Birth Stories

Sharing positive birth stories to normalise birth & empower others.

SOVEREIGN BIRTH: JOSIE

First Time Mama, Freebirth, 41+6

It was truly amazing to walk alongside Josie & her partner as they prepared for their home birth. Here Josie shares in great length about their journey through pregnancy, navigating choices around breech birth & eventually deciding, on the day, that she didn't feel the need to call midwives in.

POSITIVE BIRTH: JADE

First Time Mama, Home Birth, 42 Weeks

Originally, Jade planned to head to the birth centre to birth her baby, but after putting the time into learning about the birthing process and talking it out with her partner, they chose their home as their safe space to bring their baby boy into the world. Below, Jade tells the story of her wonderful home birth.

SOVEREIGN BIRTH: RHIANNON

Third Time Mama, Freebirth, 39+6 Weeks

Third-time mama, Rhiannon, shares the story of her healing freebirth following two births within the system. Here she tells us of her reasons for choosing to opt out of the system for her third pregnancy and birth, and how this wonderful sovereign experience has imprinted onto her children, paving the way for generations to come.

SOVEREIGN BIRTH: KIRSTY

First Time Solo Mama, Freebirth, 40+6 Weeks

It was an honour to walk alongside Kirsty as she prepared to birth autonomously outside of the system. Kirsty began her journey meeting with midwives, but quickly reclaimed her power, choosing freebirth. Here she shares her story of how she ventured to the depths of her soul to meet her baby, enduring a 6 day labour.

MY UNASSISTED HOME BIRTH

Second Time Mama, Unassisted Home Birth, 40+5 Weeks

I toyed with the idea of a home birth during my pregnancy, but we opted to head to the birth centre again for my second birth because I really felt I had such a positive experience the first time; I’d felt safe and things had gone exactly how I’d wanted. Naively, I thought that by keeping the birth centre as my choice of place to give birth, I’d be able to have a similar experience. Of course, no two births are the same!