We had planned to take pictures to document the whole day. After waiting for so long, I wanted to remember every detail. The pictures didn’t quite happen. So as soon as she came, I had an overwhelming desire to write out the story of Stella’s birth. It took me two and a half weeks, as I was overcome with deep…
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5th Child, 4th Unmedicated Birth, but 1st Home Birth!
“On Jan 7th, I had my 5th little blessing. It was my 4th med-free/natural birth and my 1st homebirth! Because of some of my own experiences and some hard things I’d seen as a doula, I had some fears to work through. Thank you for your site which helped me gain peace about my home birth. I had NO FEAR…
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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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7th Birth, 2nd Home Birth, Undisturbed Water Birth!
Katherine sent this beautiful picture in to share with the BWF Community. It just struck my soul the moment I laid eyes on it…pure beauty, raw pain, empowerment and ecstasy all at once! She says, “My husband captured this photo as I pulled our daughter up out of the water. No other hands touched her. This was my 7th birth, 2nd…
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Birthing on Hand and Knees
Thank you Stephanie for sending these in and allowing others to see what birth is like off your back! ~Mrs. BWF I know it may be because it was my birth, but I love these pictures. I think they are so amazing. I had no idea I was capable of something like this. My labor was over 30 hours, mostly…