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Jessica’s Birth Story

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Anne’s Birth Story

In the evening of Monday 13th January, 6 days before my due date, I felt a few twinges along with mild cramps and instantly felt a mixture of excitement and nerves that this could be the start. Every

Lorna’s Birth Story

If anyone could read minds then mine would have been clogged with all sorts of negative thoughts about labor and what could potentially happen (of course always thinking the worse, I’m my own worst

The Birth of Buddy Middleton

After keeping everyone on their toes and arriving 10 days late, Buddy wasn’t hanging around when he finally decided he was on his way! By this point, I’d tried everything. And I mean E

Sarah’s Birth Story with Baby Bea

I’d like to start with how truly terrified I was. I couldn’t quite wrap my head around how my baby was going to come out.. from there! You know? Even after my husband and I attended The Bump to B

Gayle’s Healing Birth Story

Gayle had a previous traumatic birth and wanted to stack the odds in her favour for her second. She did hypnobirthing and fully equipped herself with knowledge and tools. Gayle had an incredible hea

Emma’s Birth Story

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] My waters broke at 3.50am and we went to triage at 5.45am after my parents arrived to look after my 4 year old son. Mild con

Welcoming baby Delphi- My Positive Birth Story with pictures

This positive birth story with pictures is with Beth, midwife & founder of the Bump to Baby Chapter. This was baby number 4 and Beth's first pregnancy with gestational diabetes

Robyn’s Way Into The World

So…. We didn’t have a birth plan we were just happy to go with the flow and it’s a good job we did! My due date had passed, and I was starting to feel a tad impatient so I had a bath with a ‘s

‘We were meant to go to Birdland..’

11th August 2018. My due date and the date my precious boy arrived into the world. I hadn’t slept much because his movements had changed and I was worrying, so at 8am I rang triage who asked me to c

Suzy’s Cesarean Birth

So having been told early on in pregnancy that I would need a c section as I had Placenta Previa (placenta blocking cervix) to then be told at 30wks my placenta had moved and you can have a normal del

Birth at home on the toilet story

Christelle was planning a smooth, comfortable birth with her baby number 2, a birth at home on the toilet was not how she imagined achieving this. But she did achieve the smooth comfortable birth she

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Breastfeeding – it’s a suckers’ game!

For the purposes of this mini-piece, I have tried to imagine that I am a bearded, 5’9”, slightly-introverted, new father. I will be channelling my husband and trying to see the last 11 weeks of ou

Birth Partner Groupies

You will find the line surprisingly long for your birth partner volunteers with offers from your mother, sisters, mother in law and close friends all wanting a front seat of the action, to have the op

Post Natal Recovery- Top 5 Tips

Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy. Although your tiny baby can be so demanding it is so important to think of your own post natal recovery. Your body has grown a baby for 9 months, it w

Caesarean Recovery Tips; My Top

It usually takes 6 weeks to recovery from a caesarean section, but it is important to remember that this is individual for everyone. Here are my top caesarean recovery tips. 1. It’s ok I am wearing