I saw this on Pinterest actually and it blew my mind. I have seen other pictures of babies born in the caul, but this one takes the cake! Melissa with MJ Birth photography is the talented photographer to capture this shot. Here is the intact membranes post birth… Visit her site here to see more. Melissa’s main photography site is…
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Why Natural Birth? A Birth Center Water Birth Story
To see this family’s homecoming story, visit here. Let’s see. How do I possibly explain the details of this experience and the feeling of creating a life in a way that isn’t cheesy and antiquated? I’m not sure that it’s possible but I’ll try. First off let me just say that a natural birth, preferably a water birth, has always…
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A Contracting Uterus, Crowning and More: Pictures
Lindsay McCoy is a Hypnobabies Instructor, birth doula, and prenatal yoga instructor in Minneapolis, MN. She captured these pictures at the birth was at Morningstar Birth Center in St Louis Park, MN with Catherine Mascari, CNM. The mom loved being on the toilet for the majority of her birthing time. When it came time to push the baby out she…
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The Rad Placenta
I was recently banned from posting on BWF and personally on Facebook for this placenta picture taken by Seana. I was also warned that next time, pages and profiles might be deleted. There is nothing stating in any Facebook policies that organs are violating any rules. We all know there are many obscene pictures that do violate policies and are…
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Labor of Love, Home Birth Clip
I am so excited to share this. My friend (yes, I know her IRL) was on Labor of Love. There are 2 mamas in the video, my rockin’ friend is Morgan Mayes. I love that home birth was featured on this show (OK, and that Morgan told her midwife to be quiet. Ha!). Please SHARE THIS. I want her views…
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An Intimate Home Birth Story Photographed and Written by a Best Friend
“I turned into the neighborhood and the first thing I heard was an ice cream truck. I couldn’t help but smile and chuckle to myself at how cookie cutter it was. Some of us start from neighborhoods like this with the ice cream truck cruising through, the stay at home moms and cul-de-sacs…some of us do not. But this is…
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Awesome Video Shows 3rd Stage of Labor and Post Birth at Home
What happens after a baby is born at home? Betsy sent me her video put together by One Tree Photography to show what it is like after baby is born at home. She says… “This film is of the birth of my third baby. She was born in June. My first birth was a hospital birth in which I narrowly…
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An Unconvential Birth Story: Water Leaking, Malposition, Chiropractic and Rebozo
I didn’t think it would take me this long to write about our journey of labor in bring Logan into the world. I really envisioned myself being so jazzed to write about it that I’d type it up that same night so I’d remember every detail… like I would forget something. I didn’t anticipate not even being able to put…
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Midwife Support in Birth…A Picture Worth 1000 Words
The support a woman receives in labor and birth makes the difference between empowerment and trauma. ~Mrs. BWF Sent in by Kim Smith… “Support” “This is my midwife, Nancy, holding my hand and helping me focus on breathing during contractions. She sat beside the birth pool for hours supporting me while I focused on her eyes. My son was born…