I shared this video months ago on Facebook. It’s an incredible birth video shared by Sarah with Geneabirth of a natural twin birth. It was her fourth birth of her fourth and fifth child/ren. They were a planned home waterbirth. They were 40 weeks and 3 days in gestation. She was surrounded by three midwives, her husband, three daughters, and…
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Choose Compassion and Love
I have been humbled since participating in social media. I’m sure I’ve offended people, whether intended or not. I used to have no problem expressing my opinion on hot topics like CIO (crying it out), spanking, circumcision, vaccines, and of course birth (mostly before BWF). Then something happened. I noticed how some people will go further than expressing their opinion…
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What is a ‘Birth Without Fear’?
An empowering birth without fear. What does that mean? It does not mean there are never any fears, it doesn’t only take place at home and it is different for each women. A birth without fear can take place… –At home –In the hospital –Unassisted –As a Cesarean Birth –When having a VBAC –At a Birth Center When asked what…
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Home Birth After Cesarean in Florida…This is Women’s Work
Candice is a beautiful mom who birthed without fear with the support of women surrounding her. “The whole point of woman-centered birth is the knowledge that a woman is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve, help, but in essence, she always had, currently has, and will have the power.” ~Heather McCue Birthing Story of Mary Ayn Rae…
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Giveaway: BWF, E-cloth and Gorgeous & Green
I was going to write this long review and work it into a giveaway, but honestly, let’s just get to the good stuff. Two of our sponsors over there ————————-> are donating their awesome products to some lucky BWF Mamas! MyEcloth They are awesome. I have one (and the polishing one). I was skeptical at first, thinking how could this…
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VBAC Hospital Water Birth Announcement with Pictures
Lisa, a BWF mama and doula, sent in these pictures she took while supporting her good friend Helen. She says, “These photos of my dear friends water VBAC in April this year. I am a birth doula but when Helen asked me to support on her journey towards her planned VBAC, it was the first time I would be doula…
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Hypnobabies Birth Center Birth Story
March 5th: I still had no signs of labor starting. No sign of a missing mucus plug or bloody show, the only thing happening was stronger braxton hicks over the last couple days. Nothing worth noting. Somewhere between 8-9 pm while I was sipping on my mama’s pregnancy tea, I started getting some stronger braxton hicks which I ignored since…
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Why Women are Leaving their Doctors and Birthing at Home
This a guest post from a fellow BWF woman and mother. Rachelle Hansen is a mom of five, who had her most recent baby at home! After 4 hospital cesarean births, she knew there had to be a better way and dedicated herself to learning as much about birth as possible. Her successful home birth after 4 c-sections was a…
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VBAC Birth Pictues, Intimate and Special
One of our wonderful BWF Mamas is willing to share her special and intimate birth pictures with our community. She says, “These are pictures that were taken by our doula at the birth of my third son. I delivered him at home after a c-section in 2000 then a VBAC in a hospital in 2009. I feel these pictures represent…