My labour & delivery birth story! (with footage) 

you've been such a strong mumma from day one !! appreciate you sharing your story, Sydney ❤

This is the most detailed birth story and I'm here for the honesty! ♡ your amazing 👏

Such an honest, raw, vulnerable and emotional birth story. You and Cas will be incredible parents and the love exuded in this video is undeniable. Sending you both all the love and luck in the world xxx Congratulations again, couldn’t be happier for you & Cas! she’s so perfect 🥹🫶🏻🤍✨

5 mins in and you’re amazing, well done beautiful mumma! She’s incredible cxx

This is the realist birth story I have ever watched !! Thank you for being so honest! I’m so happy for you both❤

So proud of you Syd, been watching you for years and never seen you this happy. You’re the best mum for little Ocean 🩷

Wow! This is the first birth story I've actually sat through. Thank you for going into so much detail and being completely honest Syd ❤️ congratulations! She is beautiful! 🤗

37+4 and this has been sooo helpful & insightful! I’ve never watched such a detailed birth story. Thank you for sharing such a special moment with us 🫶🏼🫶🏼💗💗 She’s beautiful! You did so well!

I love you for this, as a mum of 3 toddlers it’s nice to see someone talk so real and raw about birth instead of sugar coating it and everyone thinking it’s so magical!

I love how honest you are so many people film birth story like a movie and sugar coat it all. You even made me tear up seeing get emotional as been watching you for so many years. I'm sending you and cas so much love ❤

Always the realest and I fricken love you for that!! You see so many birth story videos and everyone sugar coats it and yes even as you said everyone is different BUT it gives someone the insights into what could be! You are the strongest momma and Ocean is so lucky to have you and Cass 💖✨

syd you’re amazing! this made me so emotional just hearing how much you went through but seem sooo happy and so positive now these first few weeks in💕you went through so much and to be so open about what you experienced is so unimaginably strong, this i why i love you and your videos!! hope you’re all doing well!

You are literally a superwoman, Mother’s Day is literally celebrated for mums who go through these kind of labours and obviously everything else, raising her etc but you are literally superhuman❤❤❤❤

I’d love to hear a part 2 about what happened to you afterwards such as the aftercare with you and Ocean and then coming home 😊

The honesty I wish I had before my birth! You’re amazing and Ocean is a dream 💕💕

Everything you said about feeling like the ‘magic had been stolen by the pain’ is so true!! It’s so magical once they are here but the pain 😩 she is beautiful, congratulations and welcome to Motherhood!! ❤

congratulations❤️been waiting for this one, i’m so happy for you and your little family

already liked this before watching! Because sharing such a vulnerable time is AMAZING!!

Never ever clicked on a video so fast in all my life.. Syd I am so freaking happy for you. Your absolutely glowing ❤ she’s so so so beautiful, your thriving at your mummy job already 😘😘😘😘

Honestly syd! I love how raw this video is! The photos at the end hurt my heart! She’s so so perfect! I had a hard labour too but honestly you go through so many emotions and it’s definitely worth it in the end xxx

Love how raw and honest this way! Congratulations my love can’t wait to see my vlogs with Ocean ❤❤

Yayyyy been waiting for this💗. You're the best mama. Congratulations xxx

Best birth story I’ve ever watched, so much detail x

We have pretty similar birth stories, they tried to insert the epidural 3 times and it never worked, although i was lucky to have gas and air, so you are an absolute hero doing it with nothing, amazing 👏 i always felt i was surrounded by people talking about their perfect births and used to get upset that i didnt have any of those beautiful moments people talk about, so i appreciate you being raw and honest with yours too, a year on and ive realised it doesnt matter and we are all amazing for whatever way we bring our babies into this world 💝 shes absolutely stunning, congratulations xx

Well done Sydney, you did an amazing job getting Ocean into the world. I had my daughter 8 months ago and ended up having a c-section, I wish I’d been able to do the birth “naturally” but you have to do what’s best for the baby. The part where you said you don’t believe this day was the best day of your life, I COMPLETELY agree! I can say with confidence my labour was not the best day, it’s scary as hell and so worrying most of the time. Once your baby arrives it’s all worth it but bloody hell the leading up to it is awful! Well done again and enjoy motherhood, it only gets easier!

