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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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11 lbs 8 oz Unmedicated Birth
My client had a fast and furious second birth this past week. I will be honest when I walked into the room and saw her in this gorgeous...
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Born at Home Mom and Dad's Story
E. & R.’s Home Birth Story E: I woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday with contractions about 10 mins apart. I tried to get...
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Vancouver Home Birth with Kids Doulaing
One of my best friends met her dream man, they fell in love and made a baby. I was so honoured to get to attend their home birth as their...
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My Nest Birth on the Hospital Floor
I first experienced a handful of surges five days before my daughter was born. After a bloody show the next evening and a call to my...
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Midwife Catching Her Own Baby.
Much of the end of pregnancy is spent wondering when and how labour will start, just waiting for that first contraction. When my blood...
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Burnaby Home Birth
Almost time! He had no problem finding his thumb. Mom cutting the cord herself. What a beautiful symbolic moment. Snug on daddy skin to...
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Water Birth at Home
I got to attend this beautiful home water birth earlier this week. This mom filled her apartment with a group of fully supportive, loving...
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42 Week Home Birth
This morning in Vancouver this sweet little girl was born at home, after being in the womb for 42 weeks. It was a beautiful unmedicated...
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A Home Birth Story
I love it when my clients share their birth stories with me and the public. It can be so inspiring to hear how other women did it. It’s...
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Home Water Birth
All this post needs to say is …. this mama got her home water birth… and it was wonderful! The amazing midwife, Dawn, checking baby and...
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Surprise it’s not a boy!
I love last minute births. This mama decided last minute that she wanted birth photography. I happen to have a space so we planned to...
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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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