Calmbirth Blog

Articles and stories from Calmbirth’s educators

Birth was messy and chaotic and a little bit crazy.

Birth was messy and chaotic and a little bit crazy.

Birth Stories
This is an extra special story to me because Nola is my Granddaughter, precious baby girl! Thank you Febey for sharing your birth story, I cried when I read it,…
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Mimi Awad

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Mimi Awad

Educators
Since being a young girl I have always wanted to be a part of the world that is birthing and babies and here I am now as a young woman…
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Michelle Green

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Michelle Green

Educators
I'm Michelle and I’ve had the privilege of working with birthing women and their families for over twenty five years.  My calling as a Calmbirth Educator began with a deep-seated…
Jen’s Birth Story

Jen’s Birth Story

Birth Stories
Jared and I are happy to announce the birth of our baby girl Riley. Born 11/4/24 at 11:35am.
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator  Shanae Paratore

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Shanae Paratore

Educators
Ciao! I'm Shanae, a passionate advocate for empowering women and their families on their journey through matrescence. With a rich background in nursing, midwifery, and lactation consulting, I've dedicated my…
Despite it not being our preferred birth journey it was still an empowered birth and the one we needed to go on to have our beautiful baby

Despite it not being our preferred birth journey it was still an empowered birth and the one we needed to go on to have our beautiful baby

Birth Stories
My husband and I are happy to share our birth journey in the hopes it might help other couples. It wasn't the journey we would have preferred but it gave…
Madison’s long and intense birth

Madison’s long and intense birth

Birth Stories
My labour was extremely long and intense and while it wasn’t my dream birth, I am very proud of how myself, Kane and bub handled each curve ball (and there…
Mastitis

Mastitis

Postnatal Care
We all know that for some women breastfeeding can be challenging at the best of times for many different reasons but throw mastitis in the mix and it can be…
My little girl needed a little help getting out of the ‘coziness’ of her mum

My little girl needed a little help getting out of the ‘coziness’ of her mum

Birth Stories
Although not everything went the way we had thought, we went into it having a mindset that we wanted a healthy baby and mumma from the birth and we were…

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