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Home Birth Articles

Sam’s Birth Story – A Home Water Birth VBAC in Aberdeen

I should start with the pregnancy and birth planning really. From the moment I had my first baby, I knew the second would have to be a homebirth. My eldest was born at 43+2 via emergency c-section, due to a long induction. Baby was fine, my body just got tired after...

Jennifer’s Birth Story – An Aberdeen Home Birth Story

3rd surprise baby girl, born at home at 41+2 weighing 8lbs 12oz. I had a wonderful home birth with my second baby, so knew I 100% wanted another home birth if possible. There were a few little bumps during pregnancy, at one point my platelets were quite low but did my...

Rebecca’s Birth Story – An Aberdeenshire Home Birth

We met our beautiful baby girl Sunny in the early hours of Thursday morning, at home in the pool. My surges started on Sunday afternoon after Easter lunch, but were few and far between. On Monday I carried on nesting as normal, practicing my slow breathing and resting...

Podcast – Episode 8 – Georgina’s Aberdeen Home Births

In this episode I'm sharing a birth story from one of my earlier clients and also one of the SONA hypnobirthing teachers, it's Georgina's turn to share her stories today. After a first traumatising birth, Georgina opted for home births and went all in on the...