Sally tells a good birth story … including overcoming gestational diabetes during her pregnancy.

"It was hilarious. My midwife was standing around talking about having Chinese for dinner and deciding whether or not to break my waters.."

An IVF baby two days overdue survives a tricky birth to be called the couple’s miracle child.

A story about an uneventful pregnancy conceived through IVF that turned into an interesting but successful birth.

"The placenta looked like an old-fashioned crown"

"Birth is a major thing in your life and if it doesn’t go well, it stays with you for a long time"

"The fact that I was haemorrhaging didn’t alter the incredible excitement and joy that I felt."

"I had Myla three and a half weeks early. My first indication that something was wrong was having itchy hands and feet…"

"I was expecting his head, followed by an anterior shoulder, then a rotational movement for the next shoulder, followed by the body – but no, it was none of that – he just shot out."

“Oh my God I feel like someone is ripping all the hairs from my fanny.”