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 a Doula and Nurse
I am a military wife who had high expectations for my second labor and delivery after a not-so-great experience of an induction (selfishly chosen) with my first baby at 40 weeks. I chose to be induced the first time on my EDD so that my husband could be there for it, as he was leaving for 5 months of training.…
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Helpful Nurses, Birth Tub, Yoga Ball and a Birthing Bar…A Great Hospital Birth!
Friday May 11, 2012, I felt extremely exhausted. I decided to go to bed at about 9pm only to wake up two hours later when my husband, Kirk, crawled into bed with me. My back was hurting more than normal and I couldn’t get comfortable enough to fall back asleep so I got up. For the next few hours I…
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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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Birth Announcement: Born Christmas Eve, Natural Hospital Birth
“I started following your Blog and Facebook page while pregnant in 2011. I feel blessed to be a part of the community! I had my 2nd child, a boy, named Jesse James, on Christmas Eve 2011. He was 12 days “past” due and a whopping 9lb 3oz! His was a beautiful un-medicated hospital birth. I had a wonderful nurse who…
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2 Naturally Supported Hospital Birth Videos
These 2 birth videos show hospital births done right. These women are supported in birthing their babies how they want. If only more hospitals would follow this example. I am so happy for these women! Ladies, if you are planning a hospital birth, YOU have choices. If your provider doesn’t see it this way, hire one who will. Find a…
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A Woman’s Mission to Normalize Birth in the Hospital: A Birth Story
Where and how we brought Zoe into this world stemmed from our previous birth experiences, so here’s a quick summary of the births of Aubrey, Lauren and Sasha: birth #1, 2002, Virginia – induced at 36w4d because of suspected IUGR. A labor full of interventions (just about everything except a c-sec), and, as it turns out, I grow small babies.…