Elizabeth Turner shares the story of her empowering medication-free hospital birth. Since having my daughter Avery two years ago, I spent a great deal of time thinking of how I would have changed my birth experience. Watching my sisters birth their daughters after me, and numerous friends do the same, I had come up with a small list of things I…
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Adorable and Convenient Fluff {SoftBums Cloth Diapers}
We have cloth diapered and used disposables. With six kids you end up doing many different things depending on the child, your budget, and where you are in life. With our youngest (beardbaby) we have mostly used sposies just because we are so busy and traveling a lot. But when SoftBums asked us to try their diapers and inserts, including…
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Infertility, Twins And A Healing, Compassionate Cesarean Birth Photographed in OR
I met Tara late in her third trimester when she contacted me about birth photography. We met at her house and as I walked through the door, I liked her immediately. She is a dancer; and their home was filled with music, art, and lots of love. I knew it would be a beautiful birth experience, and I was grateful…
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Birth Without Fear Is Wording It Perfectly
Submitted by Brenna. Birth without fear is wording it perfectly. I gave birth to my son 10 days ago. I told myself going into the entire experience, “Don’t be afraid. God made our bodies to do this. You’re stronger than you know!” 31+ hours of active excruciating labor, throwing up the entire time with back labor 1/2 way through. But, I was…
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One Z Pillow: Support For Baby And Mom {Breastfeeding}
Of all the things that I prepared for postpartum, I forgot a nursing pillow. Oops! So, I recently tried the One Z Pillow (they make the Twin Z Pillow), and absolutely fell in love with it! Not only is a great/sturdy support for breastfeeding, but it gives back support for the mom to do so ergonomically. It is so comfortable!…
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The Proudest Moment of My Existence!
When I found out I was expecting, I was honestly the most scared I’ve ever been in my whole life. I wanted a hospital, pain meds, and thought whatever could go wrong would. Giving birth was going to be painful and awful. After educating my self and learning to trust my body through birth classes, I changed my birth plan…
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She is Love: Ellie’s Birth Story
You and your sister are sleeping soundly and I thought I had better start writing your story before I forget everything. You, Ellie Anna, are a precious gift and your dad and I love you so much. The Lord was so gracious to us in how He brought you into the world. We found out we were pregnant with you…
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Empowering VBAC from Dad’s POV
Part II of a beautiful VBAC story, as told by Elspeth Ridout McCormick’s husband. Elspeth had been having contractions all month, really. They would come in the evenings, mostly, and then they would stop around bedtime. This Friday, though, the contractions didn’t stop. Elspeth had them throughout dinner, and as the night got a little later we started to wonder…
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Empowering VBAC from Mom’s POV
A beautiful VBAC birth story, as told by Elspeth Ridout McCormick. Like all VBAC stories, the story of my daughter’s birth really starts with her big brother’s birth. In 2012, we were expecting our first child. We took Bradley classes, practiced relaxation techniques, followed the Bradley diet, and took yoga classes and nightly walks to stay fit. My water broke…