The Birth of Baby Charlee

12.35am: I woke up from a sharp lightening feeling in my cervix. I got up and went to the toilet like usual. As I was walking I felt dripping down my leg and thought “surely this isn’t it”, even though intuitively I felt it coming before it happened. I sat on the...

The Birth of Baby Sebastian

My birth Story started at preconception stage. Hubby and I were trying for around 6 months when I found the most wonderful and knowledgeable fertility coach, Olivia. We approached my diet and supplementation quite aggressively due to my age (38). After a round of...

The Birth of Baby Sakara

On the 18th of May 2022 (1 day off of being 42 weeks pregnant) I woke up at 2:30am to pain as labour began. I went to the toilet and had my “bloody show”. Roczen was asleep next to me but woke shortly after (he never usually wakes up but I believe he knew I was in...

The Birth of Baby Ezra

Words fail me when trying to aptly describe the euphoric home birth experience I was able to create for myself with the help of my amazingly supportive husband and God sent midwives. You see, My firstborns birth was quite the opposite, in the hospital system, where my...

The Birth of Baby Maisie

Our labour started at around 10pm on Monday the 7th of November.  The faint period type pain that I had been having on and off for weeks suddenly felt different.  Like a pulling in my groin, almost as though I had strained a muscle.  We didn’t think too much of...

The Birth of Baby Alina

The birth of Alina.   Born breech on 26/07/2022.   My name is Stephanie Henriksen and when I became pregnant with my daughter Alina I was living a fast paced corporate life, working long hours and living close to Melbourne CBD. I was 35 years old at the time and...