Little Lady’s Birth Story, from Sandy & Jane Written November 28th, 2011 Two weeks ago, on the 14th, our Little Lady was born. She is the most beautiful, precious little thing I could imagine. I mean… you read about it, or maybe see other folks with their kids… but she’s our first baby, and that feeling when I hold her……
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Division: What Are We Fighting For?
I recently asked on our BWF page if people thought there was division in the birth community (moms and professionals) or unity. Everyone answered division on some level. One woman, an OB, asked, “What are we fighting for?” Good question. This is not referring to women who are fighting to have a voice or for their rights. This is about…
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The Supporting Hands of Birth
This picture represents the involvement that family and care providers can have in a birth. It is beautiful when everyone comes together to support mom in having a wonderful, safe birth. Kim says, “This picture really captured home birthing for me. A trained midwife whose love, gentleness and skill have overwhelmed me. This was our second home birth with her. …
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A Women Centered Birth and a Homecoming in One Day
It was the early morning of July 26th. Brian was due home from a 7 month deployment the following afternoon at 4pm. I’d been talking to the baby for weeks, asking him to stay put until Brian made it home. I was now 5 days overdue and amazed I had made it so far and was now so close to…
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A Beautiful and Positive Birth Story
Friday September 17, 2010 I wake up feeling a strong contraction and peel open my eyes to see what time it is; it’s 5:30, right on time. Every morning for the past 2 weeks I have woken up with an alarmingly-full bladder that instigates a fierce pattern of “rushes” for the following hours of the day, and today is no…
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A Sacred Birth After Two Miscarriages
Noah was born on February 25, 2012 My husband and I started trying to conceive shortly after getting married. We tried for several years, to no avail. Being very health conscious and into natural healing modalities, we decided to address this challenge by improving our diets and lifestyles, and I started doing regular acupuncture and taking herbs. Slowly but surely…
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Incredible Photo of Cord Being Unwrapped From Baby’s Neck
Most of the time a cord around baby’s neck will not cause problems. Keeping a close eye on heart tones is important and can help your midwife/doctor know if baby is handling labor/pushing well. Melissa sent in this wonderful picture that not only showed how simple it is to unwrap a cord, but also captured the amazing and raw moment…
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Birth: Nailed It
I recently wrote this post about BWF/myself supporting all women in their birthing choices. It’s an awesome post. Go read it (after this). I have received a few emails recently and I want to share a little of them with you. These emails are dear to me and show the diversity of the BWF women. They show that while I…
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Yay! A Baby!
“This is a picture of us welcoming our second son (first homebirth) on January 15th, 2012. Colin Ezra was born after 8 minutes of pushing.” ~Erin W. For more captured moments right after birth, go here.