The paramedics arrived with just three minutes to spare Amy SwannApril 18, 2025first baby, accidental homebirth, homebirth, home birth
I really needed to focus inward and switch off from everything Amy SwannJuly 26, 2023homebirth, waterbirth, physiological third stage, first baby
I remember walking around eating snacks saying I could not believe I just gave birth – I felt great! Amy SwannApril 3, 2023physiological third stage, prodromal labour, second birth
I've walked out of birth feeling like a total rockstar. I am beyond proud of how in control I was Amy SwannFebruary 28, 2023waterbirth, family birth centre, encaul, physiological third stage, first baby
I would always joke about how my pain threshold is pretty much non existent Amy SwannNovember 14, 2022family birth centre, physiological third stage, waterbirth, first baby
The caesarean was a beautiful experience because I had a back up birth plan just in case. Amy SwannOctober 20, 2022big baby, emergency caesarean, family birth centre, gestational diabetes, posterior, first baby
A Dad's perspective - I didn’t doubt for one second that Juliette could do this Amy SwannAugust 30, 2022family birth centre, waterbirth, first baby
My midwife told me that I had gone from 4cm to 10cm in an hour Amy SwannAugust 8, 2022waterbirth, family birth centre, first baby
I could hear talks in the room of how big he was. He hit the scales at 5.25 kg Amy SwannJuly 5, 2022big baby, VBAC
I felt this immense rush of love and happiness having so many women around / Gabby Amy SwannJune 15, 2022waterbirth, family birth centre, first baby
We never expected to be delivering our own baby, let alone having a breech vaginal birth / Jenelle Amy SwannMay 24, 2022breech, accidental homebirth, homebirth, family birth centre, first baby
After taking time to think what was right for baby and me, we requested a Caesarean / Kristal Amy SwannApril 21, 2022induction, emergency caesarean, big baby, first baby
I feel like I was set up to fail / Hollie Amy SwannApril 11, 2022emergency caesarean, posterior, big baby, first baby
My OB said how important hypnobirthing is / Steph Amy SwannFebruary 22, 2022VBAC, epidural, forceps, VBA2C
I don’t think I would have had my homebirth if it wasn’t for my first birth experience / Megan Amy SwannJanuary 19, 2022VBAC, HBAC
I was adamant I wouldn’t be giving birth on my back this time / Emmalea Amy SwannNovember 18, 2021physiological third stage
I never timed my surges or had any vaginal examinations / Heather Amy SwannNovember 1, 2021homebirth, private midwife, first baby
No one has been pregnant forever… right? / Peta Amy SwannOctober 12, 2021private midwife, posterior, homebirth, first baby
I was so surprised with how much I loved pushing / Emma Amy SwannAugust 29, 2021gestational diabetes, second birth
The midwife told me baby had been born en caul / Stephanie Amy SwannAugust 17, 2021physiological third stage
