“These pictures are of our black lab Onyx sitting observantly and protectively after the girls were born. Onyx was calm and concerned and totally interested!” ~Kristy The twins, Olivia Grace 6 lbs 10 oz – 18 1/2 inches long and Kamille Johanna also 6 lbs 10 oz – 18 inches long. Both girls were born at home at 38 weeks,…
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A Rainbow, Christmas Eve Baby, Pictures and Announcement
“My daughter was born on Christmas Eve. She was so alert from the moment she was born! The expression on her face in that first picture amazes me. I hope to write a birth story soon, but in the mean time, here are a few pictures. I started following your Facebook page and blog before I was pregnant, through a…
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Labor Pictures of a Beautiful Mom with Body Art
“These are from the time I spent laboring at home before transferring to hospital. My son was born via C section at 5:25pm dwc 4th, 9lbs 15oz. The women with me are my best friend and Massage Therapist Tara and my Midwife Buffy. My hubby and daughter were both great as well it was amazing to go into labor on…
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The Beauty of Tattoos, Mothers, Fathers and Their Babies
A few months back, I posted on the BWF page (after sharing a picture) that there is just something sexy about a man who is tatted up and supporting his woman in labor. Well, that led into a full blown discussion and love for our BWF moms and dads with ink. It was followed by this post and a follow…
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When Patience in a Home Birth Pays Off…
“I just wanted to thank all of you for the support and encouragement you gave be here! I had a wonderful home birth and was so glad I choose not to go to the hospital. 🙂 I had back labor, ‘failure to progress’, and a ‘too large’ malpositioned baby. So if I had not chosen home birth it would have…
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What to ‘Actually’ Expect When Pregnant!
I remember reading one of those What to Expect When Expecting books when I was pregnant with my first. A few months into my pregnancy I threw it away. I was just not ‘normal,’ at least not according to them. How can you put every single pregnant woman the same category? We are not average. We are each individuals and…
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Home Birth Announcement and Picture: Post Dates, Fast Labor & Great Support!
I just love Katelyn. She has been a BWF follower for some time. I love her awesome, fun, and beautiful self. She’s a talented photographer with a unique and special style, and hass generously shared pictures for the BWF Blog! So…I was very excited to receive this email from her. Congrats mama! I just wanted to share with you…
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Mothers and Our Families: Never Perfect, But Always Great
As mothers, we want to always protect our children, do what we feel is best for this, love them unconditionally, teach and guide them with the hope they will feel loved, be happy and turn out better than us. Women tend to criticize themselves, to never feel good enough. I know that I have these perfection expectations as a mother.…
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More Tattoos, Birth and Babies
I recently shared this post with beautiful pictures of birth where moms and dads have awesome ink! (Started as a Facebook status update and went from there.) The number of emails that came in sharing pictures was more than expected! Which leads to part two…enjoy. Natalie and Ian… Taken at home with blessing #6, unassisted with my husband and children.…