Margaret SommelingAug 28, 20219 minPercy's BirthWhen I think of my birth - I smile - and I have Mesmerised Mamas and Marg’s love and knowledge for all things birth and hypnobirthing to...
Margaret SommelingJan 2, 20213 minBirth of LannanBeing pregnant for the first time and generally being an anxious person, (plus a global pandemic on top!); and by the recommendation of a...
Margaret SommelingJul 30, 20204 minA Positive Caesarean Birth Story - Birth of GenesisBefore Birth From the moment my partner and I found out we were pregnant, a natural birth was the only way we could imagine welcoming our...
Margaret SommelingMay 30, 20206 minRural birth StoryIn 2006 as a student midwife, I attended the annual Home birth conference in Geelong. The theme for that conference was “Bring birth back...
Margaret SommelingApr 30, 20199 minBaby O's BirthS's and C's Birth Story A part of me was prepared, the other part was in shock. We spent weeks trying to keep him inside. But on the 15th...
Margaret SommelingJan 23, 20194 minAtlas Chay and Roberts birth story This is a story of being prepared for whatever path your birth journey takes. She used the knowledge of her...
Margaret SommelingNov 2, 20184 minCongratulations… You’re going to have a baby.Congratulations… yes indeed! So you have started growing a baby. That may explain some of those symptoms you have noticed; sore breasts,...
Margaret SommelingJun 13, 20173 minNow to get started... take a deep breath...Here I go, taking a deep breath now… and another, breathing deeper. My first blog… A blog… How absolutely terrifying! I’m not a blogger...