We had the most extraordinary birth!!!

After dinner on the Saturday night we sat down to watch a movie and at some point I realised I was having a surge every 10 minutes or so. Around 11pm I told M and we went to bed. I was convinced I’d sleep and wake up and the surges would have stopped or slowed down. At midnight my waters released and I was still having surges so we listened to your hypnobirthing tracks and kept breathing through it.

Around 3am we called the hospital to give them a heads up that we’d be probably be coming in in a few hours time. The midwife told us we should go in immediately because it’s “not normal” for my waters to release so early and so they should check me and the baby for signs of infection. I felt myself tense up and surges stopped for the entire 15 minute phone call (!!!!!!!). We told her that we were going to stay at home, see how things progressed and call them back in a few hours – and she cheerily responded that that was fine. Surges kicked back in again after that (phew!) and we kept listening to the relaxation tracks while things ramped up. I think we were at about 2 in 10 for a few hours here but then things suddenly accelerated to 3 in 10 and then rolling surges. I was still convinced I had hours to go. By the time we realised it was time to go to the hospital, we quickly realised I wouldn’t make the 30 minute journey. About 15 minutes later I was on my knees, leaning over a birthing ball on my bedroom floor convinced that I just needed to do a poo and then I’d feel better – when Calen popped out.

We definitely had that “pause” moment, in shock and in awe looking at each other and looking at the baby amazed at what my body had just done and at how we birthed the baby together, calmly and beautifully at home. A paramedic arrived a few minutes later, waited while the placenta came, and helped get us into bed. I had the most incredible glass of orange juice of my life. The rest of the day was just a total high. I couldn’t believe what we had done and that we had our absolute dream birth.

Thank you for your guidance and support over the years with our pregnancies and births. Meeting you and learning about hypnobirthing has helped us to have beautiful – albeit very different – birth experiences. Going into both births, we felt confident, informed and empowered. With C’s birth that meant that we made the right decisions and ultimately had an incredible experience. We treasure both sets of memories and we’re so grateful for your role in helping us feel calm, relaxed and informed.

C’s a gorgeous little boy – very calm and chilled. A’s a wonderful big brother – he smiles every time he sees C, loves holding his hand and giving him kisses, and shows him all his cars. We are a very happy little foursome and everyday is filled with lots of love and laughter and hugs and kisses.

Thank you for doing what you do and for all your support and guidance. We will continue to rave about you and hyponobirthing to our pregnant pals.

All our love