by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 21, 2021 | Birth Stories
Unfortunately, our birth experience wasn’t as we had hoped or prepared for. We’d been having extra monitoring and check-ups throughout the pregnancy, particularly in the final stages – we went in for what we thought would be a routine check up on the...
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 21, 2021 | Birth Stories
I went to my last ob appointment at 39 weeks where they told me that the baby was facing posterior and not engaged. I was booked into the hospital for an induction on her due date which was Anzac day. The doctors didn’t want her to be born after this as I had...
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 21, 2021 | Birth Stories
My waters broke at 11:30 on May 29 and strong surges began about 40 minutes later. I was taken aback by how strong they were. I had imagined that labour would begin more gently and gradually progress. Boy was I in for a surprise! Around 1 am, I called my midwife,...
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 21, 2021 | Birth Stories
Ysobel had decided some time ago she was content with her heads up position and remained comfortably breech. I, too, was comfortable with her position, having decided to follow her lead and trust her to decide how she’d like to be. Matt and I were at the...
by Tracey Anderson Askew | Jan 21, 2021 | Birth Stories
We had attended the Canberra Calmbirth class in May after my friend had experienced Calmbirth and recommended it. Both Dean and I found our experience with your class the most beneficial and educational throughout my pregnancy. Even though people were critical on our...