The Birth Story Of Ava Lilly Born 22nd March 2011 at 8:02 a.m. Weighing 10lbs 5oz Before I even found out I was pregnant with Ava Lilly I decided I wanted to have a home water birth. My previous birthing experience with my first born, Haylee, was traumatic, painful, and not what I wanted or expected. It was a birth…
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Great Hospital Birth Experiences
What I love about this, is I can share it on my Blog and with the BWF Community, which is predominately natural birth oriented, and this mama and her births will NOT get torn apart. She will still have support. It hasn’t been easy to build and keep a community of women and the topic of birth compassionate and supportive,…
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VBAC: Be Informed, Don’t Rely on Luck
This is a guest post by Sara, a BWF mama, who I asked to do a post on VBAC. She shares her story, what led to her VBAC and how it could have easily been different. Oh, and I am hardly famous, just a mom and birth advocate with a blog and Facebook page. I appreciate Sara taking the time…
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Why Women are Leaving their Doctors and Birthing at Home
This a guest post from a fellow BWF woman and mother. Rachelle Hansen is a mom of five, who had her most recent baby at home! After 4 hospital cesarean births, she knew there had to be a better way and dedicated herself to learning as much about birth as possible. Her successful home birth after 4 c-sections was a…
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Preparing for Unassisted Childbirth
I’m going to start this post off with saying that I do not tell women to birth unassisted. I do not ‘promote it’ or recommend it as it’s not for most women. It is a very personal decision and one both mother and father need to educate themselves on, be united on and take responsibility for. Once in a while,…
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Asking Questions and Getting Good Information From Your Care Provider
Lindsey from Mother Rising was kind enough to share some great ideas on how to ask questions and get good information from your care provider. Communication is so important, especially with the person you are depending on to support you while birthing your baby. ~Mrs. BWF Pregnant women want their ideas, opinions and questions to be heard so that…
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Beautiful Cesarean Birth Photos
Kelly from One 3 Photography emailed me and asked if she could share a few birth photos from cesarean births. Absolutely! We have a lot of cesarean section moms in our community, me included. To most of us a c-section is not our ideal birth, but sometimes they are necessary and they do happen. It is still the birth of…
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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…
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Fight for Your Right to Birth: A Quest for a VBAC
Corey emailed me her birth story to share with the BWF Community. I love how she wrote her story in 10 main pieces! It’s very real and inspiring. ~Mrs. BWF You Got to Fight for Your Right to Birth: My quest for a VBAC From Conscience Parenting I find that when people write about their birth stories they often get…