This amazing and beautiful birth story was sent to em by katheJo binder photography. She said, “One of my most favorite birth stories that I have ever been apart of. Dad was in Afghanistan while mom delivered her son. Daddy watched via Skype. I just love this birth story and I think it should be shared with the world! This…
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A Doula’s Own Midwife-Assisted Home Water Birth
I had an appointment Friday, August 3rd with my midwife, Bernice. Baby looked and sounded great and the appointment was wonderful, as they had all been. I had asked if she would mind checking me as I had been having quite a few contractions and just wanted to know if anything was happening (though I generally recommend NO cervical checks…
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Honeybuns Cloth Diapers
Nicole Small, owner of honeybuns cloth diapers, has been a WAHM for over a year now. She started making cloth diapers after using one size pocket diapers by bumGenius on her daughter. She wanted to make something cuter than all of the solid colored diapers she used on her. Nicole and her husband invested a little money in a few…
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A Peaceful Surgical Birth of a Breech Baby {after switching providers at 38 1/2 weeks}
I spent my whole life dreaming about my babies. I’ve loved children since I was young, and looked forward to being a mother for as long as I can remember. When my husband Kai and I got married, I was pregnant within a month. We couldn’t have been happier about it. I didn’t exactly enjoy being pregnant as much as I thought I would…
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Peaceful Home Water Birth in Small Town Ohio {Must Read!}
If anyone had asked me, prior to having my first child, if I thought I would prefer birth over pregnancy, I would have called them crazy. Now, after my second child and two completely different birth experiences, I have to say I would rather give birth than be pregnant any day. I never really enjoyed being pregnant. I envied the…
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One Month w/o Facebook. Now What?
Today marks one month I left Facebook. All I can say is…it has been peaceful. My life calmed way down when I removed the chaos of updates, answering questions, moderating comments, etc. In that month, we’ve been posting a lot more on the blog and sharing on Pinterest. It has been fun, actually. I’ve really enjoyed it. Many of you…
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Accidental UC {Unassisted Childbirth} of Moses
This pregnancy was much different from the previous ones from the start. I had a feeling from the very beginning that this baby would come very fast. One night I was talking with John and told him my concerns that we would be delivering on the side of the highway and I couldn’t shake the feeling. I told him that…
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Supported Home Birth of 9th Child
I have written this story over and over in my head. While I sleep. While I stare in amazement into very quiet beautiful eyes. I have so much to say, but so little words. I want to thank everyone who has been checking in on me for the past few weeks and all of you who have sent us such…
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42 Weeks Homebirth {Hypnobabies}
I was 42 weeks 1 day pregnant with my second daughter on the morning of August 30th, 2012, when I began to have gentle surges. My husband went to work and my 2-year-old daughter and I went to a play date. My friends enjoyed watching me close my eyes, use my Hypnobabies tools and breathe through more surges; every 15…