Birth of Esme : Water Birth at Darent Valley Birth Centre
Mercedez had a water birth at Darent Valley birth centre for her first baby, Esme. She came along to my weekly pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford as part of her birth prep. thought it would be nice to share my birth story with you – as I know so many other people did and it […]
Birth of Rosie: VBAC water birth after an induction
Hannah attended my pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford in preparation for her second baby. After a previous pre-term c-section she was classed as high risk, and was told she could potentially have another pre-term baby. Background: Previous emergency c section at 33 weeks due to HELLP syndrome. My birth story: I knew I wanted a whole […]
Birth of Harper: Elective C-section at Darent Valley Hospital
Erin came along to my weekly pregnancy yoga classes in Darenth as she prepared for the birth of her first baby. She also attended my Summer pregnancy retreat day in Gravesend. She went on to have a wonderful elective c-section at Darent Valley hospital. I wanted to start with a massive thank you! Around a […]
Birth of Max : Calm Birth Darent Valley Birth Centre
After a tough first birth, Kirsty came along to my pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford to prepare for her second birth. She went on to have a speedy but calm birth at Darent Valley birth centre. I thought I would share my birth story, given that I found listening to other women’s stories so wonderful […]
Birth of Chloe : VBAC at Medway maternity
Alex came to my weekly pregnancy yoga classes in Darenth as she prepared for the birth of her second baby – a vbac at Medway maternity unit. My first birth was a planned home birth. I laboured at home until 7cm, but Joseph’s heart rate kept dipping a bit too much after contractions so they […]
Birth of Harper : Hypnobirthing for an Elective C-Section at Darent Valley Hospital
Shannon came along to my pregnancy yoga class in Dartford the whole way through her pregnancy. She then went on to complete my hypnobirthing course to prepare for the birth of her first baby. Hi Colleen, I hope you’re doing well! Firstly, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your pregnancy yoga […]
Birth of Jesse : Natural birth at Darent Valley delivery suite
This story is from Izzie, who completed my hypnobirhting course in Darenth with her partner Eddie. Izzie also attended pregnancy yoga in Dartford from 16 weeks until the week of giving birth. At her last pregnancy yoga class Izzie was very fed up! And told everyone that she was going to book a c-section as […]
The Birth of Eleanor: Birth at Darent Valley Birth Centre with Gestational Diabetes
Charlotte attended my pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford through her first pregnancy. She went on to have a straight forward ‘land’ birth at Darent Valley birth centre. Our daughter, Eleanor, was born on the 19th June at 12:14pm, her weight was 7 pounds 12 ounces, at 39 weeks and 4 days gestation. We are all […]
The Birth of Edie : VBAC at Darent Valley hospital
Katie completed my group hypnobirthing course in Dartford and pregnancy yoga in 2023 for the birth of her first baby. She then came back to pregnancy yoga 18 months later in preparation for her second birth, a planned vbac at Darent Valley hospital.
Birth of Sammy: Water Birth at Darent Valley Hospital
My first birth, five years previously, was a water birth at Darent Valley birth centre following a low risk pregnancy. That birth went well, until the second stage. I had panicked because I’d read that if baby’s heart rate couldn’t be detected for a period of time you’d have to come out of the pool so […]