These are my sweet identical boys snuggling in their Moses basket just after coming home from the hospital. Hearing specialists tell you at every appointment what a ticking time bomb you are, and that something could go wrong any day is tough. We were confident in the birth process and I trusted my body, even after one specialist told me…
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Facebook Removes Post about Breastfeeding {Discrimination on Women and Families}
This picture and story were shared on Birth Without Fear Facebook and received a lot of love. Unfortunately it was reported and removed by Facebook, even though it does not violate their Terms of Service. It is a beautiful story of a mother helping another mother. {Stacy} I am currently working on my certification to be a birth doula. My…
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A Military Birth Story {Giving Birth During My Husbands Deployment}
Growing up, I’ve always dreamed of becoming a mommy and a wife, but never a military wife who would have to deal with deployments and whatnot. But when I met my husband, I knew that it would just be a part of our life, because he was worth it and he was the man for me. However when he deployed…
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A Home Birth on Father’s Day 2013
Father’s Day For my Father’s Day, I was given the gift of a fourth girl. At home. Part of that gift was being the first person she looked at and providing the hands that caught her and gave her to her mother. Father’s Day 2013 will be one that I always remember. Even though Delaney is our fourth child, she…
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An Empowering and Healing Cesarean Section
My first pregnancy was one that was mostly good, but the bad was very bad. I had extremely bad swelling. So bad I thought my skin would split open by the end of my workday. And the carpal tunnel was sheer misery. At eight months pregnant, the beginning of October 2008, I had cortisone shots in my hands to make…
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The Birth of Ava Leigh: A Fast Birth Center Birth
I was due November 12th and when that day came, I was a big balloon waiting to pop. November 13th came then the 15th then the 18th…still no baby. After receiving pictures of a friend’s birth on the 18th (Brooke‘s story) I started getting very mild cramps. I texted my midwife Beth to give her a heads up and then…
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Birth of New Parents – Photo Story of Adoption
This has got to be one of the most touching stories I’ve ever heard. Sebastian was born on June 20. When he was 4 days old some unfortunate circumstances arose and his parents were no longer able to care for him. Unless a family stepped forward immediately to adopt him, he would be going into the foster care system. Brandon and…
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A Rainbow Baby Born to a Hyperemsis Gravidarum Survivor
My birth story starts almost 6 years ago. My husband (we were dating at the time) found out we were expecting a bundle of joy. He asked me to be his forever on Christmas Day. We were married on February 22, 2008. I was 18 weeks with our precious gift, which we found out the same day we were married…
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I Am Strong {Placenta Percreta and Hysterectomy}
I am strong because I became a single mother at 21 to a beautiful baby boy, my light. A medicated vaginal birth after wanting a Bradley birth. At 22 I became pregnant again and I’m strong because I walked away from an abusive relationship at 6mo pregnant and never looked back. I had my beautiful baby girl at 22 years…