Lisa M. shares the story of her daughter Freya’s free birth. “This is a story of a beautiful birth – the birth of my gorgeous daughter Freya. Her birth had been planned for a long time… Pretty much since the day her older brother and I left the hospital after his very traumatic VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) birth, two…
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24 Hours of Labor Went So Fast: A Natural Hospital Birth at 36.5 Weeks
Danni M. shares this story, the birth of her son at 36.5 weeks. “I have always known that I wanted to do a home birth without meds or any intervention at all. All my friends thought I was crazy for wanting this. Up until I met my next door neighbor, Charm, I thought that I would have to have a…
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“Lady, I’m not moving!”: Having Our Baby Our Way
A deep breath. It’s September 21st and I’m 38 weeks in: nothing in my house is set up for a baby even though my baby shower was weeks ago. I have tons of clothes, blankets, socks and other things for baby, but nothing is organized and the crib is still in its box. September 28th and I’m 39 weeks. I…
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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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Barely Made It {Military Hospital}
I was never one of those people that originally thought I wanted to have an all-natural birth. In fact I remember saying why would you go through all that pain when you can get an epidural? Would you want your leg broken without pain medication?! How dumb was I? LOL Anyways I went through with that mentality with the pregnancy…
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Gentle Beginnings {Boone’s Birth Story}
Hi there! I wanted to share my amazing Birth Center Water Birth with ya’ll. Your website was an amazing inspiration when I was preparing for my natural birth. I felt empowered reading all of the stories! I’m hoping my story will do the same for other women preparing for a natural birth. Thank you for all that you do! -Brooke…
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Breech Homebirth
* If your baby is breech, please discuss possible complications and options with your care provider.* I had recently moved to the bay area, which meant I had to find a new midwife. With full support from my husband I chose a home birth. We were unsure of when exactly I conceived, so I had two due dates, two weeks…
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The Conscious Birth of Madison Rose – Intervention-Free Home Water Birth
My husband Rich wrote up Madison’s birth story within a week or two of her being born. Reading it 5 months later brought tears to my eyes. I’m so grateful that he took the time to write this up because all the details I thought were lost are captured in his story. It’s incredible how in tune he was with me, the…
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The Long Journey Home: An HBA2C Story, {Part IV}
Yesterday, we shared the third part of Rose Homme’s HBA2C story. In this five-part series, she shares her journey to home birth: the emotional ups and downs, the pain of her first births, and how believing in herself and her body guided her through. Here, you can read the goals and intentions she set for herself for her third labour. Check…