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Beccy

My birth story… by Beccy I was admitted at 10pm on Monday 6th March 2006, with severe swelling to my feet and ankles, which was later diagnosed as pre-eclampsia as my blood pressure was 160 over 106 and I had protein in my urine! After a near sleepless night in a crowded antenatal ward the […]

Jacinta

My birth story… by Jacinta Me and my partner Giles decided it was time to start a family when I was 29 and Giles was 34. Two weeks after deciding this we were pregnant. Giles was in more shock than me, he thought it wouldn’t happen for months. I don’t think he was quite over […]

Bethany D

The Day My Twins Were Born.. by Bethany Davies I was desperate to give birth. I’d been pregnant for ever and was fed up with being the size of a house. I’d long since outgrown the shower and bath, couldn’t sleep and my back was killing me. I had always loved children and assumed I […]

Frankie R

My birth story…by Frankie Rees The only certain thing about my long awaited babies’ birth in Amsterdam was that it would not be a home birth. My GP told me this as though it was the saddest news she could bestow… I was secretly relieved but reality soon hit. I was expecting twins in a […]

Carlie F

My Birth Story…. by Carlie Felts I was due to be induced at 39 weeks exactly, we had moved house at 38 weeks exactly and had a mad rush trying to get everything sorted out. I’d had a fairly straightforward pregnancy luckily but was stressed out completely with the house move, panicking how I would […]

BSB

My birth story…by Barbara (BSB) Let’s start at the beginning. I got pregnant at my dad’s wedding. The wedding was in France and was a long-winded affair. In between the end of the main course and the dessert, I convinced my then partner (now my husband) to go back to the hotel to rest. Rest […]

Abbie S

I found out I was having twins at 9 weeks. I had an early scan because I was bleeding,  so fearing the worst we set off for the scan. When we were told it was twins I remember swearing lots,  and telling my husband he would have to give up work, as we had a 1 year […]