This is the story of one’s exciting entrance into the world. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would one day have such a fast and furious labor, especially after the perfect labor and birth of Joby a little over one year ago (yeah, I know. We certainly didn’t waste any time, did we?). Oliver William was born…
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Birth Without Fear Donates $1200 to a Mom in Need!
At the end of May 2012, I launched a Birth Fund. So many women and their families are in need of help and I’ve been there. I wanted to do something no one else is doing…help a mother pay for her birth. After legal papers were drawn up and signed, information verified, and donations from myself, our sponsors and many…
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Wild Mothers Art Nursing Necklace Giveaway!
Wild Mothers Art is giving 3 lucky winners a FREE nursing necklace! You can enter here: a Rafflecopter giveaway ALSO, Wild Mothers Art is so awesome, she is giving ALL BWF readers 15% off from now until September 15th!!! Use the code: BWFLABORDAY2012 to get your discount now! The winners will receive one of the following (chosen by WMA)… Pocket…
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Cesarean Birth Video
I have seen many cesarean birth photos, but never a video like this one. It is from Birth Without Fear mother, Christina. She received and has given much support throughout her pregnancy, labor, birth and post partum. They were able to catch the c-section on video and it’s nothing short of amazing. If blood and surgery make you squeamish, you…
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Premature Twins Born Vaginally at Hospital at 34 Weeks
Walking into the OB office for our first ultrasound at 9 weeks… I still remember the moment like it was yesterday. This was after suffering through infertility after the birth of our first daughter, and going through a devastating miscarriage 4 months prior. My husband and I were terrified. Our fears were only heightened when the tech quickly hit the…
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Improving Birth National Rally…Wow!
So, when I first heard of Improvingbirth.org, I had no idea who they were or what they stood for. I received a few emails about this rally they were doing. I went to look at their Facebook page and saw they had about 900 ‘likes’. I thought, “How in the world are they putting on a national rally with that…
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Unassisted Birth of a Rainbow Baby
“These pictures were taken by my hubby literally about 2 or 3 minutes after birth. This is our 5th baby (all girls) and she’s a rainbow baby. We’ve experienced 4 losses over the years, with the last one being just 4 months before we got pregnant with Baby J. My last birth with baby #4 was a traumatic one that…
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3 Breathtaking Water Birth Pictures Never Seen Before
First up is this beautiful pictures by Valery Bunnell Photography. It was the first birth she photographed and I think she did a phenomenal job. I decided to share two pictures that are similar, one in color and the other in black and white, because I love them so much. In color… In black and white… Then, Ginger with Earthside…
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Family Doctor OB Shows Love and Support to His Birthing Moms
“Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of my father’s sudden passing. I wanted to share a picture with you that is very special to me. My dad was a family practice doctor who also did obstetrics. He had a great respect for midwives and learned as much as he could from them, because he considered midwives to be the experts when…