Birth

  • Meeting William Anthony: An ICU Story

    Meeting William Anthony: An ICU Story

    When I was pregnant, my husband Charlie would laugh about how organised I was. Pregnancy nesting was a real vibe in our house. By 25 weeks, the nursery for our first child was ready to go, complete with hand me...

  • I went into labour, but I didn't know I was pregnant

    I went into labour, but I didn't know I was pregnant

    My first pregnancy was easy, so easy in fact, that I didn't even KNOW I was pregnant. My birth story, though, was not so easy. At the ripe age of 19-years-old, I was living up my summer with my friends,...

  • Caesarean Birth: What You Need to Know

    Caesarean Birth: What You Need to Know

      Over 28% of Australian women have a caesarean section - but so many women have no idea what to expect or how to recover from it. So, we're here today to talk about the types of caesareans, what to...

  • Meeting Leo Joseph

    Meeting Leo Joseph

    My husband and I were expecting our first child in early April 2019. My pregnancy was textbook, and I feel very lucky to have had such an idyllic, first experience. Ideally, I wanted a natural birth with as little intervention...

  • Meeting Scarlett Rose

    Meeting Scarlett Rose

    When we found out I was finally pregnant, just a month after getting married, we were elated, but also filled with fear. I went through a brutal miscarriage only 7 months before. My obstetrician guilt tripped me into getting genetic...

  • Meeting Baby Lewis

    Meeting Baby Lewis

    My pregnancy was normal, a little more nausea than most but fundamentally to a first time mum, my signs and symptoms weren't alarming enough for me to take action. This was namely because I'm an anxious person - I stress...