Homebirth
Home Birth Transfer Is NOT A Failure
If you need intervention at home, that necessitates transfer, you can be sure you would have needed that intervention if you had been in hospital for the whole birth.
Homebirth
VBAC Home Birth Turned Positive Induction Hospital Birth
These birth stories are so important to share. Induction is not always positive and that is because it comes from a lack of informed consent. Cara* had the support of our Home Birth Support Group UK and her doula and knew and understood the induction process and her rights to informed choice and to wait. She also had the full support of her husband which is vital.Stories of empowered women and families, who have remained in control of their own births and made their own decisions carry such weight. This is the story of Cara’s* birth, not a medical procedure.
Breast Feeding
Home Birth Support Group UK
I have with a friend, set up the Home Birth Support Group UK on Facebook. It is a busy, lively group for anyone who has had, or is interested in having a home birth. All of our members births are very important to us. The group is for women planning a home birth – but […]
Breech Birth
Post Date, Home Birth, Water Birth Twins – Scotland.
This is the birth story of Laura Jane and her twin girls – Caitlyn and Evelyn, Laura joined our Home Birth Support Group UK to share her story. Post date, home birthed, twins. I literally held my breathe when I read it. “I’m trying to share this story as much as possible… so here goes… it’s […]
Caesarean Birth
Home Birth Of Baby Joey – Grand Multigravida Baby Number 9
This is the story, in her own words, of Michelle Bannon, a member of the Home Birth Support Group UK. ” I thought I’d share my birth story as I couldn’t have wished for anything better or more perfect. Baby Joey arrived at 2.31 pm on the 1/12/18, he is baby number 9 for me […]
Homebirth
Wonderful Home Birth (42 weeks 5 days, 10 pounds).
This is the story, in her own words, of one of the members of the Home Birth group I adminned. Home Birth Support. “Finally got round to typing this up, birth story of baby born at home at 42+5 weighing 10lbs. Birth of my baby – 12th September 2018 I had been booked in for having […]
Breast Feeding
Can I Encapsulate My Placenta If?
Having spoken to numerous women who have encapsulated their placentas, I have received nothing but positive feedback. Women often ask if they can have placenta encapsulation in different scenarios, so I turned to my good friend Jenny from Mama Bird Doula, an IPEN trained member of the Placenta Remedies Network for the answers. Click HERE for […]
Homebirth
The Midwife Who Goes Above and Beyond
Using her own time, through social media, her working role, her knowledge, she tries to ensure women get to make informed choices. Where she can, she supports women as much as possible to have what they want and encourages them to think for themselves. She runs classes and tries to fill them. She appreciates the […]
Feminist Doula
What Is The Difference Between A Consultant Led Unit And Midwife Led Birth(CLU/MLU/Homebirth)
A guest blog post by Kath Harbisher My perspective goes like this. A consultant led unit (CLU) is the place for high tech, high intervention, medic-led obstetric care. They are in place for women with obstetric complications that are high risk and this care saves lives. We’re grateful to have them. But, what research and […]
Birth Trauma
Why Do You Want Your Baby To Die? Coercive Language And Induction Experiences.
After reading a story online and some of the events I have heard about and witnessed, I put out a request for experiences around coercion and intervention relating to sweeps and induction and whether other options had been offered. My heart hurts and this post definitely needs a trigger warning. Some of these stories are […]