by Jade Gordon | Jan 12, 2021 | Birth Story
Thank you such Selina for sharing your Positive Story with us. [Trigger warning – contain: use of word contraction, third degree tear, mention of surgery] … I have been really inspired and drawn strength from the stories on this page and I’m excited...
by Jade Gordon | Jan 12, 2021 | Birth Story
My first baby was a spontaneous birth at 37 weeks in a birthing pool – pretty much a dream delivery so I was pretty devastated to learn that I had gestational diabetes and would most likely need to be induced this time around. I saw my midwife at 37 weeks and...
by Jade Gordon | Dec 30, 2020 | Birth Story
My first induction happened to be the birth of my fourth child. I was diagnosed with Cholestasis (ICP) at 34 weeks and my planned home birth turned into a planned hospital induction at 37 weeks. I wasn’t dilated only 1cm upon starting Cervidal, but after a couple...
by Jade Gordon | Dec 30, 2020 | Birth Story
I was induced at 37+2 weeks with non identical twins following a string of complications – high blood pressure and IGUR (Intrauterine growth restriction) with twin 1. This was during a global pandemic and our hospital was Covid positive with strict visiting...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 10, 2020 | Birth Story
We had originally planned a homebirth and had purchased our birth pool, attended hypnobirthing classes and planned our birthing space and we were excited. Unfortunately corona virus meant all home births cancelled and we would now need to attend hospital; we adapted...
