Samantha Says There is a lot of fear around birthing while covid positive and I thought this wonderful, calm, hands off, birth story may help some women and birthing people who are in this situation, to realise you have options and can have a hands off, empowered water birth in this situation and also that there is no need for routine separation of the mother/baby dyad.
The home birth of Beauden, our rainbow baby after stillbirth and loss. Baby number 6.
I fully endorse that no-one needs to listen until that information is being passed on in a fully evidence based manner, giving the pros and cons of all suggested pathways as required by moral, ethical and legal standpoints.
Absolutely hilarious, raw, honest, home birth after caesarean blog from “the biggest wimp in the world”.
Top 6 tips on getting the birth you want and have the right to.
The healing home birth of Poppy Jayne after a previously traumatic induction.
Told by a doctor that my baby was 7lb 9oz at this stage and would be at high risk of shoulder dystocia by my due date. She said that babies put on at least a pound a week in the last few weeks so seemed to be suggesting my baby would around 11lb 9oz by 40 weeks.
: : Birth story of Jessie 💖Baby no1001/04/20207.27pm7lb 4ozBBA, HBAC, Grand Multip I’ve had 3 previous homebirths with babies 3, 4 and 9 so there was no doubt in my mind that I wouldn’t give birth at home this time either. (Baby number 9 Joey’s birth story can be read HERE). I’d declined consultant care again, as I just find them stressful and not relevant to me. I also declined a GTT (gestational diabetes test) Read more…
: : Suzanna is a member of the Home Birth Support Group and our freebirth and preparing for birth without a midwife group. This is her freebirth story in her words and pictures. “Marley James, My 3rd baby, born at home in water birth pool, 40 + 6, 6th July, 2.18am Freebirth Previous labour’s….So after a very traumatic labour with my 1st baby girl after premature rupture of membranes, induction, 72 hours later ending in Read more…
Samantha Gadsden, works as a national virtual doula, supporting in person across South Wales and the South West.
She walks with women on their journey's through life. She is a feminist, a birth educator and listener, a doula, a believer in and supporter of women and lives living just outside Caerphilly in the South Wales Valleys with her husband Eddie and her 3 younger children.