“We shared our trying to conceive journey through Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at City IVF and love the team. And after 6 cycles, 5 stims, and a 10 week scare, our dream came true. We had spotting to full on bleeds and this little girl hung on tight to her Mum for which I will be forever grateful! I hope my history/story/journey gives someone…
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A Perfect Cesarean Section, Complete with Skin-to-Skin {A First For the Hospital}
From the outside, there is nothing special about my birthing story. No unbelievable twists that surely haven’t happened to other women. This is a special birthing story to me because it’s my birthing story. Birth Without Fear has helped me realize my story is just as special as anyone else’s and I felt compelled to share it with other women…
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A Mother Fights Through PPD After Induction and Cesarean Birth
{Editors Note: This story comes to us from a strong young mother. When our births take a turn we did not expect, it can effect how we feel as mothers and women. Postpartum Depression is real. Mothers – you are not alone. Seek support and help in the best way possible to help you heal.} At nineteen, I found out…
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The Value of a ‘Failed’ VBAC {I Am Strong}
I am strong because I am the mother of 3 children who inspire me beyond words. I am strong because I will do anything for them. I am strong because I had and have a beautiful breastfeeding relationship with my little nursinglings. A time that I love and cherish and always will. I am strong because all 3 of my…
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“Infertility is a funny beast.” | Thoughts On Infertility, Loss, Pregnancy And Motherhood
Thank you Sarah, for sharing your thoughts and experiences. Infertility is a funny beast; it affects your life in so many different ways. We had issues conceiving our first child, spent almost 30 months trying to conceive and had begun the testing process that had showed up a few issues. Miraculously I found out I was pregnant only two days…
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Breech Cesarean Birth
When I was 18 I fell pregnant with my first daughter. I’m 4ft 10 and then I was a size 6 so a very very small build (my now husband is 6ft4 need I say more lol). They discovered she was breech at 35 weeks with a following scan at 36 to double check. The awkward little bugger was in…
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Cesarean Photo Collage
My first boy, third baby: after two ‘Drs-convenience early inductions’, this was my first chance at a truly natural labor and birthing. My sons cord prolapsed and changed the birth, emergency c-section with general anesthesia. I am thankful for c-sections. I’m also thankful for VBACs, which I had the opportunity to have with my fourth baby, second son. -Nicole
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Time To Heal {Traumatic Cesarean Birth After Homebirth Transfer}
“I planned a home birth for my first son and ended up with a very traumatic c-section. I suffered in silence for a long time and it hurt my ability to be the mother I wanted to be, it hurt my relationship with my husband, and I never knew that other women felt the same way. Since then I have done some therapy…
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Birthing My Beautiful Twin Girls {Premature Cesarean Birth}
My name is Katherine and this is my story of birthing my beautiful twin girls. I was only 18 a month before I fell pregnant with them. From 2 weeks on I was horrendously sick, right up until I was roughly 24 weeks. When I was 28 weeks pregnant with them, I was diagnosed with Cholostasis. They put me on…