I recently welcomed my beautiful baby girl into the world after a very rocky pregnancy and a very horrible first birth. In 2009 after trying to conceive for a year and having constant visits with my endocrinologist since leaving high school we finally fell pregnant to our first child – a little boy! I was due to have him in…
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Beautiful Birth Story Told by 34 Gorgeous Pictures
Andie W. has been kind enough to share her sacred birth pictures with the BWF Community. Christie Lacy Photography did a wonderful job capturing the hard work, determination, faith and beauty of BIRTH… This may be my favorite… The shadow in the background is her belly cast… “This is a picture of my newborn, Canyon, in his belly cast. I…
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Home Water Birth, Baby Born In the Caul
There is something magical about bringing babies into the world. The whole process, from beginning to end, points to something greater than us. I can’t help but think of creation and the Creator. Man could not have thought this up but only a great God with a divine design. It’s amazing and humbling to me to think that I’ve been…
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A Simple Home Water Birth
This is the story of my third daughter’s birth. My older two are 4 and 2, both of which were home births but not water births. This time the midwives (same ones as with my older daughters) gave the option of renting birth pools so I was excited to try for a water birth this time. I was 40 weeks…
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Water Birth Announcement with Pictures: Mom Catches Baby
“I recently became a fan on your facebook page and have been so encouraged by all of the wonderful stories that are posted. I gave birth to my 5th baby, a girl, on Feb. 20th at 11:11 am. She was 9lbs and 21 3/4 inches. Her name is Abigail Glory. This was my 3rd home water birth, and the 2nd…
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That Moment…Welcoming Baby Earthside
That moment when baby is finally earthside, when mom thinks, “Finally!” is one of those moments in life that is highly anticipated, never forgotten and forever special. When a picture is captured of this moment, it is always amazing to see. It is not only beautiful and raw, but as if we are seeing something (almost) that we shouldn’t be.…
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Cord Around Baby’s Neck Is NOT Automatic Emergency
Elizabeth sent her amazing birth pictures to me from her midwife assisted home water birth of her son January 6, 2010. He had a 4x nuchal cord (which can be seen in one of this pictures), which caused heart decels into the 70s during pushing as well as a little passed meconium due to distress. She says, “My midwife was…
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Mama Catches Her Own Baby…
This BIRTH WITHOUT FEAR Mama shared this raw birth picture of her catching her own baby! Yes, that is blood. THIS IS BIRTH! “Hudson was born at home in the water on February 9, 2010 at 11:15 p.m. My husband and two good friends were with me. Our two year old son was tucked in sound asleep. I hired a…