Knowing that I had got through a twin pregnancy without any problems and had a natural birth gave me a huge sense of empowerment so when I found out I was pregnant with Charlie I knew I wanted a completely different experience. At my booking appointment with my GP I asked her about the possibility of a homebirth. She thought it was a great idea, she was so encouraging, she said that because of my previous birth and the fact that we lived close to the hospital, there was no r

I was on holiday in America with Mike (my husband) and my parents when I was 23. I was feeling very bloated, sick and tired but it hadn’t occurred to me that I could be pregnant. I have PCOS which means my periods were so irregular, my period being a few weeks late meant nothing. I was on the flight back to England when it dawned on me that I could be pregnant. As soon as I landed in I took a test and it was positive. Even though we were young, we owned our own beautiful h