Archive : Birth Stories

Two Births and a Lesson For Life   One of the greatest lessons about parenting was dealt to me two months before the birth of my first child. I had it all so well planned, I was having this wonderful, natural, active, labour and I was going to be totally in control. I had read all the books and that was it. However at thirty-two weeks an Ultrasound discovered that not only was my placenta lying [...]

MATTHEWS BIRTH STORY A Home Water Birth I was woken at 0700hrs with an almighty contraction.  I’d had a feeling the night before that it was just about time, so I was well prepared.  I was planning a homebirth this time around as I’d had a previous hospital and Birth Centre birth.  This time I preferred to stay at home in my own environment with my husband Brett, and two [...]

JUST ANOTHER EXTRA-ORDINARY DAY The birth of ‘Dante Marcus Antonelli’, as seen through the eyes of Aunty Faye I received a phone-call at 0718hrs from your mum (my sister Robyn).  It was a beautiful crisp autumn morning … the sun was starting to peak its head up above the horizon.  I remember it clearly and thinking, ah … at last we were going to meet you.  You [...]

Homebirth for Charlie   In 1994 I gave birth to my son at home. It was not an easy decision to make but once made I felt so much more in charge of my pregnancy, as well as a greater sense of responsibility – to my baby, my partner, my midwife and myself.  So many of us believe that we have to hand over responsibility to the "experts", who are often most concerned with what [...]

Birth Stories  Read stories of others who have birthed.  See their pictures of birth and a childbirth video. Below are several birth experience stories.  I hope you enjoy them!   SOUL ON FIRE – MY CHILDBIRTH STORY Zoe’s story Follow Zoe on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/RipplemakerZoe   HOMEBIRTH FOR CHARLIE  Leanne’s story JUST ANOTHER EXTRA-ORDINARY [...]

For those of you who need a little encouragement from others as your big day approaches, why not read one of our amazing ‘Birth Stories’ at: http://soulbirth.dotnetcore.com/birth-stories/index/ For anyone out there who has had a wonderful birth that they would like to share…please send your story in. I would love to publish it on the website. I want to begin collecting birth stories [...]

Here’s a birth story I thought you would like: Visit Zoe’s Blog:  SOUL ON FIRE – MY CHILDBIRTH STORY Follow Zoe on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/RipplemakerZoe