When a man is involved in the pregnancy of his wife and baby, when he is present for the birth, when he is a rock for his spouse and when he has faith in the mother…he is giving and receiving love that creates a deep bond. A gift given and received between husband and wife that passes on to the child.…
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Beautiful (Surprise) Breech Home Birth
My husband and I chose to have our first baby at home with an absolutely empowering midwife. I distinctly remember between my intense contractions hearing my husband Kevin, Leslie our midwife, and her intern Melissa, in our kitchen drinking coffee and softly laughing enjoying good conversation. I was in the birth tub letting my body bring our little girl into…
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A Fast Natural Hospital Birth
Alyssa writes this story about her two midwife-assisted hospital births, and just how difficult it was to tear herself away from mopping the floors in the throes of labor: I’ve been blessed to have two wonderful birth experiences, each of them very different. My son’s birth was far from a bad experience. At the time I thought it was just…
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Faith Centered Hospital VBAC
The following are exerpts from one mother’s VBAC journey. “…I had always been a little disappointed that I had to have a c-section with Travis. For no other reason than pride I think. I knew that I was a mother no matter the method of delivery and that no gold stars are handed out based on how they came out…
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Balance in Motherhood…A Mother vs. the World
I was in emotional turmoil today. After texting with my sister who has no children (yet) about how hard her life is, I started thinking about all I would do if I was single or had no children. I mean, seriously, I could sleep in, work out, go back to school, go to the coffee shop and read for hours on…
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Promote What You Love…
When I first saw the quote “Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate”, it completely resonated with me. It’s tempting to go off on things I am passionate about. However, this quote makes me think twice (often), before posting or sharing anything. I think following this principle and guidline helps (at least me) to focus on what…
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Powerful Birth Affirmation
I used this quote during my last labor when my baby kept trying to turn during contractions. I would repeat over and over, “My contractions are not stronger than me, becaue they are me.” It did help! He still came out facing my left leg…but he DID come out! 😉 Photography by Earthside Birth Photography. She is also on Facebook!
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Home Birth Story Told By a Photo Montage
Brittanie writes, “Here is a link to the video we made for our home birth last month. It is a little long, but I wanted to include each picture that our birth photographer, Amanda Brayton, took. They all mean so much to us. Our son Finley weighed 10lbs, 5oz and was 20 inches long. My midwife was just amazing throughout my pregnancy, and…
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Fast, Natural Hospital Birth with Baby Born in the Caul
On Thursday June 9th I gave birth to a baby girl who weighed 8lb 1oz and 21 inches long. The day started at 5am when my contractions were 15minutes apart. At 5:45am they were closer to 5-6 minutes apart and still bearable, but I had some trouble walking. I could still talk through them though. After an hour I called…