At 39 weeks and 2 days (39 and 2 by my ultrasound, I kept telling them I was overdue and no one believed me that my due date was Feb 28th!) I had called my midwife Sunday, March 3rd to ask her to meet me at the hospital. I had come down with a nasty stomach bug and wanted her…
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I Am Strong {Adri}
I am strong because I labored for 45 hours and pushed for 2.5 hours in the comfort of my own home with my husband and midwives, only to be transferred to the hospital because of a swollen cervix. I am strong because the doctors considered me a ‘trauma patient’ in need of a c-section, and I calmly declined asking for…
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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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Hospital Birth…It’s a BOY!
My name is Nicole and this is how Landon Alexander came into the world. I went off birth control when my husband left for Iraq hoping that when he came home for leave we would get pregnant. This way we could get all the military perks, but also so he could be here for most of the pregnancy and the…
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A Magical Birth
This is one of the best birth stories I have read in some time. The absolute trust that Charlotte had was wonderful, but the rawness of it…how much she enjoyed it and wanted to be part of every moment of the birth of her son was captivating. ~January I guess it’s pretty unusual to have this sort of birth as…