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  1. Newbie to home birth (14 replies)
  2. Community midwives or independant midwife? (3 replies)
  3. Inflatable spas pretty cheap (1 reply)
  4. ... (5 replies)
  5. Birthing at Home ~ needs before, during & after for you & baby? (2 replies)
  6. Birthing at Home - although booked in with Private OB... (13 replies)
  7. Spinning Unborn Babes (2 replies)
  8. Rally for improved maternity services in Australia (3 replies)
  9. How do you know homebirthing is for you? (3 replies)
  10. Blaming the patient? (14 replies)
  11. Homebirth and premature bub? (4 replies)
  12. Need To Write A Letter - RE Water Birth.. (8 replies)
  13. Honest opinions - thoughts on homebirth for first birth? (27 replies)
  14. Homebirth regret/Pain (9 replies)
  15. Homebirth Mums and Mums to Be #5 (78 replies)
  16. New Birth/AP group in Melbourne (8 replies)
  17. 'Communal' birth...youtube vid...shed some light??...updated with link (16 replies)
  18. Out of the mouths of babes... (7 replies)
  19. Birth Pool....Where From? (4 replies)
  20. Have You....? (12 replies)
  21. Two questions to help my decision... (12 replies)
  22. New and need advice/suggestions (6 replies)
  23. 25th Homebirth Conference- Please FORWARD Far and WIDE (7 replies)
  24. Quick Question.. (4 replies)
  25. Maybe a stupid question about cord prolapse (0 replies)
  26. father's role (15 replies)
  27. Girls Night out-Dinner & Movies-Friday 31st (0 replies)
  28. Aqua has had her baby! (22 replies)
  29. Considering a home birth... (6 replies)
  30. birth story (0 replies)
  31. Do you think I can still call myself a homebirther? (14 replies)
  32. Awesome vaginal twin birth video- check it out before its pulled (29 replies)
  33. pre baby "baby blues"? (4 replies)
  34. A thread for Lyd (24 replies)
  35. How to handle extremely unsuportive family? (17 replies)
  36. rachelp had her baby :) (17 replies)
  37. Home waterbirth photo link (8 replies)
  38. A year ago today :) (6 replies)
  39. my update ** (4 replies)
  40. How to book a homebirth? (5 replies)
  41. Happy Birthday Jack! (2 replies)
  42. Children at birth????? (11 replies)
  43. Tummy sleeping and SIDS (9 replies)
  44. A Thread for Sherry (shezniy76 ) (26 replies)
  45. Janina has had her baby! (7 replies)
  46. Homebirth Mums and Mums to Be #4 (60 replies)
  47. Happy Birthday Emma!! (1 reply)
  48. How many homebirths have we had? (22 replies)
  49. Birth at home less thatn 37 weeks?? (4 replies)
  50. Jack is nearly one (3 replies)
  51. public continuity of care? where? (2 replies)
  52. Booking a midwife and private health insurance (2 replies)
  53. Birthing Video & Chat get together - Tuesday 31st 1pm -Reminder! (4 replies)
  54. Need advice/suggestions (3 replies)
  55. A friend of mine had a homebirth YAY (2 replies)
  56. RachelP - due early aug (4 replies)
  57. On my HBA2C journey...found out today (15 replies)
  58. OFP - Any advice? (20 replies)
  59. Help with my confidence. (5 replies)
  60. first time labour & pain (11 replies)
  61. Anybody managed to convince a reluctant DH? (15 replies)
  62. Vic get together to talk about birthing (30 replies)
  63. Hey Roz! (9 replies)
  64. Not technically a homebirth...but quick question (21 replies)
  65. Send some positive home birthing vibes my SILs way..... (9 replies)
  66. Is a VBA3C out of the question? (10 replies)
  67. YAY (4 replies)
  68. any idea (3 replies)
  69. just woke up with knowing (9 replies)
  70. GetUp Ad Competition - View This! (0 replies)
  71. Had my home birth after all! (23 replies)
  72. Just some forum housekeeping... (3 replies)
  73. Kaleb Samuel's Birth Story (8 replies)
