As told by mum, Jess, Leading up to her birth I was much sicker than previous pregnancies. I was in and out of hospital for the first 20 weeks. As my pregnancy progressed I was able to manage my sickness and it eased a bit. When labour began my husband and I...

As told by mum Savannah, Our story starts in April of 2024 when after weeks of feeling unwell, a test finally confirmed that I was pregnant with my first child. I spent the first 20 weeks of my pregnancy more tired, nauseous and angry than I’d ever been before. I...

 As told by mum, Jess I had a pretty rough pregnancy right from the beginning. I'd been extremely sick each day and was classed as a high risk pregnancy from 12weeks with most likely being induced at 38 weeks. I was having specialist appointments and growth scans...

As told by mum, Haylee My partner and I were nervous but so excited to be pregnant with what would be our 4th child between us. Having 3 boys already we were convinced that we would be blessed with another boy. You can imagine the excitement when we found out we...

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....

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...

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...

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. While...

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...

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...