Love your realness about how Labour actually is. I gave birth a week after you and had such a similar birth to you! I honestly resonate so much with the struggling to say the best day of my life due to the pain. I struggled to look at the photos my partner took because it just brought back memories of the pain 😭 but I just tell myself nothing worth having comes easy and gosh aren’t our little ones worth having xxx

Syd I don't have children but my heart had melted she's is so beautiful and your story of your birth wow. You just kept it real and I think that is so important for everyone to know that every birth is different. You should be so proud of yourself, congratulations to You a, Cass and your family .

she’s adorable🧸congratulations on your gorgeous family🐚

Just watched this whilst sat at the beach with Elsie napping and all the emotions from my labour started coming back to me!!! You are AMAZING!!! I don’t even know how you coped but she is the luckiest girl to have you as her mummy!! 💖💖💖

Barely started the video and I’m emotional already 🥹 so happy for you guys 🥰

Baby girl is so beautiful!!! Well done Sydney 🤍 you did amazing x

So beautiful🤍you are absolutely glowing Syd, motherhood suits you so much! Ocean is lucky to have you as her mummy 🐚 🌊 🤍

Thank you thank you thank you for sharing such detail about your birthing story. I don't have kids yet and I am terrified of the pain, I have a really low pain threshold but hearing you speak about it honestly gives me comfort, doesn't take my hate for pain away but really really helps with the anxiety. You are amazing, and continue doing the things you need to help yourself work through that traumatic experience ❤ xx

Absolutely loved this video & really appreciated all the details❤️ you’re amazing Syd well done!!!

Thank you for going in to so much detail, was really helpful. I have health anxiety and I want children so much but I’m absolutely terrified of birth. It’s really helpful to hear detailed stories like this.

She is absolutely beautiful 🥹 you’re a super mama!! I’m 18 months postpartum and I still haven’t forgotten the pain 🩵

She is such a gorgeous baby. I know you guys are gonna be amazing parents. God bless you all! Will pray for you guys 🙏❤️

Omg congratulations syd so happy for you so excited to watch this video love your chanel and watching you grow xx

So excited to watch ❤️ Your an amazing mum to Ocean🫶

Thank you so so much Sydney for sharing this story and I am so so excited to listen this story you are my inspiration and I will support you till end ☺️💞✨

Your honesty in this video, thank you 💕 I am not wanting children however I loved hearing your story, and you are both SO beautiful 💙

syd she is the absolute spitting image of you!! she is absolutely gorgeous, congratulations!!! xxxxx

I’m SOO glad you spoke about this so honestly. I was induced with my first and it was horrendous😩 it took 30 hours and my epidural didn’t work properly either. The whole “you forget the pain” is all lies because she’s nearly 3 now and I absolutely hate even talking about my labour with her, the pain was indescribable. I always say to people the time she was born was one of the worst times of my life which obviously sounds awful but it was so traumatic. luckily my labour with my second was incredible and really fast so don’t think if you ever have another one it’ll be the same! Congratulations angel you’re doing amazing🩷🩷🩷

How incredible! Love how honest you were 😅😂 she’s beautiful 🥹 congratulations both 👶🏼❤️

This was so amazing!! She is perfect!! Congratulations❤

Such an inspirational woman 🫶🏻

Love your vulnerability in this. So happy for you and Cass xxx

Loved your story ❤ I had contractions for 65 hours start to finish, I had gas and air, pushed for 2 hours and then was rushed for a c-section. My little girl is 7 months old and I'm still coming to terms with the whole thing. Ocean is beautiful ❤

So nice to hear someone speak about induction positively ! I had an induction and am very grateful for how it went 😊 I will have to have one again, for medical reasons, when we decided to have baby number 2 . X

The strongest woman ever ♥️ I’m so proud of you 🙏🏻

Such a strong beautiful mama with such a beautiful baby girl ❤ thank you for telling such a indetail birth story and being so honest with everything ❤

Just amazing syd! & her hair. Jesus that girls hair is beautiful!! My epidural didn’t work & it is such a shame as u have this vision of what it will all look like. My daughter is now 4 & I promise you will think of that day as a blur& just think I got my baby girl safe into this world regardless of that pain. You would do it over and over for them. We’ll done mama. Be so proud of yourself xxx

she is an angel, worth every second, she’s a credit to you Syd 🥹♥️ she’s perfect & you’re made to be her mommy.

This is so beautiful, she’s adorable and your an amazing to ocean♥️♥️

I loved this!! I love the detail and honesty. I had an epidural fail too and we didn’t realise till they hooked me up onto the hormone drip and I felt the hell that drip causes!! They did get a second one in that worked thankfully and good job as I ended up in emergency c section!! But huge congratulations and pat on the back for doing all of that with no epidural or gas and air!! 👏 My little boy is now 13 Weeks and motherhood is THE BEST!! ❤

Good for you for being so honest! I was sick in labour too but with no pain relief, it’s actually quite common because your body tries to get rid of everything. I couldn’t keep anything down throughout my whole labour, even early stages. It’s crazy how different labours can be to each other. I never got the urge to push, it was very strange! I know it’s annoying when people say but you do kinda forget the pain, I didn’t for a good 6 months but you do eventually. You did amazing and Ocean is beautiful xx

Congratulations darling. Beautiful baby and mama. Enjoy every minute of motherhood 🎉

That is honestly the cutest baby I have ever seen, and the ONLY cute newborn I've ever seen 😍😢 I'm only 21 and not ready for a baby but I cant wait for that stage in my life 🥰

Aww Syd enjoyed every second of that video! My little boys 3 and a half now an your details was bringing back so much memories! (Mine was very diff from yours but still) ocean is beautiful and such a gorgeous name! 🫶🏼

Just found your channel and I’m kinda obsessed. Your honestly beautiful, such a cute family x

You did amazing! Congratulations 💖🫶🏼

I completely agree with what you said! I was induced at 39 weeks, and it didn't kick in for me until 3 days of being in the hospital! I had my waters broke at 1cm and within 2 hours I was 8cm! I've never felt pain like it and I genuinely have trauma from it! But in another breath I'd do it all again for my baby girl! Congratulations to you, she's perfect, you are a natural! Sending you all the love xxxxxxx

My due date is today, this is perfectly timed! Booked in for my induction on Saturday after it being rescheduled from today and this has both encouraged and terrified me haha! Thank you for the honesty, realness & detail. Congratulations, and well done ❤🎉✨️🫶

I gave birth 5 weeks ago to my second child. I am so glad to hear that I wasn’t the only one that had a failed epidural. It was THE WORST experience I ever had. Because it was my second, labour does go a lot quicker than your first..I was offered a second try of the epidural and while it was getting put in and you’ve got to stay still, it was all go and my baby girl was coming out, the most scariest experience I’ve had and so so painful! But again, it was my second baby so the labour and pushing is shorter. My first labour was 15 hours and I was pushing for an hour and a half (did have an epidural so I didn’t feel it). With my second, labour was 4 hours and I was pushing for 3 minutes, every labour is different, I wouldn’t let it put you off a second go. Your amazing gal!!! Well done you for getting through it.

love your honesty, congratulations ❤

Well done you’re amazing! I know what you mean about the pain robbing you of that ‘magical moment’ for both of my births I wasn’t able to have an epidural even though I wanted one. You are not alone and it does pass I felt like I never wanted another baby for ages after my first because of the pain but I did have another! 💗💙

Congrats mama 💕. You look amazing and ocean is just perfect. She is such a mix of you and cass could sqish her through the phone she is just tooo much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Couldn’t agree with this more. I had my little boy in November with only gas and air and I totally agree with not being able to enjoy it due to the pain, I endured hours of pain and just wasn’t able to enjoy it like I wish I could have. However Congratulations ocean is absolutely beautiful and you should feel so proud 💕

Congratulations to you both and welcome to the world Ocean ❤❤❤❤x

Love this birth story! Honestly can’t stand the birth stories where they’re like, “I don’t want to call it pain- it was a sensation/ it was intense” like bro it’s pain! Those “positive” birth stories literally do nothing for warning soon to be mamas what they’re about to experience. I appreciate your raw honesty!

