Hi Cherie! I thought I’d ’formally’ introduce our darling girl Gia Mae Kohunui. Born Saturday 2/11/24, weighing a sweet 3.1kg at exactly 42 weeks. After having my waters broken my contractions started on their own, but after each sensation her heart rate was dropping dangerously low and we weren’t sure why. As this continued it…
I felt a little silly attending a birth course when pregnant with my 3rd baby, but after several recommendations for both Cherie’s knowledge and support and the Calmbirth course itself, my husband and I agreed we would do it and we have never been more thankful. Although this may be our 3rd birth, we feel…
Our precious Amos was born on the 8th of August, and we are completely smitten with him. The knowledge and skills my husband, Dan, and I gained during our Calmbirth course with Cherie (during my pregnancy with our daughter, Nina, who is now three!) have been pivotal in both of my births. I am a…
I first heard about Calmbirth approximately 7 years ago. I was 3 years into what would become a 10-year long IVF journey. It was at a pregnancy and baby expo where we were lucky enough to encounter Calmbirth founder Peter Jackson and his daughter Karen. I was immediately struck by his earnest enthusiasm for the…
I chose to do Calmbirth with Cherie after we became pregnant with our third baby after a 6 year gap. I had two beautiful waterbirths with my first two children, however being in a different place in my marriage and being older I had lost all my confidence in giving birth and the thought of…
Welcome Nola Joy. “Birth was messy and chaotic and a little bit crazy. But the whole way through I felt confident in the choices I made as I had the knowledge behind the decisions. Calmbirth provided me with all the information I needed to support each decision and I knew exactly what I was getting…