by joel@1318.com.au | Jun 21, 2022 | Birth Stories
We could not recommend Stephanie more, with her calming, warm, respectful and professional presence – invaluable beyond price. From the outset, during her informative birth education and planning, beautiful rapport was established, as Stephanie kept our...
by joel@1318.com.au | Jan 19, 2018 | Birth Stories
It had been an epic, scorching Monday. I sweated at work balancing my weight carefully on my colossal ankles. A grade 3 kid said to me at recess; ‘Miss, I think you’re about to give birth’. I was 37 weeks and 2 days pregnant that day. Soon. Yes, soon, but not yet. I...
by joel@1318.com.au | Jan 4, 2016 | Birth Stories
We actually didn’t know what a doula was before our friends recommended Stephanie to us. Looking back now, I know we couldn’t have gotten through the natural birth of our baby girl without her… Being first time parents my partner and I knew nothing about pregnancy,...
by joel@1318.com.au | Jan 3, 2016 | Birth Stories
My labours are textbook..! First one was natural, drug-free, 6 hours and no complications – it was just the pain that I couldn’t wrap my head around. The experience was overwhelming, excruciating, and full of panic, pain and fear. I went into this first labour and...
by joel@1318.com.au | Jan 2, 2016 | Birth Stories
After undertaking hypnobirthing classes, we decided to seek out a doula to join me on the ‘birth support team’ for my wife. While I was initially unsure about having someone else at this very intimate occasion, it was important for my wife that she have someone also...
by joel@1318.com.au | Jan 1, 2016 | Birth Stories
For our third pregnancy we agonised over the need vs expense of a doula… Our first son was born by misinformed elective caesarean. We had moved, pregnant, from the UK with dreams of a home waterbirth to find the general feeling amoungst our family, friends and society...
Recent Comments