21/04/2026
FREEBIRTH TESTIMONIAL
After a traumatic first birth in the hospital, and a redemptive homebirth with amazing midwives for our second - we found ourselves conflicted in the early months of our third pregnancy. While our first preference was another homebirth supported by our previous private midwife, we found ourselves in a position where our budget could not afford the privilege of this. What had almost started as our joking about having a Freebirth, turned into - “I don’t think I can birth this baby any other way.” Through a series of conversations and events I found myself in conversation with Sarah - the phone call was immediately non judgemental and supportive. From there we got to experience the most magical model of care - one that I’ve never heard anyone else experience before. We were given full autonomy in how much support we felt we wanted or needed. It was honestly a best of both worlds scenario. We felt as though we would be supported no matter how things went, cause we know that in birth, things can change and you may need to deviate from your original plan - should we have needed Sarah’s support during the birth, we would not have hesitated to reach out for this. Would we have loved to have Sarah present at the birth, absolutely! She’s incredible. But under our circumstances that tiny little detail was not afforded to us. But we are so grateful for everything Sarah could do to support us both antenatally and postnatal. 🫶🏼
Things that made our Freebirth such an incredible experience: Being able to cuddle my daughters back to sleep while in labour. Welcoming our son into the world with just myself and my husband in the room - his dad’s loving hands catching him and being his first point of contact in the world. Our daughters running straight into the room to meet their brother just seconds after he was born. Having no one but me be responsible for my sons transition extra utero - with no foreign hands touching him or fussing over him, just pure connection between a mother and her child. Showering in my own shower and curling up in my own bed. And uniquely for us, being blessed with a home visit from Sarah 4 hours post birth to check in on us.
