Second time mum, known baby boy. 8lbs 12oz.Planned & actual home water birthRelief; Breathing, comb, TENS, dihydrocodeine, Gas & Air, Water. Saturday afternoon I started to feel a few twinges, a little back ache and just a sense of early change on the date we had worked out to be our due date (NHS date…
Have you considered birthing at home? Perhaps it’s never been mentioned as an option? Or maybe you’re worried about something going wrong? Maybe you’re really keen for a homebirth but your partner isn’t sure? Continue reading if you want to know more about birthing your baby in your very own home. Historically, birth was a…
Water birth was first reported in medical journals as early as 1805, but has been more popular for birthing people since 1980-90s to aid a more natural and comfortable birth. There is a wealth of research to support the safety of birthing in water, as well as the benefits of feeling less pain, reducing the…
After attempting a home birth with my first baby I always knew I would like to try again with my second. As my pregnancy progressed I felt utterly desperate to birth my baby at home. Again, I planned a home water birth. My labour started on Wednesday evening around 7pm after a membrane sweep earlier…
I always knew I wanted to try for a homebirth even before my pregnancy. My partner was surprisingly keen too. As my pregnancy progressed and remained low risk, we made plans for a home water birth. I read some hypnobirthing books and listened to breathing exercises regularly. I also made a labour playlist of all…
So I was a first time mum and was debating whether to have a home birth, after attending Leah’s Bumps and Bubbles event and having a chat with her, Leah calmed my nerves about having a home birth and answered some of the questions I had. From that night I had decided I wanted a…
I was advised to write out birth preferences rather than a plan before I went into labour. By having a preference rather than a plan, I knew I would be mentally prepared for any shift to how my story turned out, but I wasn’t prepared for the sheer length of time it took to get…
Following such an anxious pregnancy and losing the opportunity for my ideal low risk birth, I never thought I’d be able to have such a positive experience of induction on only entonox, breathing & a comb! I owe that to the amazing midwives. They were real life heroes and could never thank them enough for coaching me through it.
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