Hospital VBAC, from Kellie It was a pretty intense and fast ride for my daughter’s arrival! At least, it felt that way to me at the time. I woke up around 8am to a tiny bit of blood on a Tuesday morning, and contractions started right away, but were very irregular at 5-15 minutes apart. I called my mom to come over…
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Natural Hospital Birth {Born at 35w5d}
On December 13th I was 35 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Despite being uncomfortably large and tired, I was restless. I decided to get that pile of baby clothes and linens washed, stock up on groceries, and clean the house. Feeling rather accomplished at 6:00pm I settled into my usual evening routine, an hour of yoga and meditation, cooked and…
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A Fast Hospital Birth with an ObGyn and Doula
In April 2012, we had an unmedicated hospital birth with zero interventions, save for a single dose of antibiotic that I wish I had refused. I spent the day shopping with hubby, got a manicure and pedicure, a massage, went out to dinner and visited my best friend who had just delivered her son. I did all this without a…
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41 Year Old Mom and Grandmother Gives Birth Again {A Beautiful Natural Hospital Birth}
At 41 weeks, I was experiencing what I subconsciously feared. My hubby and I were at my weekly medical doctor’s appointment listening to his attempt to convince us to schedule an induction. He said that it was him and his other four partners protocol to prepare for an induction once a prenatal client went past their due date. He added that…
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A Natural Hospital Birth after a Stressful Pregnancy
My first two pregnancies and births were pretty heavy with medical intervention. Both were inductions, with pitocin. With my first, I was clueless. With my second, I was a bit more informed, but not very well supported. With both, I ended up with epidurals. I would not say they were bad births, or traumatic, or anything of the sort, but…
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A Fast Natural Hospital Birth
Alyssa writes this story about her two midwife-assisted hospital births, and just how difficult it was to tear herself away from mopping the floors in the throes of labor: I’ve been blessed to have two wonderful birth experiences, each of them very different. My son’s birth was far from a bad experience. At the time I thought it was just…
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Fast, Natural Hospital Birth with Baby Born in the Caul
On Thursday June 9th I gave birth to a baby girl who weighed 8lb 1oz and 21 inches long. The day started at 5am when my contractions were 15minutes apart. At 5:45am they were closer to 5-6 minutes apart and still bearable, but I had some trouble walking. I could still talk through them though. After an hour I called…