Dear Aya, My pregnancy with you was mostly very easy. Discovering your presence in my body in July 2019 filled me with excitement and happiness. Very early on I began exploring the options for where to give birth and discovered there was a birth centre here in Launceston – the oldest independently run one in […]
Llewyn’s Birth Story
Wednesday We had had days of very smoky air from surrounding summer fires and I really needed to get out of the house to do something that would make me feel fresh and revived, – a swim at Trevallyn Dam and then out for dinner sounded perfect to me – and someone else apparently! When […]
Zander’s Birth Story
For as long as I can remember I’ve known that I wanted to be a mum. That was my ultimate goal in life. Like most women daydreaming about this prospect, inevitably labour and birth came to mind, and I would think in a panic “give me all the drugs you can – this is going […]
Emerald’s Birth
While pregnant with our first baby, I read over 20 books on pregnancy and childbirth; spoke to many women about their birth experiences; attended classes and seminars; and watched documentaries including an excellent summary of birth choices, The Face of Birth. With an unwavering belief of a woman’s ability to conceive, gestate, birth and feed […]
Amanda’s Story
Giving birth to my beautiful baby boy was one of the most rewarding and special moments of my life. It is something I am immensely proud of. Proud of myself and of my baby – we had both worked so hard! Our labour is something I will never forget and I am grateful for the […]
Kristie’s Home Birth Story
I realised that I had not been feeling well since I woke up from my nap, and I had noticed I had some blood stained mucous discharge for a few hours. The frequency at which I needed to wee also increased, which was amazing since I didn’t think it could get any more frequent. Even […]