Ibu Robin, or warmly known as Mother Robin, is known around the world for her knowledge, skill and breadth of service. Robin was awarded the Women of Peace Award in 2005 and the Woman of the Month Award by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women (UNIFEM) in 2008. A documentary had been made about…
-
-
Graphic Birth Photo of Baby Born with a Nuchal Hand!
Babies really can birth vaginally so many ways…head down, breech, facing to the side, face presentation, anterior, posterior, and with a precious little hand by his/her face. 🙂 What’s absolutely brilliant about this, is Sarah birthed her son at home after a previous cesarean section after an OB told her that she would never carry a baby to term and…
-
A Long Time Waiting…So Worth It!
There are many parents who go through a long process of trying to conceive (TTC). Jessica sent in these pictures of her little one with this to say. “These always bring tears to my eyes. It was right when we brought her up to my chest….after waiting a long time to meet her. Two years of trying and 27 hours…
-
A Cesarean is Not a Failure: One Woman’s Story
I recently wrote a blog post on how to have a positive experience with a cesarean birth. While we discuss the high rates of c-sections and unnecessary interventions, it’s easy to forget that sometimes they are necessary and when used in those necessary circumstances, they are a blessing. Nicolle shares her two cesarean births, what led to them and has…
-
Home Water Birth with Great Pictures!
This is such a great birth story. This mama is an inspiring example of what our bodies are designed to do. Warning…the pictures are graphic…in an awesome kind of way! ~Mrs. BWF The Water Birth of Noah Well, my due date was April 29th. Apparently, Noah had made note that we were super excited to meet him, because…well…he came early.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Breathtaking Birth Photo Censored
Dawn shared this photo on Facebook in color and in black and white. Facebook keeps removing it. It’s is amazing! Look at baby’s little hands reaching up as if to say, ‘Here I am Mommy’! For those who are complaining about the coloring, here it is in black and white. Facebook also removed it like this! I love how ‘raw’…
-
How To Avoid An Unnecessary Cesarean Section
Our BWF Community is a diverse group of women with different birthing experiences. Midwives, doulas, mothers who have birthed only at home, others who have had cesareans, VBAC’s, natural or medicated hospital births. Women have valuable information and support to offer one another. I recently asked the BWF Mamas how to avoid a c-section and here are the top answers.…