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Birth stories: an account written by a proud new father in 1919
What was it like becoming a parent almost 100 years ago? Read one of our fantastic birth stories, this time from the early 1900s.
A proud father and a healthy boy -
Birth story: how I gave birth in the car
We’d just joined the motorway when I screamed at my partner that the head was coming. How the f*ck was I supposed to get my trousers off?
Tina gave birth on the way to hospital -
Birth stories: my unplanned home birth
Amélie from France never made it to the hospital when her son Baptiste suddenly decided to be born on the sofa at home. Don’t miss a thrilling story about an unplanned home birth.
About an unplanned home birth -
Birth stories: Our preemie miracle
Haydn still had another three months left in the womb when he was born by emergency c-section. As a preemie, he had a tough start to life but pulled through.
Haydn was born in Week 26 -
Birth stories: a dad’s view
Father-of-three Mikael gives us an honest and genuine account of what it’s like to be a bystander during childbirth and how it feels to become a dad.
On becoming a dad -
Birth stories: Hang on, I’m not ready!
“As this was my first baby, everyone kept telling me that I should expect to go over my due date.” Read the first of our birth stories, an exciting tale with a happy ending.
Birth stories: not all first babies are overdue