The Birth of Stella, for Stella Written by mum, Barbara for her beautiful daughter Stella to read when she grows up On the whole, being pregnant with you was pretty easy. I had mild morning sickness, my diet devolved into daily baked potatoes from SpudBar on Commercial Road, and I had to stand near a […]
The birth story of Grace Joukhadar
A VBAC after 2 caesareans? Where on earth would I find a professional, informed, supportive environment to guide me through this journey? I was fortunate enough to discover an amazing place called Midwives and Mothers Australia (MAMA). Here is how my journey began… I had my first baby in 2013 in Port Hedland, […]
The Birth of Reuben Edward
Written by mum, Meg. I was absolutely feeling fed up with being pregnant. I felt like I’d surrendered all I had and was feeling so down that baby still hadn’t come. My cousin and her baby girl came for a visit and I had some lovely cuddles with her bub. We joked about asking her […]
The Birth of Thomas
Written by Thomas’s mum, Barbara The labour with my first child Stella had been long and difficult as she was born posterior, and when I became pregnant with my second I immediately wondered if I was going to have another posterior baby, and whether it would be just as difficult second time around. These worries […]
Clem’s Birth Story
Written by MAMA mum, Jacqui So my pregnancy was fairly easy and uncomplicated. I remember thinking (and probably saying) ‘When’s the hard stuff going to start?’ All my prenatal check ups were pretty uneventful – everything ok, off you go, see you in a bit. I had minimal monitoring, just the 20 week scan […]
New Year’s Day Arrival of Baby Autumn
ANOTHER New Year’s Day baby Autumn “On the 1st of January, we welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Autumn into the world with the support of Jan Ireland in a hospital setting. With the support of Jan, I was able to labour at home in a comfortable environment for as long as possible, which was what we […]
