by bKgDxNPegJ | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Transition is hard, but worth it It wasn’t long after Elrika and I had our longest labour and birth, when Elrika told me she was moving to Witbank. And so began my “labour” and “transition” to private practice on my own. I took some time out in February (my early...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Your Birth Bag – Packing for Babies Arrival All pregnant moms reach the stage of nesting. This means that they start to want to get everything prepared for when baby arrives. The nursery, the house, the family. Part of this is the hospital bag. Even our...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
2020 the year of the Midwife We have had a moment to look into our stats for 2020! What a year this was. We would like to highlight the most important aspects of the stats as well as a little look back into the highlights of the year and the lessons we’ve learnt....
by bKgDxNPegJ | Jun 29, 2020 | Talking Birth
Should I use a Birth Photographer for my Birth Birth photography is a relatively new aspect to birth, but it is definitely a growing aspect of birth, especially in natural and home births. As midwives, the topic of birth photographers can be a tricky one with two...
by bKgDxNPegJ | May 12, 2020 | Talking Birth
Why Natural Birth: Considering Consecutive Pregnancies This article is not your usual “natural birth benefits” article, although there are many benefits to mom and baby having a natural, hormone rich natural delivery which we will cover in future posts. Rather we...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Apr 29, 2020 | Talking Birth
What happens at a home birth The question so many people ask when it comes to home birth is how does it all work? As midwives we love homebirths, and maybe that makes us a bit biased, but once you’ve experienced the simplicity of it all, I’m sure you will agree with...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Apr 23, 2020 | Birth Stories
Empowering Breech Birth When I fell pregnant with my first daughter in 2015, I did a lot of research before settling on a birth ‘plan’. I went on to have a beautiful, textbook waterbirth in a hospital with a midwife. I fell pregnant a few months after her...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Apr 17, 2020 | Birth Stories
A VBAC Journey and the birth of my 4.92kg baby girl I had such a lovely experience at Genesis and if it can help someone else have the same, then that would be amazing. My big, beautiful VBAC baby birth story. My precious daughter was a big baby at 4.92kg. It is such...
by bKgDxNPegJ | Apr 16, 2020 | Birth Stories
Celeste Maritz Birth Story When we decided to start a family I fell pregnant much sooner than expected and it was while on a holiday in Europe that I realized something strange is happening to me- after returning to SA, I took a pregnancy test and it was positive. I...
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