Birth
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Meeting Billy
Meeting billy I would love to share my birth story of my baby boy Billy Logan. It all started at 32 weeks when I was diagnosed with preeclampsia. I was absolutely devastated that my intentions of going into labour naturally...
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Meeting Edie
Meeting edie The births of my two children could not be any more different. My firstborn, Fletcher, was induced at 41 weeks with a ROM and Syntocin. He was posterior, and I ended up with an epidural with a total...
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Meeting Maeve Ivy
Meeting Maeve Ivy I had my 39 week routine appointment on the 3/12 at the hospital to discuss the plan for labour. I had previously mentioned to them that I was okay with being induced due to the fact that...
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Accidental Homebirth: What to expect + What to do
Accidental homebirth: what to expect + what to do Written by Jade | Midwife, Mama of 3 & Tiny Hearts Educator Babies come when babies want; it's as simple as that. Sometimes labour is a long and drawn-out process, but...
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7 Signs Labour is Approaching
7 signs labour is approaching You're heavily pregnant, googling your heart out on natural ways to induce labour and analysing every little twinge within your body, thinking, "maybe this is it?!" If you don't know what you're looking for, each...
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Pain in labour: what a midwife wants you to know
Part of being prepared for a vaginal birth means knowing your pain relief options for labour. All pain relief options can be categorised into one of the following: Non-pharmacological [non-medication] Pharmacological [medication] Non-pharmacological pain relief Non-pharmacological pain relief...