by Jade Gordon | May 17, 2020 | Birth Story
My first birth was better than I could have expected, after some initial nervousness I took a hypnobirthing course and religiously listened to my affirmations and relaxation tracks. I believe this all helped me to have the quick, relatively painless birth I was lucky...
by Jade Gordon | Mar 21, 2020 | Birth Story
My first birth was spontaneous and our daughter was born at 42 wks plus one day. Birth had started in the early hours before the day we were due to be induced for post-dates however it was a long birth and she arrived at 42 wks exactly it was a pretty traumatic birth...
by Jade Gordon | Nov 12, 2019 | Birth Story
Thanks to Shona for sharing this beautiful birth story with us. I’m so please you got to use the pool, accessibility of pools with induction varies greatly, so check what’s available locally. For the most part, my pregnancy was normal, healthy and low...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 17, 2019 | Birth Story
Thanks to Lindsey for sharing her story here, her wee one arrived on the day she was supposed to be induced, before her induction appointment. I remember being really upset too, feeling like my plans had gone out of the window, if you’re feeling like this please...
by Jade Gordon | Dec 10, 2018 | Birth Story
The following story was sent to me recently by a lady who wishes to remain anonymous. I’m so grateful for all positive induction birth stories we receive, whether the author remains anonymous or not – they are all hugely inspiring and informative, and help...
by Jade Gordon | Oct 25, 2018 | Birth Story
This lovely story was sent to me from a lady who wanted to share her story with you all but remain anonymous. As the name of this website would suggest, I love to hear all about positive induction stories, and I’m so glad to be able to share yet another...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 29, 2018 | Birth Story
Hi everyone, I just thought I would share my pregnancy and birth story. I’ve written it mostly whilst feeding Eliza in the night and it’s been so lovely to get it all down. I never want to forget how amazing it all was! (Apologies, it’s a long one! But I wanted to...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 15, 2018 | Birth Story
I am currently expecting my second child, I am a hypnobirthing practitioner (as well as an account manager for an education supply agency) and I want to share with you my positive induction birth story I had with my first and rainbow baby 4.5 years ago. I fell...
by Jade Gordon | Jun 2, 2018 | Musings
One of the common stresses when deciding on induction is the change in environment from where you would originally give birth. When you plan to give birth in a midwife led unit, you usually sign up for a less clinical environment; a more relaxing decor, dim lights,...
by Jade Gordon | Jun 1, 2018 | Musings
Birth plans – they tend to divide people, some create detailed pages of information, preferences, for all the various options, they may even be colour coded with colourful sticky tabs for each option (ok, I admit it this is a confession, of my own first birth...
by Jade Gordon | May 27, 2018 | Musings
Although there is generally a move towards finding ways to have birth partners stay during all of the induction process, the reality is that in some areas women spend some of the time during induction on their own at night. This is usually the case early on in the...
by Jade Gordon | May 27, 2018 | Musings
I’ve heard many people say that reflexology helped them go into labour, there seems to be plenty of anecdotal evidence around, but no proper clinical trials. I’m personally still a big fan and always recommend you give it a go if it sounds appealing (and...
