Birth

The 19th of February: A date that will forever be our favourite day for not one but two reasons.   It was the date we finally found out what true love at first sight was by becoming first-time parents in...

Part 1: Losing our son.   I am not usually this open about my feelings or my personal life. But I felt the need to share my story and reach out to other mums or families that have experienced loss...

At 41+4, we grabbed our bags and set off to hospital to meet our baby girl - it was eviction day, hehe! Arriving Sunday at 12 noon, I was hooked up to all the machines to monitor bub and make...

Apart from some pretty bad morning sickness in the first trimester, my pregnancy started off pretty uneventful. I was super excited to experience pregnancy and birth and was accepted into a low-risk midwifery program with the hopes of having a...

On 10/11/2019, at around midnight, my first stages of labour started. I had been having Braxton hicks for so many weeks; it didn’t really feel like the real deal.I was having very mild inconsistent cramps and managed to sleep through...

At 37 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, I was told that she was breech - an elective c-section was recommended, and I was heartbroken. I wept as I signed the consent forms and spent the next 2 weeks grieving...