Tien's Story - My name is Tien. I am a mother of 3 and the 4th on the way, currently 30wks pregnant with a baby boy. I would like to congratulate you on your pregnancy, birth and beyond website, I loved it, especially the birth stories. Your website is very informative and educational. I
My story is not very happy, but I truly believe it is worth telling so that other parents can prepare themselves properly. She died during the birth. I had to be induced as Olivia had Hydrops fetalis, which is fluid retention around the baby and the baby's vital organs. The doctors said that she
You know the old saying “That wouldn’t happen to me!” Well it did! I was just your normal healthy 30 year old who has never been to hospital, never had a stitch or a broken bone and then I decided to have a baby! This is what happened next! My husband, John and I were
This is our story of childbirth, our choice. This was the moment, Peta looked at me just before leaving the room to use the test kit! I was somewhat indifferent at the time, strangely perhaps due to optimism, and that this “action” was a mere formality. Peta returned shortly with a wry smile on
by Liz Mason I was 16 when I found out I was pregnant. It was mind-blowing! When I finally found the courage to tell my parents they were even more shocked than me. I’m not quite sure now how or why I decided to keep the baby. But I know those weeks I spent deciding
When I was looking for a midwife for my homebirth, it was extremely important to me that my midwife be a Lactation Consultant being as my first baby (hospital born) never latched to the breast and support was not available to me. I left hospital with my baby being fed by expressed milk and
When I was pregnant with my first son I found out that I had an ovarian cyst. The ovarian cyst burst several times during the first 22 weeks of pregnancy and my doctors told me that there was nothing they could do. Finally, after it burst a final time they decided to send me
If you’ve have had a caesarean birth and you get pregnant again, the question arises as to whether you can give birth vaginally or whether you’re going to need another caesarean. To some extent, the answer depends on the kind of caesarean you had. Most are done through what’s called a low transverse incision;
A breech of faith - I have decided to begin the birth story of my third child. This is while waiting for the active phase of my labour. At present, I have begun a slow process of contracting. Which is far different from the progress of my first two children. Needless to say, the
Let me tell you my Susanne's story. I have been reading all of the stories from other mothers who had their babies and I found them to be very interesting indeed. I am having my third and I am 30 years old, in NW. From my previous marriage, I have two boys aged six and
