repeatedly that “every woman comes to”, like I was on the verge of giving up but then had to find the resolve to go forward. The whole labor and pushing and birth just progressed so simply and smoothly from one step to the next, and was even enjoyable.”
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Melody + Caedmon | So Relaxing!
“I write all of this to not only have a recorded memory of everything that happened, but also to encourage anyone reading this that birth can be a beautiful experience.”
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Dylan + Harvey | Powerful Mama Lion
“No bells, no whistles, no pagers, no doctors to page! Instead of feeling like a caged and frightened animal, I felt like a peaceful and powerful mama lion, cozy in her den with all she ever needed in life surrounding her. It was truly beautiful…”
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Karen + Kendall | Intentional Birth
“Expecting that this would be our last child, I reveled in the feelings of carrying a life inside me. I paid attention to all the sensations, from the first movement I felt at about 15 weeks, to the persistent heartburn near the end, attempting to capture and cherish every moment…”
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Casey + Darcy| The Body Doesn’t Lie
“Well, my body was pushing, I was just letting it do what it wanted to do. Kelli called in to the bathroom “are you pushing?” She came in and I said, “I guess I’m dilated, huh?” She said, “the body doesn’t lie,” meaning it wouldn’t start moving my baby down and out if I wasn’t…”
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Shanna + Zephyr | Birth is Transformative
“I pushed and looked down into the water and saw a dark little head emerge. I waited for the relief, the moment when the body just slides out. It didn’t come. I pushed again. I heard one midwife say to the other “This is a big baby.” And then a whirl of activity.”
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Valerie + Logan | Holding My Hand
“Every few contractions Don would lean down and kiss my fingers (as I was nearly breaking his) and tell me he loved me. Sometimes he would just hold my hand next to his face so I could feel him. This really grounded me and made me feel safer.”
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Danielle + Ashley | Home Birth Amidst Family
“At one point I remember Ava sitting on the edge of the pool, supported by our doula, kicking her little feet in the water and now and then… gently patting me on the back of the head as though encouraging me: “there, there mum…. you’re tough.”
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Tanashia + Mariah |The Choice to Birth at Home
“Again, something had changed…something was different. My body relaxed and I gave into what my body was doing. I stopped trying to be in control. I began to breathe my baby down like I had learned with hypnobirthing.”
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Vanessa + Pascual | Home Birth in Malaysia
“Pascual didn’t make a peep– this isn’t uncommon with waterbirths– he was so calm, quiet and alert, just looking at mama and his surroundings. In fact we didn’t even hear a cry until sometime in the night when I didn’t get the nipple into his mouth fast enough!”
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Cherylyn + Liam | A Breech Waterbirth
“By the time I received the surprising news that I was pregnant with my fifth baby, I had given birth to two of my babies in the hospital completely medicated and to the other two in the hospital without any medication. I had learned a lot about my mind, body and spirit, and what they are capable of…”
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Jamie + Jocelyn | Daughter, Meet Your Sister
“Suddenly, I had tons of energy, and started straightening the house. When my husband came in he thought I was crazy and asked if I should really be up moving around. I said of course, and continued getting stuff done, stopping along the way to breath through contractions…”
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Katie + August | A Sweet Surprise
“There is no reason why I shouldn’t be able to do it, too. I was back in the tub again, and after that, there were no more jokes between contractions, because it started getting tougher and more productive…”
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Jane + Hannah | Home Birth in the UK
“The contractions really started to get much stronger then and I carried on using my ball and breathing/visualization techniques I had learned throughout the pregnancy. The midwifes were more than happy just to sit on the sofa next to me, speaking words of encouragement…”
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Jenn + Jakob | A Doula’s Home Waterbirth
“I did ask my husband to kneel in front of me so I could lean on him and connect to the strength he provided. It was a wonderful, intimate moment that was missing in all our previous birthing experiences together…”
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Jenny the Great! | I LOVE This Little Man
“I took three deep breaths and held the last one while I pulled my legs up and back. I felt little happening minus the burning sensation deep inside, until I felt a POP and my water broke. It didn’t hurt but it did color the pool a little. With the next push, the midwife said she saw a dime’s size worth of the head…”
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Shannon + Teagan | Pure Joy
“My parents, sisters, Midwife and her birth assistant were all waiting with the birth tub filled. I was worried that it was false labor yet again and that it was yet another waste of a trip for everyone. Our midwife checked me and to my surprise I was already 5cm. It was real this time!”
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Sue + Jessica | Home Birth 16 Years Ago
“The rules are clear in the UK – if you want to birth in a field, it’s your choice, as long as the midwife turns up to deliver the baby…”
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