15/06/2026
Some birth stories stay with you forever, and this will always be one of them. 🤎
Welcoming beautiful baby George into the world, surrounded by so much love, trust and support.
The day began quietly. At 11am, Gabby was filming content for Kaia Birth when she felt her very first contraction. Shortly afterwards, she called me and I remember saying, “No more work. Time to relax and welcome your baby.” I quickly called and cancelled the pregnancy massage I’d gifted her with Ngaya Wellness Massage and Recovery because our girl was in labour. 🥹
What followed was one of the most beautiful birth stories I’ve ever had the privilege of witnessing from afar.
Gabby and Zac had attended our Newcastle class together in preparation for this day, and watching everything they had learnt come to life was incredible. Zac recognised the sounds she was making and knew their baby boy was arriving soon. And when Gabby began to lose her breath during second stage, he instinctively demonstrated the bearing down breath we had practised.
“She copied me, Sheraden,” he later told me.
And she did.
After holding Gabby through pregnancy, labour and beyond, Zac welcomed his son with his own hands, catching baby George and placing him into his mother’s arms. There is something so incredibly special about that.
And Gabby…
You are just magical.
To witness the way you surrendered to labour with such calm, trust and grace was breathtaking. You moved like a wave, never fighting what your body was doing, simply trusting and allowing. It was powerful, instinctive and so beautifully you.
Thank you both for sharing such a sacred chapter of your lives with all of us.
Baby George, you are already so deeply loved.
Love you forever, my friend.
Sheraden x
Throughout pregnancy and birth, Gabby was held by her incredible Belmont Hospital MGP midwife Danika Friends of Belmont Birthing and her beautiful doula Sarah Sarah YogiMama | Lake Mac Yoga & Birth Doula | Newcastle , creating a space where her and Zac felt safe, protected and deeply trusted as Gabby brought their son earthside (too quick to put up their beautiful pool from KEZ | Birth Kits | Birth Pools |)
Birth story in comments 💫✨🤎
(Reposted, sadly without the video as instagram removed it.)