Hannah shares the birth story of little Zoey. After her waters broke unexpectedly, she used one of our TENS machines to get her through a long night of stop and start labour. On Friday 24th May 2019 I hopped out of bed at 8:30am and my waters broke. I definitely...
That last hour was incredibly intense, and the few moments I had the TENS off to jump in the shower was horrible. I couldn’t be without it, and it became my safe haven. I don’t know what I would have done without it! I honestly had doubts on how much it would actually work for me – but I was and still am super surprised with it!
My son arrived at 4am after almost 48 hours of painful contractions, and totally exhausted, it had taken me almost 2 hours of pushing to deliver him laid on the bed. Thank god I went overboard with the birth partners because I needed my sister and mum to hold my...
Overall I feel pretty happy now when I think about my birth story but there are still elements that make me a bit sad and conflicted. I am the type of person who is super cautious and researches everything in general so when it came to birth and pregnancy, I...
Let’s be honest, birth is far from blissful. But let me explain.
My midwife was a total badass, cool as a cucumber under pressure - a great match for my bossy personality. I knew that if I pushed her she would push back just as hard.
But then she broke my waters.
