I got pregnant with my first son when I was just about 18. I really wanted to give birth at the out of hospital birth center that a lot of my friends were giving birth at, but my mom and other friends convinced me it was best to have my first at the hospital, in case anything went wrong. I…
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An Unplanned Home Birth {Birth Without Fear}
My first two sons came quickly. My first born in four hours and my second in two. Both were easy, exciting and obviously fast! When I got pregnant with my third son, I figured his birth would be a fast blur in my mind but that I would at least have time to get to the hospital. I couldn’t have…
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A Beautiful Cesarean Breech Birth in Pictures
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. “~Marie Curie Photography by Apple Blossom Families based out of Vancouver, Canada. You can follow Apple Blossom Families on Facebook and Instagram.
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These Twin Girls Will Capture Your {Heart}
These are my little girls, Gaia & Mila. They are sleeping in the “hazelnut” position. Then and with them holding hands. {Greetings from Slovenia, Danica}
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Completing Our Family, Part III {A Story of Loss and Hope in Three Parts}
Vanessa continues the story of her quest to complete her family. After two miscarriages, two complicated pregnancies, a traumatic and premature birth, she and her husband knew that, despite the warnings from family and friends, they were meant to have another baby. At this point in her story, she is in her third trimester, pregnant with their baby baby, who…
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Completing Our Family Part II {A Story of Loss and Hope}
Today, we continue a story shared with us by Vanessa from Michigan. Despite many challenges and deep loss, she knew she wanted to carry more children. This is the story of her journey to complete her family. Read Part I Read Part III “We found out just shy of 16 weeks that we were expecting a rainbow baby girl and…
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Completing Our Family, Part I {A Story of Loss and Hope}
Vanessa from Michigan wrote us the incredible story of her journey to complete her family. Her story is a story of loss and grief, but also hope and persistence. It’s about illness and premature birth, but also survival – and most importantly, about the strength of a loving family. We will share this story in three parts – the first…
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Birth with Shoulder Dystocia
“We ‘broke up’ with our OB at 31 weeks and found our midwife. As soon as we met her, we knew she’d be the one delivering our son. I was in labor for 24 hours and pushed for four. When he was born, he had fluid in his lungs and was having trouble getting a good cry. His daddy and…
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A Healing Homebirth After Cesarean {Slideshow}