22/04/2026
🩷🏡Danni's story🩷🏡
'Our beautiful daughter arrived exactly two weeks early, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible support we received. Throughout my pregnancy, my husband and I did a hypnobirthing course, which helped me stay calm despite being an anxious person. We’d always dreamed of a homebirth, and after hearing amazing things about the RBH homebirth team, we knew it was the perfect choice.
Kerry, our midwife throughout our pregnancy, was a constant source of reassurance, calming my worries and guiding us through everything as first-time parents. We especially loved the homebirth evening where everything was explained so clearly by Kerry and Naomi, so we knew exactly what to expect.
When I went into early labour on March 20th at 3.30 am, I initially thought it was just Braxton Hicks. By 7:30 a.m the contractions were really ramping up, so I called the team. Joy reassured me on the phone, and after arriving at ours at around 8.30am, she did the the initial checks to find high protein levels in my urine and high blood pressure levels, meaning we needed to transfer to the hospital.
We were open-minded about this, but as contractions got stronger, we knew labour was progressing quickly. The ambulance crew arrived within minutes (and provided gas and air- incredible!), and in the end, it was decided I would stay home due to the final stage of labour progressing. After a short time, our beautiful daughter, weighing a perfect 6lbs and 9oz, born at 11.15am in our living room, and we couldn’t have been happier. Donna and Gwyneth arrived just in time, and their calm presence and support made such a difference. Donna held my hand throughout the final stage, and her and Joy’s constant positive affirmations provided reassurance and belief that I could do it.
Despite the unexpected ambulance involvement and the need for 72 hours of hospital monitoring after birth, the experience felt incredibly calm, relaxed, and empowering, thanks to the amazing care from Joy and the team... *Story continued in comments*
