by Justine Brooker | Dec 17, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Maddie My husband and I were thrilled to be expecting our first baby one year into our marriage. While my pregnancy started with severe sickness that improved by the second trimester, I became increasingly concerned when I didn’t feel my baby move. At...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 6, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by Mum, Kelly Ollie was born at 40 weeks and 2 days, but his arrival into this world was nothing like I had imagined. Having experienced a drug-free birth with my first child, I felt prepared. Yet this time, from the start, something felt different. The...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 27, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Tayla My husband, 2 year old son and I live in Whangarei and were excited to be pregnant with our second baby. After a very easy first trimester we turned up to our 12 week scan to find out I was carrying identical twin girls! It was a huge shock and...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 6, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
This is Stirling’s story, as told by his Mum, Hilary. Stirling’s journey began in a whirlwind just before the New Year’s celebrations, almost 12 years ago. Born at 32 weeks after an unexpected and rapid turn of events, his arrival was anything but ordinary....
by Justine Brooker | Nov 1, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Katie For about 2 weeks before the birth I had been having some pains, until it got unbearable late at night of 16th February 2024. At 2am the next morning I went to the hospital to get checked and I was all cleared to go back home with medication to...
by Justine Brooker | Sep 25, 2024 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by parents, Rachel and Jordan On Wednesday 28th Feb (23+6weeks gestation) Jordan, our 2 golden labradors and I headed down to an obstetrician appointment at Southland Hospital as I hadn’t been feeling myself, a few people had mentioned ‘it’s just pregnancy...
