BirthwithPassion

30/08/2025

✨labour land ✨

During labour, a “cocktail” of natural hormones facilitates the process: Oxytocin triggers contractions and promotes bonding, Prostaglandins soften and open the cervix, Relaxin stretches pelvic ligaments, Beta-endorphins provide natural pain relief and induce euphoria, and Adrenaline and Noradrenaline surge before birth to provide energy for strong contractions. These hormones work together in a finely tuned system to ensure the safe and natural progression of childbirth

30/07/2025

Did you know we hire out TENS machines?

A tens machine is a great labour tool to add to your toolkit for birth.

For increasing your comfort without using medication have you considered TENS during labour?
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is one of the many pain relief options you have. It’s non-invasive and doesn’t use medicine – it uses electrical energy. Using TENS during labour is considered safe for you and baby.

19/07/2025

Oh.. the things I wish people knew about birth.
I could talk about these all day. And if you think some a ridiculous it is because they are, but it can be some people’s reality.

Let me know below what you wish people knew about birth. What do you wish you knew about birth before experiencing birth for yourself?

09/07/2025

When baby weighs catch you off guard after a physiological precipitous (fast) homebirth. 3rd time mumma, bringing her first baby boy into the world with dad by their side.

Women can do anything when they have the right care team in their corner.

So many women are scared into large babies can’t be birthed vaginally or require induction of labour but this mumma had no signs of needing growth scans for pregnancy with a low risk pregnancy and birthed her baby into the comfort and safety of her own home.

04/07/2025

Thinking about a homebirth but not sure where to start? Let’s have a chat

Homebirth with a highly skilled and qualified midwife offers safety and space. It gives you the opportunity to birth on your terms.
You don’t need to have birthed before to qualify or even birthed at home before to qualify. It isn’t a club with VIP tickets only

We bring the equipment, we have a detailed transfer plan in place and ready to go at a moments notice IF you need it.

Instead of expecting interventions, we prepare for it.

With us you will experience:
💫 Less interruptions
💫 Less pressures
💫 less clock watching

If you are interested in homebirth and live around hunter and Newcastle areas it would be my privilege to share more information to support your decision p

13/05/2025

Our baby chickens have grown ❤️

04/05/2025

The meaning of midwife is to be with women

And I can not thank my amazing work wives and the amazing women of my community enough for helping me blossom into my true autonomy as a midwife.

To sit in silence in the late hours of the night to the early hours of the mornings, to hold and encourage women in the thickness of the raw and instinctive process of birthing, to chat and educate throughout pregnancy and postpartum journeys. In every relationship it is personal, it is tailored to the needs of the women and their families as well as I learnt more and more about myself every day in these opportunities

Happy international day of the midwives

26/04/2025

We welcome our new puppy Trigger to the family.

Bolt was so excited to play but he had a laceration to his main artery in his leg on Wednesday major surgery and 0 strict rest on day 3 and he’s over it 😂

My days not with families I am at my house growing and feeding baby animals 😂 But both pups are doing well, our baby chickens are getting massive and our 4 month old baby python is snoozing the days away

23/03/2025

06/12/2024

When planning a homebirth one of my discussions with families with other little ones is what are your feeling towards your little ones being at the home in birth?

It is very welcomed and normal for other children to be part of welcoming their babies into the world along side mum and dad
If little ones are going to be present within homebirth it is important to get them involved in the preparation for the birth some fun ways I suggest parents to start warming them up are:

- Reading children appropriate books to them my favorite homebirthing book is hello baby by Jenni overend, reading books regularly

- let them help, hands on helping creating the beautiful space, hanging lights, blowing up the pool with you or dad, go supply shopping, get them helping pack supply boxes with towels, sheets and explaining why they are needed (if age appropriate)

-play games: birth games are a great way to get little ones use to sounds they may hear or movements mum may do. Mummy stomping and groaning. Positions in the pool movements in the pool if you have a baby doll bring baby doll up to your chest (aww the baby is born!)

- let little ones play in pool supervised (no water) Harrison my son demonstrating this morning having a dance party in the pool blown up.

Have fun with it! Our little ones are so smart and pick up on the big changes about to happen ❤️❤️