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...

Our little surprise at 34 weeks…….as told by first time parents Rebecca and Laurence:

I got home late Friday evening, about 11pm after work. Technically my last full day of work before taking leave (she knew..!) I went upstairs to brush my teeth and wait for Laurence to come home who was in London ...

After a difficult birth for her first baby, I’m so happy that Tanya got her dream waterbirth. She advocated for herself and her baby like a superwoman, and worked with the midwives at Darent Valley to make it happen!

Congratulations Tanya, and thank you for sharing your birth story! 

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First time parents Katie and Felix live in Taiwan where the maternity system is very different to the UK. In Taiwan, highly medicalised birth is the norm, with most women giving birth on their back in stirrups, and there is also high rates of Caesarean which is often seen as the preferred option. 

Second time mum Anna took the decision to have a home birth for her second baby. In this gorgeous waterbirth story you can read her rationale for her decision to have a homebirth and how everything went on the day when she met her baby boy for the first time in a birth pool in her lounge.

You can r...

First time mum Kristina and her partner Sam share their positive birth experience at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich (London). 

Key facts:

• 28th September 2023
• 1st baby
• 8lbs 1oz - arrived 4 days early
• 6 hour delivery with no interventions
• Delayed cord clamping and Golden hour
• Minor tea
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First-time Mum Lucy had an amazing positive birth in Lewisham Birth Centre in Greenwich, exactly as she had planned. Here's Lucy telling her story in her own words:

"I had a sweep on my due date and started having contractions 3 hours later. I was on and off for 24 hours with all of the distraction...

First time Mum Becky was told throughout her pregnancy that her baby was measuring "big". After additional growth scans, she was offered an induction. Read about how Becky confidently made decisions that were right for her and her baby and enjoyed a wonderful positive birth. 

My ‘dream birth’ was a...

I was blessed to have a low-risk and pretty healthy pregnancy, despite suffering with vomiting and nausea for the 9 months, along with hip pain during a certain period. 

 Once I reached 37 weeks pregnant, I was experiencing braxton hicks often. They would come at random times and of varying intensi...

First time parents Steph and Ben decided to have a homebirth after having their private 1:1 hypnobirthing classes with me.

They transferred to the St Thomas's homebirth midwifery team for their antenatal care, hired a birth pool and got everything ready to meet their baby boy in the comfort of thei...

Pregnancy

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...

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

Pregnancy

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,...