Where do I begin… my birth would not have looked or felt the same without Calmbirth. As I dove further and further into pregnancy the more scared I got, of course I was, I had absolutely no knowledge surrounding birth or labour and that made me petrified. After completing the Calmbirth course with my partner that fear was gone and I was so so excited to labour and give birth to our little girl.
“We are so grateful for the resources we had going into labour and birth and for all the support we had during and after as well. What could have been a very scary experience for us, was quite beautiful and calm.”
The main reason I’m glad I did calm birth as a dad to be, says Jai was because, even though I knew a lot about the medical side of things from my work and that of Grace, from a practical supportive partner stand point I didn’t know much.
The partners toolbox was invaluable as it gave me some things to focus on that we’re helpful for Grace.
It allowed me to be a better physical and emotional support for her and didn’t leave me feel as helpless as I had imagined previously.
The calm birth class was also a great space the clarify and reaffirm any thoughts I had concerning childbirth.
I left confident that the knowledge I had was up to date and relevant to the big event looming in our future.
WELCOME Harper Mae Mathew,
Born March 20th / 3.332kg / 50cm
“When we caught up with J the next day we discussed the birth and she was very complimentary of the Calmbirth program she said that without knowing you could pick 99% of couples who do the Calmbirth classes based on their birth experience. We spoke with her at length about the classes and what they involve and highly recommended them.”
Welcome Heath Kam Knightly Harker – WOW what a story!
“I pushed the baby out painfree at 2:08am. I didn’t even feel a thing despite not having an epidural. The baby was born in the caul with his arm on his face so I had a second degree tear. No other complications. Not bad for a 41 yo, first baby, IVF, and having pre-eclampsia.”