Preparing for a family-centered caesarean birth.
Birth by Bloom helps you prepare for your caesarean birth. We will walk you through the event so you can think ahead and prepare.
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Childbirth Education Classes and Resources
Third Baby BC Women’s Birth Story
As the sun came up I rushed out to BC Women’s Hospital to meet my client birthing her third baby. I didn’t get a chance to meet this...
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Bloom Birth Video with Birth Story
The love in this birth movie is so powerful you might find yourself drenched with tears. Grab yourself a tissue, get cozy and watch as my...
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Bathtub catch home birth baby
I feel so fortunate for having had such a great pregnancy. Aside from months 2 and 3 when I felt nauseous, tired, and craved dim sum and...
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Maggie’s Rainbow Birth Story
I am so excited to share the story of Maggie’s birth. More than 16 months after her birth, it’s ready for sharing! It took 5 months to...
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Birth at St. Paul's Hospital
Sometimes first births go really fast. This was my first birth of 2016, it sure started the year off with a bang! I joined my clients at...
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Burnaby General Birth with Midwives
We made it to the hospital just as things started to progress really fast. The birth room was not ready so we had to make due in the...
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Vancouver Home VBAC
Trusting birth. How do you figure out if a VBAC is right for you and your family. We spent many hours going over the risks of VBAC and...
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Loss Story: In Memory of Audrey Megan
The following story was written by Dawn, one of my favourite midwives, a birthing mother, wife, sister, daughter, community member, and...
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Slow birth Home Birth Story
I had a fairly smooth pregnancy. Other than feeling quite sick for the first half, it was rather uneventful, though definitely not an...
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Born at Home Vancouver Birth Story
Barto guarding the belly and the house. Their doula arrives. Their midwife arrives. Barto keeping watch. Just before they meet their...
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Vancouver Home Birth
Sometimes first-time mom’s birth their babies quickly. A quick first birth is often under 10 hours from start to finish. I knew when my...
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Family Home Birth
I love it when I get a message from M. that they are having another baby and I am invited to take birth photographs at their home birth....
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Twin Boy and Girl Born at BC Woman's
Last night I attended the wonderful birth of these two little people. Twin 'A', a baby girl, was caught by her dad. Soon after Twin 'B'...
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Alice’s Birth: Living My Truth Post-Caesarean
To give birth, you must dive headfirst into the great mystery. Your body transforms, a new being emerges, life is never again the same....
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Doula's Home Birth
It is pretty special when you get to photograph a fellow doula’s birth. What a beautiful relationship this family has and what a...
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Thanksgiving Day Home Birth
Having a baby at home on Thanksgiving day is always special. Especially when you doula is your best friend and your husband has masted...
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Catching Her Baby at Home
The night before Halloween my client welcomed her second baby into the world at 42 weeks and 3 days. She birthed her baby surrounded by...
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Days of Labour and a Caesarean Birth
After many days and hours working through her birth at home, we headed to the hospital. After anther day at the hospital it was time to...
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Fast Vancouver Home Birth
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm When you feel the...
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Book a Childbirth Education Class
Discover childbirth education classes at Birth by Bloom. Access resources to support your journey into parenthood, available to families across the Lower Mainland.
All of our classes include a 1 hour feeding your baby class and Newborn Care sessions including education on newborn sleep, care, what to expect in the first 6 weeks with your new baby.
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