My pregnancy was fairly straightforward up until 30 weeks.

Amidst the pandemic, we reached our 38-week midwife appointment, and it was the first hubby was allowed to attend.

This was our tenth pregnancy. We never had IVF, we never had trouble falling pregnant, but we never got past 8 weeks. So when I fell pregnan

I had a textbook pregnancy (that's what my midwife called it). I was measuring on time, and everything was great; she even said at my...

I really missed having her by my side. A crazy emotion time as I wanted her in the birthing room with me, but COVID-19 meant no support or v

This is the last thing I recall besides hearing the anaesthesiologist telling our obstetrician to hurry up and sew me up in case he needed t

The morning of my best friend's wedding I woke up from a bad nights sleep, strangely feeling full of energy and ready to take on my role as

LABOUR: TRANSITION STAGE OR WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE NIGHT OF HELL That night felt like it went forever. My contractions were bearable at...

My birth story was quite similar to a soap opera. I am Colombian living in Australia for over five years, married to an Australian-Greek...

As a first-time mum, I was pretty naive to pregnancy and birth, which looking back I wish I had armed myself with as much information as...

I can’t pinpoint the exact time that labour began. On Monday 8th July 2019 at 5.57 pm I sent Matt a text message saying ‘I’ve had a hard...

“Birth plan”. What an oxymoron. I had been told time and time again throughout pregnancy that you cannot plan your birth. I understood...

Around six months after actively trying to fall pregnant, my period was delayed. One morning I woke up at 4 am to go to the bathroom and...

Two lines, I'm sure this has two lines. "Omg what the f*^* do I do now!" After two years of trying to conceive two lines finally appeared...

It all began on Monday morning, the 6th of May. We woke up, and I decided to go into work with Greg, my husband. I had been home for a...

At 28 weeks, I got the devastating news that I had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Little did I know it wasn't that devastating at...

If you had asked me during my pregnancy if I had a preference for a vaginal or cesarean birth, I would have told you I had no preference...

I almost feel guilty telling my birth story. It was nothing like I imagined and everything I had hoped. I was always scared of falling...

In 2018 there was only one baby in the family. We were away on our annual family holiday, and as my sister-in-law was currently pregnant,...

To say I hated being pregnant is an understatement. I honestly can't recall a single time throughout it where I felt happy with not only...