  74. sad about friend's newphew's birth (3 replies)
  75. A beautiful birth of life and love! (9 replies)
  76. This should really be in the venting forum... (9 replies)
  77. Anyone had a home birth in the UK?? (6 replies)
  78. Freebirth? (7 replies)
  79. bron03 has had her baby! (6 replies)
  80. Health funds? (8 replies)
  81. Blessingway for Bron03 (9 replies)
  82. Gestating - as individual as we are? (23 replies)
  83. Birth preferences - advice please! (16 replies)
  84. Homebirthing info (4 replies)
  85. Birth Pool Questions (7 replies)
  86. VBA2C - Iliana Elizabeth (2 replies)
  87. Babs Today- hear a midwife's personal Journey (7 replies)
  88. Pads. What type??? (16 replies)
  89. Prepare for Transfer? (11 replies)
  90. Homebirth Mums and Mums to Be #3 (77 replies)
  91. Midwife? Doula? What's the difference? (11 replies)
  92. HBACs in WA (7 replies)
  93. Epi-No (21 replies)
  94. What to prepare for home water birth? (11 replies)
  95. Freebirthing forums... (6 replies)
  96. Great little article (7 replies)
  97. Excellent Home Birth article in local paper (4 replies)
  98. HBAC midwife in Sydney - can anyone recommend someone? (2 replies)
  99. Cold Feet??? (7 replies)
  100. claiming home birth costs on tax return (11 replies)
  101. Wanting to buy a copy of the Pink Kit secondhand if possible. (0 replies)
  102. teach me about homebirthing (4 replies)
  103. Statistics and Studies (4 replies)
  104. How far from hospital are you? (19 replies)
  105. Preparing a 2yo to be at a birth? (4 replies)
  106. Heres Isabellas birth story at long last lol!!! (6 replies)
  107. This is hilarious! (1 reply)
  108. Home Birth in Sydney (2 replies)
  109. Convince me for a HBAC... (4 replies)
  110. homebirths on t.v. now! (10 replies)
  111. Soothes my soul (2 replies)
  112. What is involved/what do i need for a HBAC? (3 replies)
  113. VBAC (3 caesars) - homebirth video (13 replies)
  114. Politician says need for birthing at home (2 replies)
  115. Your partners? (6 replies)
  116. Delaying Cord Cutting Question (31 replies)
  117. errrrr.....? (5 replies)
  118. Peoples reactions re homebirth (12 replies)
  119. Question (3 replies)
  120. Birthpool! What did you use? (2 replies)
  121. Ricki Lake Home Birth Movie (0 replies)
  122. Another Newbie (5 replies)
  123. Hello! Newbie to HB!!! (5 replies)
  124. Freebirth this morning! (19 replies)
  125. Freebirthing, anybody? (3 replies)
  126. Good birth story (5 replies)
  127. Anti home birth media (27 replies)
  128. Looking for an Independant midwife. (1 reply)
  129. Keeping the placenta (17 replies)
  130. What would you do in a homebirth situation? (6 replies)
  131. Janina & Sallybelly (1 reply)
  132. Home birthing baby 4 or more? (7 replies)
  133. Cost of homebirth? (10 replies)
  134. Your experience with FAO, BDM and Medicare? (11 replies)
  135. homebirth with extended sacrum (6 replies)
  136. Doula training (0 replies)
  137. Private medical insurance? (5 replies)
  138. Midwife in Melbourne (5 replies)
  139. Siblings at a homebirth (26 replies)
  140. Ceasar Lotus Birth (24 replies)
  141. Pinky McKay Guest Speaker Box HIll Babs tomorrow (wed) (1 reply)
  142. Isis has had her baby! (39 replies)
  143. Serena Esther arrived now with new pictures (15 replies)
  144. Shape of a Mother (4 replies)
  145. brisbane homebirth anyone? (5 replies)
  146. Water Birth Stories (18 replies)
  147. Excited! TTC #3 - planning another HB (7 replies)
  148. Q- - Do you have a contingency plan? (17 replies)
  149. Triplets birthed at home (124 replies)
  150. Online blessing way for Phillipa (5 replies)
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