…Should Never Be Underestimated. ~Mrs. BWF “Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad.”~Proverb *Picture sent in by Leah Celentano
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Daddies Can Catch Babies Too
The birth of sweet Huckleberry through pictures can be seen here (the play button is at the bottom in the tree). He was caught by his father while his brother Sawyer watched closely by. The most amazing morning of my life! ~Autumn Snow *Photography by Jessica at One Tree Photography
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A Cesarean is Not a Failure: One Woman’s Story
I recently wrote a blog post on how to have a positive experience with a cesarean birth. While we discuss the high rates of c-sections and unnecessary interventions, it’s easy to forget that sometimes they are necessary and when used in those necessary circumstances, they are a blessing. Nicolle shares her two cesarean births, what led to them and has…
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Home Water Birth with Great Pictures!
This is such a great birth story. This mama is an inspiring example of what our bodies are designed to do. Warning…the pictures are graphic…in an awesome kind of way! ~Mrs. BWF The Water Birth of Noah Well, my due date was April 29th. Apparently, Noah had made note that we were super excited to meet him, because…well…he came early.…
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Fight for Your Right to Birth: A Quest for a VBAC
Corey emailed me her birth story to share with the BWF Community. I love how she wrote her story in 10 main pieces! It’s very real and inspiring. ~Mrs. BWF You Got to Fight for Your Right to Birth: My quest for a VBAC From Conscience Parenting I find that when people write about their birth stories they often get…
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Mama Catches Her Own Baby…
This BIRTH WITHOUT FEAR Mama shared this raw birth picture of her catching her own baby! Yes, that is blood. THIS IS BIRTH! “Hudson was born at home in the water on February 9, 2010 at 11:15 p.m. My husband and two good friends were with me. Our two year old son was tucked in sound asleep. I hired a…
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An Unplanned Home VBAC!
Unplanned home VBAC by Audrey With my first daughter, I had a long labour which ended in too much hospital intervention and an eventual emergency cesarean. Throughout my second pregnancy I was fixated by my previous labour. I was very frightened of being interfered with again. My midwife was amazing, she gave me her contact number and said to call…
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Breathtaking Birth Photo Censored
Dawn shared this photo on Facebook in color and in black and white. Facebook keeps removing it. It’s is amazing! Look at baby’s little hands reaching up as if to say, ‘Here I am Mommy’! For those who are complaining about the coloring, here it is in black and white. Facebook also removed it like this! I love how ‘raw’…
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A Birth Center Birth Story
I went to bed at about 1 a.m. on Monday, February 21st. It was an extra day off of school (for President’s Day) and I was taking advantage by catching up on laundry and such. As soon as I got into bed I could feel the contractions starting. I had them 1-3 times an hour, lasting anywhere from about 15…