A Birth Story of Twins {IVF} The first week was hospital bed rest and I begged to go home. Around then is when my husband was able to feel the boys kick, so it was then more early tracking to be told that the hospital doubted I would be carrying them past 22 weeks. Well, they sent me home on…
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Home Water Birth to 5th Boy {A Beautiful Journey}
{Editor’s Note: This story comes to me from a friend. This was her 5th baby – and 5th boy. She also blessed another family by being a surrogate for twin girls. Her journey comes to us not only from a place of perspective – having given birth in several ways and places – but also from a place of emotional…
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Surrogate Birth in Pictures
“Labor was long, often times coming to a near halt. When baby finally arrived it was intense, there wasn’t a dry eye (including mine). I really felt honored to be a part of such a unique experience, there was just so much love in the room.” – Terah Pliley Photography Surrogate and her supportive husband – he was super awesome and…
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Surrogacy for Two Dads {Rare Purple Line Picture!}
Senorita’s birth story by me (surrogate mother and birth doula): It all started Saturday night, November 24th. We hadn’t seen the daddies for a couple days, so I invited them to our house for pizza and homemade doughnuts. After our meal was over, we started talking about how the birth was going to go. They asked me if I had…
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Traumatic First Birth Followed by an Empowered Surrogacy Birth of Twins
Birth of My Daughter When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had an insatiable appetite for natural birthing information. I thought that seeing a CNM for prenatal care would balance out my ex-husband’s request that I birth in the hospital. I thought wrong! I went into labor at 36 weeks and 6 days exactly, and a few hours later…
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A Surrogate’s Experience
“I was a surrogate and the delivery was at home. Her mama and I cross nursed for a couple days (so yeah the nursing photo is me nursing a baby that isn’t mine) and I now pump and donate (albeit not for my surrobaby).” ~Kristina A surrogate home birth… Surrogate mother nursing her surrogate baby… Bio Parents meeting their precious…