Silas’s birth story. Born April 12th, 2010 at 42 weeks 2 days. A VBA2C. On Saturday, April 10th (42 weeks exactly), I started having contractions around 20 minutes apart but they were not strong or painful. By that night they were 10 to 15 minutes apart, but still not feeling like labor. I went to bed and slept through the…
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ACOG: Post Dates is Past 42 Weeks
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecology, also known as ACOG: “Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG has over 52,000 members and is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women.” From their website: ACOG works primarily in four areas: Serving as a strong advocate for quality health care for women. Maintaining the highest standards of…
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HBA4C: Homebirth After Four Cesareans!
*Having a home birth after multiple cesarean sections is not always safe. Please speak with your care providers for more information and support and to see if you are a good candidate for home birth, or vaginal birth in a hospital. VBAC’s are wonderful and can be done, but each woman, pregnancy and birth is different. ~Mrs. BWF Here’s my…
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Baby Loss: Unassisted, Midwife Assisted and in Hospital Births
Editor’s note: This is a blog post I wrote on April 16th, 2009 while nearing the end of my pregnancy. Also, I was recently emailed this website from a BWF Mama. She wanted me to share it with those who are or have suffered a loss. Baby Dies in Unassisted Home Birth When I first read this article, I felt…
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A Footling Breech Homebirth With Pictures
This birth story is nothing short of amazing. However, it is this mom’s story and she made choices she felt were best for her and her baby. If you have a breech baby, please note there are different complications that can arise. Many babies will turn in time for birth, but some remain breech. Talk with your care provider about…
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4 Great Birth Videos
Great raw home birth video! This video is so great! Pics of mama through pregnancy, her mother’s blessingway, laboring and birthing with her other children present. I cried when the mama holds her baby for the first time. OK, just one more. This one is just…rad. I love how the video is done. You can see pics, read more about…
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One Extraordinary Birth (Six Days of Labor, 33 Hours between Births, Two Healthy Babies)
Part I: Once Upon A Choice It wasn’t that I set out to be an enthusiastic proponent of homebirth. As a matter of fact, I hadn’t thought much about what kind of a birth experience I would like to have until I got pregnant. Somehow when I found out that I was carrying a baby (or what turned out to…
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A Frank Breech Birth: Faith of an OB and Mother
This is the birth story of Emery Elizabeth by Amy A. Elliot, D.C. I was lucky to have a very healthy and happy first pregnancy. Pregnancy did not slow me down from my busy life in chiropractic school, and I continued to see patients and attend classes up to the very end. The only concern that plagued me was that…
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An Informed and Educated Breech Birth
Shelley Dobbin’s breech birth: Oh my GOSH! The birth was so incredible! After having a really painful first birth with 3rd degree tearing, an unnecessary cut (episiotomy) and 13 stitches it felt SO GOOD to birth without tearing. This time I birthed on my hands and knees which really helped to get our baby out. (I wish I birthed our first baby this way). I…