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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Midwife Support in Birth…A Picture Worth 1000 Words
The support a woman receives in labor and birth makes the difference between empowerment and trauma. ~Mrs. BWF Sent in by Kim Smith… “Support” “This is my midwife, Nancy, holding my hand and helping me focus on breathing during contractions. She sat beside the birth pool for hours supporting me while I focused on her eyes. My son was born…
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The Baby of a Hero
“My husband Nick was killed in Afghanistan in September (and I wrote to you). I am pleased to finally be able to tell you that our son, Nicholas Tank, was born yesterday (42 weeks 3 days gestation) at 10:23 am. This was after a speedy 5 hours of labor, the first two of which I wasn’t really sure I was…
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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.…
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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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A Simple Hospital Birth {Baby Waits for Daddy}
On October 17th around midnight, I began having what I thought were mild braxton hicks type contractions. I was able to sleep through them. Hours later as I waited for his father to return home from his family visit (not without complications of course), my contractions came and went as though they weren’t real. Daddy got on his plane at…
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Fight for Your Right to Birth: A Quest for a VBAC
Corey emailed me her birth story to share with the BWF Community. I love how she wrote her story in 10 main pieces! It’s very real and inspiring. ~Mrs. BWF You Got to Fight for Your Right to Birth: My quest for a VBAC From Conscience Parenting I find that when people write about their birth stories they often get…
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An Unplanned Home VBAC!
Unplanned home VBAC by Audrey With my first daughter, I had a long labour which ended in too much hospital intervention and an eventual emergency cesarean. Throughout my second pregnancy I was fixated by my previous labour. I was very frightened of being interfered with again. My midwife was amazing, she gave me her contact number and said to call…
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Statistics {General vs. Specific to You}
I see people asking for or citing research and statistics all the time. I’m gonna put my flame suit on before I let you know how I feel about this. OK, ready. I think it’s a load of crap. Research, most of the time, is biased and/or read completely wrong. Statistics come from said research. Not only that, but what…