My story begins when I was just a child. Ever since I can remember, the one thing I wanted to be was a mother. Sure, I had other dreams and aspirations as well – but, while my idea of the perfect career and life was constantly changing, my goal of becoming a mother never once faltered or waned. That dream,…
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A Journey to Conception {IVF, Twins, and a Naturally-Minded OB and Midwife Group}
When we decided to get married, we knew we wanted to wait a few years to begin having children. Doug didn’t want to rush into things, and I wanted to accomplish a few goals and take time to enjoy life as a family of two. We traveled to Germany, I completed my Masters Degree in Special Education, we hiked mountains…
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Diamniotic/Monochorionic Twins {I am Strong}
{Anneka} I am strong. I am strong because at 8 weeks into my pregnancy I began to bleed and thought I was going down the road to losing another pregnancy. After a trip to the hospital it was confirmed my baby was fine and not only fine…there were two babies. We were having diamniotic/monochorionic twins. At 12 weeks we were…
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I Am Strong {Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome}
[Trigger Warning: This post contains a story of loss] I am strong because my husband and I conceived twins during my third pregnancy (our 2nd together). I am strong because we found out at 20 weeks that it was twins. I had a gut feeling that it was twins all along. They had confirmed that they were identical twin boys.…
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Pictures of Vaginal Breech Birth of Twins!
Here are 2 pictures of my daughter’s breech birth. I had a vaginal hospital birth of with twins, and my daughter (baby B) was breech. My doctor was incredible and patiently waited for her to do her thing, but she ended up needing a little assistance as she didn’t want to tuck her chin. I am so grateful that I…
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Identical Twin Hospital Birth Story {VBAC}
The story of my twin VBAC begins with the cesarean birth of my first son. A cesarean, that I believe could have been avoided had I been better educated. I assumed I would see an OB, go into labor, head to the hospital, and have the natural birth I wanted. Instead, I found myself subjected to multiple interventions that resulted…
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Simple Hospital Birth of Twins
Through all the complaining, all the weight, the eggs, cheese, and yogurt I ate, the ups, the downs, the kicks, the bumpdates… The girls are finally here! Today is officially my due date so I thought… no better time to post my birth story. It’s taken me a while to get into a groove and to be honest, it’s taken…
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Women’s Rights to Choose Being Stripped Away
Here’s the problem with this…it TAKES AWAY WOMEN’S CHOICES. Our right to birth where and how we choose is being stripped away from us…here and now. I have a HUGE problem with this. I actually birthed my first VBA2C baby in AZ, so I am all too familiar with the issue this causes. This leaves women to birth in unfriendly…
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Identical Twins Attached to their Shared Placenta
Sera shared this with me and gave me permission to share it with you. It’s not everyday you see identical twins still attached to their placenta! She says, “They were both vertex. It was very difficult keeping baby A attached while waiting for Baby B to come. There was some fancy maneuvering going on!” This picture has caused quite a…