just wanted to let you know I had my baby girl on the 12th of April!

I've been coming to pregnancy yoga with Lauren on Tuesdays since I was 12 weeks and I almost completed two rounds of active birth with Lauren. My partner and I came for a private session with Suzanne as well.

Contrary to my history (two babies both under 2 hour labours) this time I got to experience a 5 hour labour,  hence I am very grateful for all your teachings! 

Introducing our son Wyatt who joined the world on 24/01/2018 (4 days before his due date) at 4.27pm weighing in at 7lbs 2oz.

It was a marathon effort to bring him into the world! Our naughty wee monkey had been happily hanging out head down....

Our precious baby boy Theo was born on 11 January. He is our third baby and it was quite a calm and peaceful birth. I’m so pleased I did the Active Birth classes again this time around. 

I felt calm about it all and was able to resolve any feelings of disappointment before hand.  I think your classes were invaluable.  Any learning/knowledge about the body and pregnancy prior to birth is so helpful.  

I am sharing another birth story with you today. Sometimes, babies give their mamas the gift of self belief. Read on to find out how baby Finley did just that as told by Yogababy mama Marielle: 

My plan was to have an epidural on arrival. When the midwife monitored me, she asked me , do you want the good news or the bad news? I said bad first. She said, your birth plan is out the window, it’s too late for an epidural, you are fully dilated, you are having this baby now. What she also said that was really powerful was that you need to believe in yourself right now that you can have this baby without the epidural, it’s too late. You need to focus all of your energy on pushing, and push the pain away.

My lovely coworker Ashley told me about the Active Birth Yoga classes she'd been attending. I enrolled too, as I had envisioned having a natural and peaceful birth. I attended classes at West End and my partner also came to the Private Session with Suzanne.

I really think coming to Suzanne's Active Birth Yoga classes had a big influence on me (and my husband). I wasn't sure if I would have the composure to use all that I had learnt during the birth itself.

What a beautiful capture of this little man's happy face! Seeing these gorgeous bubba faces pop into my inbox brings so much sunshine to my day.

Here's the story of how baby Finn was born, as told by his mama, Tanya: