This photo is literally seconds after the birth as I held Oscar in my arms for the first time. The pain was forgotten as I spent the next few minutes in rapture with my son.

I orginally hadn't wanted Steve to take video footage of the birth itself, but if he hadn't we wouldn't have this beautiful shot. Thank you Steve for being so brave!

Being born into the water, Oscar took a little while to take his first breath but he soon exercised his lungs as well as his waterworks!

This was our very lovely midwife Sharon. Although this was her first waterbirth she was very kind and reassuring and gave me a lot of encouragement. So a very big Thank you to Sharon!

This was our other midwife Anne who was very experienced. She made me feel very safe, confident and more comfortable by splashing water over my back. So again, a very big Thank you to Anne!

After the birth I lost a lot of blood and needed medical attention. This took 4 hours in the recovery room but Oscar just laid there as good as gold the whole time looking around at his new world!