Birth Story 12
Our Story When we fell pregnant with our daughter (first baby) we looked into all the options available for childbirth in the UK. As we’re both not from here (Dutch & Australian) we wanted to know what other options were there aside from NHS. I looked into private hospitals but my main worry was the […]
Birth Story 11
Our Story My partner and I were pregnant with our second child, and were planning a home birth with the NHS, when Covid-19 struck. Almost overnight all homebirths in our area were cancelled, and birth partners were being prevented from being with women in labour. We had previously had a home birth with our daughter […]
Birth Story 10
Our Story “Wonderful, supportive midwife – friend for life!!” If I’m honest, I booked a private midwife because I was quite afraid of giving birth and I wanted to have as much control over the process as I could. With the help of Leonie, by the time I delivered my son, I was fully prepared, […]
Birth Story 09
Our Story I was absolutely thrilled to discover there was such a thing as an independent midwife! After having IVF I knew I wanted more of a personal approach to my pregnancy and birth. I arranged for an initial consultation to find out more about the packages offered and how it would work. I had such […]
Birth Story 08
Our Story We are a married, same sex couple originally from the US & Germany. Because Germany has such extensive postnatal care and even postnatal exercise classes – all fully funded by the German health system – we started researching and looking into options. If we hadn’t found Leonie, we probably would have tried a […]
Birth Story 07
Our Story When I became pregnant with my second child, I knew very early on I wanted to have my baby at home. I’d had a really good experience with my first labour having completed a hypnobirthing course beforehand and laboured very well at home before transferring to hospital at 7cm, and I felt confident […]
Birth Story 06
Our Story My husband and I looked to employ an independent midwife due to the lack of consistency of care offered by the NHS. We both felt it was absolutely critical to know and trust the people who would ultimately be at the birth of our baby. Sadly the NHS is unable to provide this […]
Birth Story 05
Our Story 5 ½ years ago, I gave birth to my son after experiencing two miscarriages and being told I might not be able to carry a pregnancy to term. I was a nervous wreck throughout the entire pregnancy. When my son was diagnosed with a cleft lip late in the pregnancy and we were […]
Birth Story 04
Our Story Hi, my name is Kakra I am now 49 years old. When I was 41 I fell pregnant it was a surprise and a joy unfortunately I miscarried after about 8 weeks, the same happened again when I was 44. Due to my age and the diminishing quality of my eggs meant I […]
Birth Story 03
Our Story Choosing private midwifery care was not a small financial decision for us, but when an unusual complication arose halfway through my pregnancy and our NHS obstetrician experience left a lot to be desired, we felt some extra support would mean a lot to us. We couldn’t have been more right. From the first […]