I love watching birth videos!

I often cry a happy cry whilst watching them!
I really do believe that watching natural births helps to realise how normal birth can be and also it can help take any fear away that you may be feeling about your upcoming birth.
I adore the moment where mother and baby first meet and have their first cuddle. The photo above is mine and my daughter Mika's first moments together. I will treasure that precious moment forever! I love you Mika!


The first video is the gentle homebirth of Blaze.
The birthing mother, Melissa is a doula in South Australia. Baby Blaze was born into Melissa's own arms.
"Blaze was my third pregnancy. I had a emergency Cesarean after being told I had CPD with my first baby. I had a hospital VBAC with my second. I decided that the best and safest place for me to birth Blaze was at home. It was amazing to be the only one that needed to touch my baby."
Grab a tissue for this one!

"This is the birth of my third child. Thank you to my amazing husband, I don't think I could do it without you. Thank you to my wonderful midwives Bernice and Eileen, you are both incredible women who I admire very much. Thank you to my family for being so supportive of my choices and for caring for all the little things while I am "doing my thing". Thank you to Danyelle for taking these pictures for me. I will always cherish them. I love you all!"

This video is a real beautiful Waterbirth. I love watching Mum and baby bond straight away, it warms my heart.

Kaia's unassisted birth at home! It is such a beautiful video and shows just how great it feels to bring new life into the world all by yourself!

This next video is a breech waterbirth. It is quite fast and I think I have watched it about 30 times! Our 2nd baby was born breech and it was an incredible experience to birth him. It's a pity I didn't have his birth filmed or at least taken photos, so instead I watch a lot of other peoples breech births and they always make me smile! I love the peaceful music in the background of this video.

"Pregnancy and homebirth/water birth experience of our daughter Olive. Music by Ben Harper. Birth should be an empowering experience - this is just one small snippet of what her birth was like for me. I felt powerful, present, connected to all women before me, truly doing what God made my body to do. Special thanks and praise for our midwife Kathy Mitchell who rocks!!"

Twin baby girls, Amelia Faith & Annalise Hope.
Born on Labor Day, September 1, 2008

"The tale of a hard-fought hospital VBAC told from the father's point-of-view. Lessons here about the importance of being educated on the birth process, having a supportive labor team, and trusting the mother's own instincts during the birth process."

"I am fortunate to have gained the wisdom that every women has the innate knowledge, power and sensitivity to birth her baby naturally. I want to make this opportunity available to all women, so they too, could recognize and experience their inner wisdom and knowledge of their own bodies and trust the rightness of the natural birth process."

www.naturalwaterbirth.com

"A three year journey that took this couple from their unexpected hospital cesarean birth to birthing their second baby at home in water - condensed into a mere 6-minute video. You, the viewer, become a witness to their very heartfelt, personal sacrifice and transformation."
I LOVE this video! What an inspiring Mum & Dad! I shed many happy tears whilst watching this!

"My Journey to a VBAC. After wanting a natural childbirth with my first pregnancy and labor and succumbing to an unnecessary cesarean, I discovered and joined ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) and began my journey to a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)."

PLEASE be sure to grab a big box of tissues before you watch this one........