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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...

Laura’s Birth Story – A Positive Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Birth

This was my 1st pregnancy and fortunately fantastic, where my biggest issues were heartburn & sore feet! I had waited three years to fall pregnant naturally and loved being pregnant. I hoped to have a calm and positive birth so attended Jade Gordon’s course at...

What makes a birth story positive? And should you only listen to positive ones?

I was watching some reels on Instagram recently saying opposite things, and as someone who appreciates contract and debate I have enjoyed pondering this question. One person was talking about how it's important to consume and listen to only positive birth stories. A...

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...