20/04/2026
The birth of baby Symphony, a very fitting name, as so many parts had to fall into place for her arrival into the world. This Symphony was conducted by her beautiful parents Echo, Luke & furry sister Maple🐶
Echo & Luke moved to Sydney in the later stages of pregnancy and we clicked as soon as we met. Echo had her heart set on a homebirth, in her own space with as little intervention as possible. Baby Symphony briefly had other plans and did a last minute flip to breech at 38 weeks! Echo tried everything, moxa, acupuncture, inversion upon inversion - luckily our local hospital is supportive of breech & Echo decided on an ECV, which worked straight away! Little Symphony was one step closer.
Several days later Echo's waters released - days passed with no signs of labour, Echo & Luke kept the positivity flowing & held strong. With daily check ups, and reassurance, Echo began to feel surges around 70 hours later! After all that waiting, Echo & Symphony were ready and labour rocketed on. Luke & Maple supported Echo through her surges, with Echo wanting constant abdominal lifts, Luke really regretted going to the gym that day 😂.
Symphony made her way into the world just as the year of the fire horse ticked over. She was born in the water, and then straight to her mum's chest, where she has barely left for 8 weeks! What an honour it was to witness this transformation of two people becoming parents - Echo overcame every hurdle with such grace and strength, and she wholeheartedly trusted in her body's ability to birth her baby. A privilege as always ❤️
Midwife Emma 🌼
