“Labor was long, often times coming to a near halt. When baby finally arrived it was intense, there wasn’t a dry eye (including mine). I really felt honored to be a part of such a unique experience, there was just so much love in the room.” – Terah Pliley Photography Surrogate and her supportive husband – he was super awesome and…
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Surrogacy for Two Dads {Rare Purple Line Picture!}
Senorita’s birth story by me (surrogate mother and birth doula): It all started Saturday night, November 24th. We hadn’t seen the daddies for a couple days, so I invited them to our house for pizza and homemade doughnuts. After our meal was over, we started talking about how the birth was going to go. They asked me if I had…
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Identical Twin Hospital Birth Story {VBAC}
The story of my twin VBAC begins with the cesarean birth of my first son. A cesarean, that I believe could have been avoided had I been better educated. I assumed I would see an OB, go into labor, head to the hospital, and have the natural birth I wanted. Instead, I found myself subjected to multiple interventions that resulted…
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HBAC with PROM, Fast Dilation, Long Pushing Stage {Previous Cesarean with Twins}
My water broke at 10pm on Saturday night. It was a distinct popping sensation, followed by a gush of fluid that left me in no doubt about what had just happened. It was the night before my due date, and one way or another, my third son would be earthside soon. Now, maybe I should back up to clarify that…
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Reflections of Ben’s Birth {Hospital Birth}
After shedding so many tears, I have been stewing over whether or not to open up my heart and share my honest and reflective thoughts about Ben’s birth. One night, after reading some powerful stories about women who successfully had a VBAC or HBAC (vaginal/home birth after cesarean) I nursed my baby, and then crawled into bed weeping in my…
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I Am Strong {Story of Preterm Birth & Loss}
I am strong. I am strong because I moved at 5 months pregnant from Germany, back to the States, for my husband’s job. I am strong because after arriving to Colorado I was excited to finally have a home again and welcomed the sight of my air mattress on the floor. I am strong because when I woke up and…
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An In-Hospital Natural Twin Birth, Both Breech, Son Born in the Caul
Nikki S. shares the beautiful story of birthing her twins at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand. “Shortly after the birth of my second child, a few years before Madeline and Felix were conceived, I dreamed that I fell asleep pregnant and in a bathtub. In my dream I awoke to a gently rumping breech baby and I reached down…
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A Healing HypnoBirth {Natural Hospital VBAC In Australia}
The pregnancy My birthing journey started long before my labour. In fact, it started before my pregnancy. My first daughter, ‘Moosh’, was born via emergency cesarean after a long labour and traumatic set of circumstances. My grandfather (who I lived with for 15 years) passed away three days before my ‘due’ date, and surges started almost instantly. Six hours later my membranes…
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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…