by Debs | Dec 28, 2017 | Birth Story, natural birth, Second births
Becky did group classes with me for her first birth: Grace’s homebirth story – which was a long labour that ended in an unplanned home birth. Becky had been told she was ‘too calm’ to be in established labour and sent home from hospital. This...
by Debs | Nov 20, 2017 | Birth Story, First Birth, Induced Births, Longer Labours
Sometimes birth is difficult and complicated and long. Sometimes it’s completely different to how you imagined it would be. Rachel and Ricky had a birth like this. And, you know what? Their hospital birth story is completely amazing and inspiring. Although it...
by Debs | Oct 8, 2016 | Birth Story, C-Section Births, Second births
When I was pregnant for the first time three years ago I was petrified of giving birth. Then we did The Wise Hippo full course and it gave me and my husband the techniques and confidence to go for the home birth I really wanted. And my first birth went exactly the way...
by Debs | Sep 3, 2016 | Birth Story, First Birth, Longer Labours
This truly is an amazing birth story and just shows how much The Wise Hippo course helps in pregnancy as well as on the day. Despite all the pressure and monitoring Colleen underwent when pregnant, she managed to stay calm and in control and went onto have an...
by Debs | Aug 7, 2016 | Birth Story, Home Births, Second births
This beautiful home birth story is from second-time parents Olivia and Ryan. I love all the details in this story, the candles in the room, the fan and the pool. It has given me some inspiration for my next home birth! When we found out that we were...