Ever since I can remember, I have known that I wanted a natural birth. My mom had me naturally and presented a positive outlook on birthing and our ability to birth un-medicated, as women have done since the dawn of time. Through the years, my image of birth began to look, more specifically, outside of the typical hospital setting. With…
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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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My Rad Birth Center Birth of a Posterior Baby {and Placenta Pics!}
My water never broke…just my tailbone… Okay, I’ll back up a little… I had been having extremely mild, menstrual-like cramps for a few weeks leading up to the birth. Since they didn’t hurt, I was excited about these cramps and hoping that they were causing my body to progress. This was my first pregnancy and I was pretty excited to get…
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Planned Birth Center Birth {Becomes} Unassisted Birth in a Van
On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 I woke up with contractions and I was not able to sleep through them any more. It is 6:45 am. I kept thinking it’s just my body faking me out as usual. So I ignored the contractions for awhile. Robert gets up and makes breakfast. I was too nervous to eat more than a piece…
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2 Videos to Inspire You for Your Birth
I am getting more into watching birth videos as I am somewhere around 30 weeks. This is when my confidence starts building up as I start to focus more on my upcoming birth. Here are a few videos I watched this week that I just love. This mama used Hypnobabies techniques to trust birth and stay peaceful and calm. She…
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An Informed and Educated Breech Birth
Shelley Dobbin’s breech birth: Oh my GOSH! The birth was so incredible! After having a really painful first birth with 3rd degree tearing, an unnecessary cut (episiotomy) and 13 stitches it felt SO GOOD to birth without tearing. This time I birthed on my hands and knees which really helped to get our baby out. (I wish I birthed our first baby this way). I…
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A Magical Birth
This is one of the best birth stories I have read in some time. The absolute trust that Charlotte had was wonderful, but the rawness of it…how much she enjoyed it and wanted to be part of every moment of the birth of her son was captivating. ~January I guess it’s pretty unusual to have this sort of birth as…