I am the type of person that loves to communicate. About two months ago I put a disclaimer on the blog and on some birth stories. It was just publicly noticed last night though and it has brought a fury of debate. I feel confident in my choice to do so. I am a very passionate, opinionated woman. No doubt…
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Processing 2 Cesarean Sections: A Twin Cesarean Birth and A C-section Due to Placental Abruption
I know people hear a lot of negative birth stories that are over inflated. I’m not sure why people do this. I try to refrain from sharing these two experiences with expectant moms, because I don’t want to instill any fears or insecurities in them. I had a very normal, uneventful pregnancy with the twins until 35 weeks. April 27th…
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A Simple Unassisted Water Birth of an 11 Pound Baby!
*We are not recommending to freebirth a large baby at home. If you choose to have an unassisted birth, be prepared and have back up plans. Unassisted birth can be wonderful, but is not for everyone.* Location: Home, Unmedicated, Water, Unassisted Date: 8/6/2011 Child’s Name: Declan Liam Wark APGAR 1: 8 APGAR 2: 9 Length: 22″ Weight: 11lbs 8oz Head Circumference:…
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A Sacred Birth After Two Miscarriages
Noah was born on February 25, 2012 My husband and I started trying to conceive shortly after getting married. We tried for several years, to no avail. Being very health conscious and into natural healing modalities, we decided to address this challenge by improving our diets and lifestyles, and I started doing regular acupuncture and taking herbs. Slowly but surely…
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Incredible Photo of Cord Being Unwrapped From Baby’s Neck
Most of the time a cord around baby’s neck will not cause problems. Keeping a close eye on heart tones is important and can help your midwife/doctor know if baby is handling labor/pushing well. Melissa sent in this wonderful picture that not only showed how simple it is to unwrap a cord, but also captured the amazing and raw moment…
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HBA2C Birth Story; 50 hours of Labor After SROM
My birth journey began 4 years ago with the birth of my first daughter… Evelyn’s Birth (3/23/2008) My husband and I tried for about 7 months, before we got pregnant with our first. We were ecstatic and definitely planned on a natural birth. I thought we had prepared for the birth, I knew I did not want an epidural, but…
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Beautiful Henna Baby Bump, Pregnancy and Post Partum
I received this beautiful email from SarahKate with SarahKateButterworth and just had to share with the BWF Community. “I’ve been following you on Facebook and really loving the information and photos that you so boldly share. Thank you for your work to spread the word about birth without fear. I noticed today you have an image of a pregnant belly…
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Identical Twins Attached to their Shared Placenta
Sera shared this with me and gave me permission to share it with you. It’s not everyday you see identical twins still attached to their placenta! She says, “They were both vertex. It was very difficult keeping baby A attached while waiting for Baby B to come. There was some fancy maneuvering going on!” This picture has caused quite a…
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More Birth, Breastfeeding and Placenta Pictures Removed From Facebook
Sometimes I see a picture that is removed from a social media site, like Facebook, and I understand why. Even if I don’t find it disturbing, I can appreciate how it might be too graphic. However, sometimes I just don’t get it. For example, when I was banned from FB for 3 days for posting this picture of a placenta.…