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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VBAC Birth Story
My first son’s birth was complicated. I didn’t expect any of it. “They” said it would start slowly, that I could relax and take a nap,...
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Home Birth in Vancouver, BC
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” - Laura Stavoe Harm “I labour and...
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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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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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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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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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Catching Her Baby
There is something very special with raising your family in the house you grew up in. Now imagine birthing your baby in the very same...
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Born Just In Time For Christmas
There is nothing more surprising than needing an induction, especially when you are expecting a 2016 baby. Instead they had their son...
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Home Water Birth with Birth and Beyond
I was lucky to attend a birth this week with Natalie from Birth and Beyond, a midwifery clinic located in UBC. (Now Natalie is on Orange...
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Third Boy Home Birth in Surrey
I love getting asked back to my clients second and third births. I wonder if I will be asked to attend a fourth sometime. This client,...
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10 lbs Baby Born at Home
It is a pretty big honour to be invited to a fellow birth workers birth, especially when the mom is a fellow Vancouver birth...
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Twins at BC Woman's Hosptial
This morning these two sweet twin babies were born six minutes apart. The little one on the right was born first weighing 5 lbs 3 oz...
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Home Water Birth with Sibling
It all started early on Canada Day 2015. My client texted me in the morning to let me know her pressure waves had started. She also...
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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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