The day before I went into labor I was checked at the doctors and was not dilated or effaced. Labor looked so far off and I was completely ok with that. I was in no hurry for my daughter to arrive. I knew what unnecessary interventions did with my older daughter and I had no intention of rushing this baby…
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Unconditional Midwife Support {Labor Nurse}
This is my wonderful midwife! I was SO upset about being induced with my third and last baby at 42 weeks. It felt like the longest induction ever. This pic was taken after almost 20 hours of labor and still only 2-3 cm. I caved against my desire for natural birth and ended up with an epidural 2 hours later.…
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One Person Becomes Two People {Guest Post by Peggy Vincent}
Yes, that’s right. Peggy Vincent. Waitaminute. What? Peggy Vincent? Yes. Peggy. Vincent. As in Baby Catcher. Have you read it? If not, please do yourself a favor and pick up a copy and a few boxes of Kleenex. Peggy has written much more than what we find on the pages of this vibrant, historical, joyful, and heartbreaking book, and she’s planning…
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30 Meal Ideas in a Pinch {Motherhood}
What does this have to do with pregnancy and birth? Well it doesn’t. At least not directly. Adding in the focus of Motherhood into BWF, why not have a blog post to help a tired pregnant mama or a mother with a needy newborn and toddler? You know those days…the ones that just won’t end! Then you realize it is…
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Mom Holds Baby’s Hand as Born {Surprise Breech VBAC Hospital Birth}
A short history of my previous births: My oldest daughter was a good pregnancy, fairly uneventful, I choose to have a hospital birth for that “in case” reason, and it was probably good that I did, I had a severe postpartum hemorrhage that resulted in blood loss of almost 2 liters. Scary stuff. My son (second born) presented breech and…
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Unique and Intuitive Parenting
Couldn’t agree more… Photographed by Katelyn Demidow.
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What I Learned {Healing from Trauma with Birth and Motherhood}
{Submitted by Laura M.} This year was one of the hardest, yet memorable years of my life. My son Evan Sage was born in February. I am a trauma survivor and had surrounded myself with a team of midwives and doulas that I felt could keep me grounded during giving birth. The birth of my child transformed me in ways…
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Love and Support of a Husband, Mother & Doula {Twins}
This was during labor of my twins. My husband is an AMAZING birth partner and support. I just love how much he loves me and it shows in this picture! My mother is also in the picture. She has been my doula through 5 of my births. I also had a doula name Lizzie Elliot. She snapped a few pics between…
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44 Questions For Your Midwife
Written by Svea Just last week I had the privilege of meeting with two fantastic midwives. Recommended by a friend, they are the women I hope will accompany me through my second pregnancy and delivery. They are kind, empathetic, knowledgeable, and funny. Exciting! When I told my husband the news, he had a lot of questions. Most of them (“How…