My baby dropped when I was 35 weeks pregnant. The intense sensation of him/her wiggling head on my cervix made me think I’d go into labor at any minute. But we were planning a home birth, and that wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t make it to 37 weeks. So I spent my days taking it easy and finding time…
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Midwife Assisted Hospital Birth Story Told to Baby
Written by Audrey to Eliza The Story of Your Birth We were starting to think you would never come. Throughout my pregnancy I was convinced that you would be born before your due date. I should have known that meant you would be late: I had also been convinced first that I wasn’t pregnant and then that you were a…
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Unplanned Hospital Birth Goes Right: First Time Mom Has the Unmedicated, Intervention-Free Birth of her Dreams.
At the advice of my doula, I’m writing down the story of my first child’s birth. It’s been four and a half weeks since the most precious gift I ever received entered the world, and the details are already starting to get a bit fuzzy, so I know it’s time to write before they leave me completely. It was the…
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Home Birth Story with Graphic Crowning Pictures; Told by Dad.
Birth Story of Gordon Amber started having rushes on Thursday night, April 21st 2011 at about 36 weeks gestation. They were very mild and not timeable, yet stronger than her usual Braxton-Hicks. They eased off a bit by Friday morning, but regained strength around 11 am. At this point I called Amber to check on things and she informed me…
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Birth Announcement: HBAC, Pushed 6 Hours!
Julie sent in the following announcement. Just lovely. “I had my HBAC on 13 December and gave birth to our son, Kanoa Wolf, in the loving familiarity of our own home. it was not an easy birth as I pushed for 6 hours! but i did it; my midwives were ANGELIC, my husband was a rock, and my baby stayed…
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Awesome Video Shows 3rd Stage of Labor and Post Birth at Home
What happens after a baby is born at home? Betsy sent me her video put together by One Tree Photography to show what it is like after baby is born at home. She says… “This film is of the birth of my third baby. She was born in June. My first birth was a hospital birth in which I narrowly…
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Ellen DeGeneres! Doulas Singing in the Bathroom Just For You!
Xylina and her sisters and made this silly video to hopefully get on Ellen and spread the news that doulas make birth better! They filmed it in the bathroom just like Ellen does with her musical guests! Hope you enjoy!
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An Unconvential Birth Story: Water Leaking, Malposition, Chiropractic and Rebozo
I didn’t think it would take me this long to write about our journey of labor in bring Logan into the world. I really envisioned myself being so jazzed to write about it that I’d type it up that same night so I’d remember every detail… like I would forget something. I didn’t anticipate not even being able to put…
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Birth Picture of Baby with Cord Still Attached
It goes overlooked (or is not discussed) that there is another stage of labor/birth. Once baby is born, and all fingers and toes are counted, the placenta still needs to be birthed. Here is a picture of that time between the birth of the baby and the birth of the placenta, which is also referred to as the 3rd stage…