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…
Welcome Rylan Miru Kim, born at 7.25 pm on the 6th of April at 3.56kgs and 52cm. Before doing the Calm Birth Class with Cherie, I was focused on the mechanical/medical side of birth and hadn’t considered how I might approach labour calmly and confidently. I didn’t actually know that this was possible – I’d…
Thank you for all your support during our Refresher class recently, Jake and I absolutely loved it and it was so beneficial for us to be reminded of all the aspects of labour and birth that I’d subconsciously put out of my mind the last couple of years. I also loved unpacking our first birth…