"It was our "last" Friday we said to ourselves venturing out to the pub (I wasn't drinking obviously) as that morning I'd begun losing my...

A hugely positive experience for us and wonderful to meet little one in a calm way.

We were tucked up in bed by 2am with our precious baby.

My birth was nothing like I'd imagined. I had hoped for a calm birth on MLU, ideally in water, I'd got my bag of distractions and photos...

After doing the antenatal course- I was expecting a long birth for my first time and thought I would spend most of that time at home....

I felt I was truly in a safe and supportive environment

I have learned to trust my body, my feelings and choices and feel so empowered by that

The experience was incredible and something I will never ever forget. I feel healed that I got to experience a natural labour.

Despite being extremely anxious about the prospect of an induction, having a lockdown baby was actually a very positive experience.

Labour and birth in two hours seems a bit crazy for a first time mama- but I did it! And it feels great.

"I was confident throughout and at no point scared"

Trust your body, trust your instincts, the female body is incredible when left to its own devices.

London Marathon in April 2018 was harder than childbirth!