Due Dates

Breech Homebirth {17 Days Past Due Date}

May 18, 2013

“At 38 weeks pregnant I hired independent midwives to help me have a physiological breech birth at home because the NHS were not supportive of my choices and wanted me to opt for a caesarean. Four weeks and 3 days later my beautiful baby daughter was born at home in record fast timing and it [...]

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A Surprisingly Quick Natural Birth

December 10, 2012

My little Rainbow baby is finally here and, between the chaos of the first few weeks and our soon-to-be relocation to Florida, things have been a whirlwind around here. No less a whirlwind than his birth though! From the beginning I decided to make this my most natural birth to date. I decided on no [...]

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A Story of Patience; 20 Years of Waiting, 44 weeks Gestation, an Unassisted Birth!

October 29, 2012

After three horrendous inductions that took three days apiece, I decided that this time it was going to be different, that my son (after five girls and 20 years of trying), as my last child, HAD to have a gentle birth and I NEEDED a positive birth experience. I got researching, spending hours and hours trawling the internet, [...]

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AROM and OB’s First Vaginal Birth with a Prolapsed Cord!

October 25, 2012

I woke up on August 15th 2012, contracting. Nothing too strong or in a good pattern but I figured I would call my doctor since I was 36 weeks and five days (or so we thought). I called him and he told me that if my water broke or I had contractions every four minutes [...]

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March of Dimes: Why Waiting At Least 39 Weeks is Best for Your Baby

October 27, 2011

As of August 2011, March of Dimes has taken a stand that having inductions and cesarean sections for non-medical reasons before 39 weeks is not in the best interest of baby. Here is why… Babies born too early may have more health problems at birth and later in life than babies born full term. Here’s [...]

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Faith and Healing: A ‘Post Dates’ Home Birth After a Cesarean

August 23, 2011

This story was sent in by Melissa. Her birth is inspiring in many ways. She listened to her body, her intuition and was not hesitant to get a little help when needed. Thank you Melissa for sharing your VBAC journey with the BWF Community! ~Mrs. BWF To gain a little insight of why I had [...]

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ACOG: Post Dates is Past 42 Weeks

August 22, 2011

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecology, also known as ACOG: “Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG has over 52,000 members and is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women.” From their website:  ACOG works primarily in four areas: Serving as a strong advocate for quality health care for women. [...]

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Enlighten Thy Neighbor…on Due Dates!

February 6, 2011

Jean O’Neil, a Birth Without Fear mama, shared this story with us. I think it demonstrates how to educate people when you start getting comments such as, “You look like you are going to pop!” or “THEY are going to LET you go past your due date?” or “Isn’t that dangerous?”, etc. So, here is [...]

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Estimated Due Dates

November 17, 2010

This is personal for me. I birth my babies between 42 and 44 weeks (with the four I went into labor with). I knew the day of conception with my 4th child and she was born at 42 and 1/2 weeks. My children have weighed between six and nine pounds and have all been healthy [...]

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