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The Birth of Apolline: a homebirth in Bexley, London bexley pregnancy birth partner birth pool homebirth hypnobirthing laura's births london pregnancy natural birth positive birth story third-time parents unmedicated birth waterbirth Jun 05, 2025

I loved my third pregnancy. Life was loud and chaotic with our two boys (aged 4 and 2) but our house was always filled with love and lots of laughter, which I figured are perfect conditions to grow a baby in!

Our two sons had been born prematurely (34 weeks and 36 weeks), so we figured our third ba...

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The Birth of Max: Darent Valley Hospital Positive Birth bexley pregnancy darent valley hospital hospital birth hypnobirthing laura's births natural birth positive birth story premature baby preterm labour second time parents unmedicated birth Aug 18, 2022

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Pregnancy was different second time around. It absolutely flew by with a toddler keeping me busy, and I had a lot less time for yoga and self-care than I did in my first pregnancy. However, running around after my first son Xavier kept me fit and strong – aside from the exhaustion of firs...

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The Birth of Xavier: Darent Valley Hospital Positive Birth bexley pregnancy darent valley hospital first-time parents hospital birth hypnobirthing laura's births natural birth positive birth story premature baby preterm labour unmedicated birth Aug 16, 2022

This is the story of a positive, natural birth using Hypnobirthing techniques at the wonderful Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford - enjoy!

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Once I hit 30 weeks pregnant, I had the strongest urge to nest and prepare for baby. My husband Cyrille and I spent our time preparing the nursery,...

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