My birth story starts with me meeting an amazing woman and deciding to start a family together. Which of course is not as easy as it sounds. First we had to decide who would carry said child as we are of course a same sex couple. Then started the hunt for a donor. We wanted someone who would like to…
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Natural Birth of First Child
Just wanted to share this picture and the story of my first childbirth experience. This is a picture taken unprofessionally by my sister after the water birth of my daughter 8 months ago. My story is rather long but I am hoping my story shows women that they can do it too! The pain started around 5:30 am on the…
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My Gastroschisis Baby {Vaginal Hospital Birth}
I have had 5 1/2 years to reflect on the birth of my daughter. Our story is a story of loss, heartbreak, faith, triumph, perseverance, and love…. so much love. – Brienna I married my husband in October, 2006. We had both decided to wait a couple years to have children. Three short months later, I received one of the…
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“When They Say Everyone’s Different, They Aren’t Kidding!” {My Birth Experience}
Giving birth was the single most amazing thing I have ever done. I read all the books and went to the classes but there was nothing that could have prepared me for my labor. I guess when they say everyone’s different, they aren’t kidding. Thinking back, I should’ve just skipped the classes altogether! – Jiska So here is how it…
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Natural Hospital Birth, Midwife and Hypnobabies
Michelle Brown from There Must Be More to Life Than Dishes and Laundry shares the story of her son Orion’s birth. “The end of pregnancy was rough for me. Being overjoyed at getting pregnant our first month trying, experiencing no morning sickness, watching my bump grow, and seeing my sweet baby on ultrasound had made first and second trimester a…
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Breech Birth Story {Frank Breech}
In 2009 I became pregnant with my second child. I was very excited. My first birth had gone very well, easy, no complications, no interventions. After birthing an 8 lbs. 1 oz. posterior baby boy after only 4 hours of labor and 30 mins of pushing, I decided the second would be out of hospital. We hired a great midwifery…
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Fast Birth of 3rd child into a Military Family
Just over 3 years ago, on April 14, 2010, my life flashed before my eyes. I was standing in the kitchen, cooking dinner. It was 5:14 pm. My phone rang. It was my husband Shane, who was on his 4th deployment with the Marine Corps and hadn’t called for about a month, so I answered saying, “Finally! You’d better have…
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The Beautiful Birth of Emerson {Mother Lead Hospital Birth}
This is the story of how we welcomed our daughter, Emerson, into the world. It’s a beautiful story, but also a bit graphic. You’ll also need to know that my husband and I prepared for our birthing time with Hypnobabies, so some of the terminology we use is a bit different than what you might normally hear: Birthing Time =…
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Home Waterbirth After Ovarian Cancer
Thank you Jess for your beautiful story! I had my first child in October of 2011 at home surrounded by my family and midwife. It was 18 hours of hard labor with 3 hours of pushing before he decided to finally show himself to us! He was perfect! 22 inches and 8.14 lbs!! It was probably the craziest, hardest, and…