I have received comments on this post and this one stating that I am intentionally not showing diversity in women and families. First, let me say that I would never do that. I love diversity! Second, I think it’s judgmental to assume that the pictures/women are not diverse! Just because someone is has light skin, doesn’t mean they are caucasian.…
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Birthed Without Fear with Induction due to Kidney Problems, Gas and Air, an Epidural and a Great Birth Team
“I am super proud of my birth. Although I was induced, was constantly monitored and had an epidural – I am proud of every single part of my labor and birth and never once feared.” ~Kacey Zachary’s Birth Story 13th December 2011 at 8:37am My husband and I had been trying to conceive a baby for a year before we…
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A Natural Hospital Water Birth… Informed, Ready and Supported!
Sent in by Stephanie Rice I should give a little background before jumping in to Caleb’s birth story. I have two sons , Jacob is almost 5 and Nathan is 3. Both of their births took place in a hospital, but with several interventions. Jacob’s birth was slow due to an epidural that was turned up sky high, had I…
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Baby Reaches Hand Out of Water While Still Being Born
I posted this breathtaking photo of a baby reaching up out of the water to meet his mother. Facebook removed it many times from the mom’s profile, but it has been greatly appreciated here. After it was posted, Maranda sent me similar pictures from her birth. Her little one was still half in side of her (under water) with his…
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Love Expressed Through Ink
Crystal sent these to me and I instantly fell in love. How could I not? Her and her husband found a tattoo that is only complete when they are together and connected. Here is Crystal’s husband holding their 3 month old baby girl, Zoe, their 7th child. I love diversity. I love expression through art, including tattoos. I love breaking…
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Natural, Unmedicated, Midwife Assisted Hospital Birth Story
We had planned to take pictures to document the whole day. After waiting for so long, I wanted to remember every detail. The pictures didn’t quite happen. So as soon as she came, I had an overwhelming desire to write out the story of Stella’s birth. It took me two and a half weeks, as I was overcome with deep…
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Normalizing Twin Births; Twins Born Naturally in the Hospital
*A few parts of Jess’ birth footage were used in part 3 of More Business of Being Born, so if you’ve seen that, you’ll see her! Nothing about my pregnancy went according to plan. After nearly 13 years of marriage and completion of my clinical social work graduate program, we decided it was finally time for us to start thinking…
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A Contracting Uterus, Crowning and More: Pictures
Lindsay McCoy is a Hypnobabies Instructor, birth doula, and prenatal yoga instructor in Minneapolis, MN. She captured these pictures at the birth was at Morningstar Birth Center in St Louis Park, MN with Catherine Mascari, CNM. The mom loved being on the toilet for the majority of her birthing time. When it came time to push the baby out she…
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Sibling Reaction to Placenta…Oh my!
Katherine sent in this picture that Lynsey Stone caught of her children reacting to seeing the placenta (bottom right). So funny.