Birthing Stories

Stories of Births

Movie births are always dramatic, they depict Mum’s that unexpectedly break their water in public, deliveries in lifts, partners who faint or hyper-react to any little problem. The real life, we like to think, for us will go more smoothly. Guess what! Usually, it does. But sometimes reality really exceeds fiction. We write about such stories, and also the less dramatic birthing experiences.

Never forget, birthing is the most stressful time for a parent to experience. You may think you’ll be prepared for most scenarios, but once the contractions kick in, that peaceful home birth you had your heart set-on, can evaporate rapidly. Check out our articles about both crazy unconventional and unexpected births.

We’ve heard of babies from being born up a tree, to in a car in the lion enclosure of a drive-thru’ zoo. In fact, you like to read about babies popping out all over the place. – Read on here!

Mother and baby bond after a home birth.

Home Birth Risks and Joys – Can You Safely Give Birth at Home?

Despite most saying that the home birth risks are massively outweighed by the many joys. Can you really safely give birth at Home? Now taking a wider view, let’s not forget that the question of where and how to give birth is a relatively new one for women. Up until the early 20th century, fewer […]

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Image shows a lifelike pregnant robot woman in labor during a medical training class.

Pregnant Robot Trains Students – Lifelike Model Gives Birth to Order for Midwifery Training

Pregnant Robot Trains Students – Lifelike Model Provides Birth Simulation to Order    Video Shows How a Pregnant Robot Trains Students. The above YouTube video has now been watched over 76 million times, explaining how a lifelike model gives birth to order for general medical and midwifery training classes. Medical students at Johns Hopkins […]

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Pregnancy Belly Week by Week! Belly Bump Picture Video – Must See!

This is the video to watch to see the development of a healthy pregnancy belly week by week. It’s a must-see life-affirming belly bump video picture series which has deservedly been watched over 80 million times! We think that this video is a remarkable record of the stages of pregnancy weekly which add up to […]

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The Birth Story of a Baby Boy, Calihan. Gee I Did It!

Our Birth Story with Cali So, it’s time to go, and at the very last second the doctor said: “Dad do you want to catch the baby?” We’re just your average family who is choosing to live a not so average life. We decided to sell everything and leave our home for an adventure around […]

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