"I instinctively felt the need to turn my body around with my back to the bath's edge and my hands gripping the edge. I seemed to be in some kind of spider man pose and I remember hearing Ellen say, that's it, that's your position."
"... pushed a big 9.2 lbs bub, the doctors were so doubtful of me being able to push him out myself, but I proved them wrong."
"At 6.40am, Makybe was born, 9.6pounds/4.35 kilograms! I got my delayed cord clamping & golden hour as requested too. It was the most empowering & healing birth, the complete opposite to my first birth & I am so happy I was well informed & trusted my gut instinct & body."
"I found it really manageable with all these techniques... 5 hours in and I instinctively wanted to change positions. I laid on my side on the bed with a peanut ball between my legs and on each contraction I internally rotated my top leg to open the lower half of my pelvis, allowing baby to move down."
“Then I just instinctively knew I had to change positions… and then birthed him about 5-10 minutes later at 7.21am in the pool and received him myself which was just the most special moment in my entire life…” ?
"When the time came, I was given long sterile gloves and the drape was lowered after baby’s head was out. She made the tiniest little noise but did not cry. The lights were dimmed and I reached over and grabbed her under her arms and pulled her out to my chest."
"... for someone who was terrified to have a vaginal birth at all, Ryan and I are so proud of what we achieved as a couple." Just wanted to let you know that baby James David McManamon arrived earthside on April 1st at 11.04am!
"There was instant relief when I hit the water and Layne was out nice and quickly with just a second degree tear and no problems to my episiotomy I had with Remi. I just wanted to share with you how beautiful my second birth was with our second baby girl Layne….
"While we never set out for a natural birth, I am so grateful - and still processing - every part of our birth and how we brought our little man, Lenny, into the world on the 22 November 2021. We never had a set plan (healthiest and safest way), but I can say we did it as calm as possible, and thankful to have experienced a very short, powerful and empowering 3.5 hour birth."
“I realised now there was no leaving, that window had passed. I couldn't talk and I couldn't hold her any longer. The safest thing was to keep going. My body was doing what it was designed to do and it was doing a great job!”