Congratulations to the two of you, she is so beautiful 🥰 thank you for being so real with us, you’ve done a fantastic job x x

I had the same kinda birth. Was induced, epidural didn’t work, tried three times and pain was so insane, I made them do a c section. He’s 16 months old and I’m still not over it. I would do it in a heartbeat again for him but it’s still hard. It was the best day of my life, meeting him, but it definitely wasn’t the best day of my life before that! Thanks for being honest and pure ♥️♥️♥️

She’s adorable. Huge congratulations xxx your birth story is quite a traumatic one. I hope you forget the pain eventually. I’ve got three kids and I was lucky with my births. All straight forward and easy. It’s lovely to see how much love you have for your beautiful baby girl. Xxxx congrats again to you and cas. Lovely little family xx

I was induced with both of babies 22 months apart and they were both very different and I had an epidural with my first but not with my second so the second was more painful but I what I will say is giving birth a second time is SO much better! You literally don’t know what your doing the first time and you have no control at alll but I felt so in control the second time! I think if you plan an epidural and it doesn’t work that’s enough to throw you off mentally! I love how detailed this was as you do forget as time goes on and this is so special to have x

That was the best birth video ever! Im 37weeks & I feel like I learned so much 🫶💗

Omgosh, you’ve been through it mama! I’m so sorry that the birth wasn’t what you had envisioned. My first wasn’t either, I think that’s more common than we think! Baby girl is precious and I’m so happy you are both well ❤

Oh Sydney, she is beautiful! Welcome to this crazy world, Ocean! Syd, i mentioned in a previous vlog about taking Floradix/iron supplement, now it is more important than ever seeing as you lost quite a bit of blood. All the best and lots of love xx

i love this! Most beautiful family❤

Congratulations to both you and Cas - Ocean is gorgeous so much beautiful hair also x

We have similar birth stories, my epidural never worked also but we powered through and got our beautiful babies! There is no feeling like it! Ocean is beautiful and you are glowing❤ congratulations to you both❤

Very accurate description. I feel like I’ve never heard anyone be as honest as to what it’s really truly like. I can’t believe you did it with no pain relief 😮‍💨 it might be different next time if you have an epidural that hopefully works ! xx best wishes

Thank you so much for being so honest, you did so amazingly. My babygirl is 8 weeks and im not over the pain either 😂❤

Bloody loved this!! The hardest bit for me was getting his head round the bend! (Downside of being a horse rider and having a strong pelvic floor because of horse riding) and your so right, it feels like 1 step forward 10 steps back!! Well done Syd!!!❤❤

Due next week and have never watched something so reassuring and validating. Your view of the inhumane aspect of birth is exactly how I feel, my only hope is the anger of it motivates me through. Hope you are recovering well!

Thank-you so much for making this it’s so helpful. I’m due in September 😭

Congratulations on Ur beautiful baby girl Syd and Cass xx beautiful name

this was so educational, thank you for sharing gorgeous mumma xoxo

So so proud 🥹 of you Syd, you’re the best mum ever!!! Also where is your phone case from please? Xx

Awww so proud of you congratulations mumma 🤍

congratulations!! your skin looks unreal

Congratulations, she’s beautiful 🌊🤍

She really is adorable all that beautiful hair. Take care of yourself

I was due on April fools day too & I was 10 days late 😂 that’s the trick! 😂 Such a raw and honest video thank you for sharing ❤

You’re amazing!!

This sounds so similar to my birth!! I had an epidural with my 1st loved it but in a way I'm glad it didn't work the 2nd time such an amazing weird experience. Love how true this video is Well done and congratulations ❤❤

Congrats she is gorgeous 💗💗💗💗

Congratulations Ocean is beautiful xxx

Your the only person I can relate to now. My baby is turning 6 months and I had such an awful experience where I’m now so scared to have other children. My waters was broken at 1pm and I gave birth at 4pm. My midwives never told me I had preeclampsia the whole time and my body was pushing at 3cm to save the baby and me. I tore all the way into my womb and my uterus stopped working so blood was clotting and was rushed to theatre. I was in intensive care for days without my new born. Never held her after and was separated for days. It’s still affecting me now. She is the best thing that’s ever happened to me but the day was so awful and I can’t seem to escape a nightmare from how it’s affected my mental health now 😢

Congratulations on baby ocean she adorable love her name

Congratulations to you guys 🎉❤ she is beautiful 🤍🤍