Birth Stories

Three baby girls, nine months! No, they're not triplets.

Tessa Singh, a teacher from Manchester in the UK, is mother to three four-year old girls. But remarkably, the girls are not triplets.
April 29, 2013, 12:15 pm
One of my babies wasn’t alive

Practical Parenting reader, Sarah Hill, was devastated to learn one  of the babies she was carrying had passed away and shocked to discover what a rare complication meant for the rest of her pregnancy.
April 26, 2013, 3:33 pm
What is the best age to have a baby?

How much of a role does your age play when it comes to being pregnant? Jessica Jane Sammut chats to four women about having babies in different decades of life.
March 15, 2013, 2:21 pm
Real-life birth stories - 'We were back at home by dinnertime'

After needing one caesarean, Jo-Anne Arpin was determined to have a VBAC with bub Ethan
March 2, 2012, 10:31 am
Real life birth stories - 'It's a boy! And he's huge!'

Danielle North was warned her baby was going to be a big one, but no-one expected Sebastian to tip the scales at a whopping 5.3kg!
March 2, 2012, 10:15 am
Real-life birth stories - 'The hospital didn't deliver babies!'

A weekend away was meant to be a relaxing break for Amanda Eime . But when she went into labour early, an hour from the nearest hospital, the race was on to deliver little Mikayla safe and sound
March 2, 2012, 10:09 am
Real-life birth stories - 'I got my perfect birth!'

After experiencing a difficult first birth, Michelle Nel visualised her way to the birth that she wanted with bub number two, Bailey
March 2, 2012, 10:04 am
'I woke up with chickenpox!'

For Leanne Thomas , being pregnant with her third child, Savannah , was shock enough. Then came some complications…
March 2, 2012, 9:58 am
Real-life birth stories - 'I staggered into the obstetrician's rooms in shocking pain'

A sharp and terrible pain in mummy Hanna Marotti ’s belly signalled that all wasn’t well for her and baby Stella
March 1, 2012, 4:11 pm
Real-life birth stories - 'We figured the baby would probably arrive late...'

A trip to the beach for Katie Bond meant a change in plans – and hospitals – when baby Lilly decided it was time to arrive
March 1, 2012, 4:06 pm