‘My waters broke at Center Parcs’
One real mum tells M&B how her baby arrived during a break away with the family.
View Article‘My twin sister was my birth partner’
Carla Westwell, 28, a teacher, lives in Lincolnshire with husband Pete and son Henry, 21 months. Her birthing partner wasn't who you'd expect...
View Article‘My friend saved the day and helped me give birth’
Read one real mum's story about how her friend stepped up when she went into labour and saved the day...
View Article‘My mum was there for me at my son’s birth’
One real mum tells M&B how her mum became her birthing partner to welcome her grandson into the world.
View Article‘I had a natural c-section’
I was overjoyed to be expecting again. I’d lost eight babies over the years. I’d had to deliver most of them, even though I knew they hadn’t survived.
View Article‘I had a lotus birth and left my placenta attached’
In my work as a doula supporting women through labour and birth, I noticed that newborns tend to cry when the umbilical cord is cut, even though it contains no nerve endings.
View Article‘I gave birth by myself’
We live on a remote farm, a two-hour drive from the nearest hospital. I’ve given birth four times in countryside lay-bys because we couldn’t make it to hospital in time.
View Article‘My sportiness helped me have a natural, pain-free birth’
Natalie Lawrence, 28, a massage therapist and coach, lives with husband Lee and son Max, 12 months. She tells us about her natural, medication-free birth.
View Article‘I trusted my body and had a medication-free birth’
Vikki Turner, 26, a full-time mum, lives in Bury with husband Anthony and their son Maxwell, 12 weeks. She tells us how she gave birth without medication.
View Article‘Giving birth was like having an orgasm’
Sarah Hanks, 37, a yoga teacher, lives with husband Phil and their son Sacha, three. She tells M&B how giving birth was like having an orgasm...
View Article“I had a Christmas baby - and was back in time to open presents!”
Kaye Huett, 27, a graphic designer, lives in Wiltshire with her partner Martin and son Archie, 22 months.
View Article“We had a Christmas baby - our midwife was dressed as Santa!”
Julie Kelly, 38, a contact centre trainer, lives in Corby with her partner James, and daughters Lexi, seven, and Rosie, 10 months.
View Article“I had gestational diabetes throughout my first pregnancy without knowing”
Somehow, three blood tests at various stages of pregnancy showed up negative. It was only at 39 weeks that I got my diagnosis and had an emergency c-section.
View Article“I didn’t get to hold my newborn baby before his life-saving heart surgery”
When Lisa Parsley’s baby was diagnosed with a rare genetic heart condition in the womb, she knew his only chance of survival would be a life or death dash from the delivery room to surgery.
View Article“I had gestational diabetes when I had twins”
The first few months of pregnancy were tiring, but I put the extra exhaustion and dizziness down to carrying twins. Caring for my toddler took it out of me, and even walking up stairs left me breathless.
View Article“We live-tweeted our baby’s birth”
Alana and Paul shared the journey of Eva Grace, who has Down’s syndrome, on Twitter.
View Article“I was the first woman in the UK to be offered the IONA test”
Gillian Rodgers from East Grinstead was the first person to be offered the IONA test on the NHS when she was 13 weeks pregnant.
View Article“There’s no potential for miscarriage with the IONA test - that’s why we...
Following two miscarriages, Liz Steward, 42, from Surrey, gave birth to a boy, Oliver, who's now 23 months. When she again fell pregnant last year, she opted to have the IONA test.
View Article“My pregnancy was like training for cycling to the South Pole”
“I remember the elation I felt on reaching the South Pole and breaking the world record, but it didn’t come close to my emotions when I became a mother”
View Article“Hurry up baby, I need a coffee!”
Love coffee, but gave it up during your pregnancy? One mum tells us how dreaming of a cappuchino motivated her through labour pains.
View Article“My doula helped me have a mindful home birth”
Fiona McSheffrey, 34, lives in Yorkshire with husband Andy and Caitlin, five, and Zachary, two. She had a mindful birth with help from a doula.
View Article“The IONA test gave me peace of mind after learning I was high risk for...
Berna Turner, 35, from Kent, was told at 12 weeks into her first pregnancy that her baby had a high risk of being Down’s syndrome. She and her husband researched options and chose to pay for an IONA test.
View Article“The IONA test took away the risk of losing my miracle baby”
Pregnant Karen Rosco-Bailey, 43, from Wakefield, is already mum to Georgia, 4, conceived during a second round of IVF.
View Article“I was a surrogate with twins for another mum”
Surrogate mum Michelle Green shares the emotional story of Charlotte and Amelie’s birth.
View Article“I went out for ice cream and came home with my baby!”
Read Olivia Siegl’s real birth story - she had a pregnancy craving she just couldn’t resist...
View Article“My family joined me at the birth”
Would you want your whole family to join you in the delivery room? Meet Jeorgia Cook, who had a room full of helpers at the birth of her son…
View Article‘I had my baby on Halloween’
Meet mum Faye Steadman, who got a not-at-all-spooky treat on 31 October.
View Article“I had my 11-pound baby in a home birth”
Meet Emily Johnson and her big baby, Emmett, who arrived at their home birth.
View Article“I had my baby in time for Christmas”
Meet Katie Linstead, whose baby arrived just in time to celebrate Christmas.
View Article“I had a New Year‘s baby!”
Meet Lisa Beever, who had more reason to celebrate on New Year’s Day than most!
View ArticleIf you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself the day before you...
If you had the power to travel back in time to the day before you gave birth, what would you tell yourself? Here's what our Mother&Baby mums wished for.
View ArticleWatch - Real life birth story: I filmed my birth for YouTube!
Would you film your birth and put it on YouTube? Watch this short clip from Gemma Vaughan, who has filmed all three of her births.
View ArticleBritain’s smallest twins, whose COMBINED weight was the same as a bag of...
The smallest twins born in Britain this year, who had a combined birth weight of a bag of sugar, have made a miraculous recovery and are home for Christmas.
View ArticleThis Australian mum gave birth to a FOURTEEN-pound baby!
A woman in Australia has given birth to a fourteen-pound baby, twice the weight of an average newborn.
View ArticleMum posts powerful post-pregnancy photo and says ‘stretch marks do not define...
A young mother has shared a photograph of her tummy in all its stretch-marked and scarred glory to encourage post-baby body positivity.
View Article‘I Was Told I Couldn’t Conceive Naturally': One Mum's Story
How could anyone miss those telltale signs of nausea and exhaustion? Well, if you’re not expecting to be, erm, expecting, it’s easier than you think…
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