Written by Rina on July 8th, 2011. Having the knowledge that I would give birth at home, with my midwife Nancy, assisting midwife Noel and doula Machelle, was a huge comfort to me. It was such a relief to know I would be doing the hard work of labor in familiar surroundings and recovering without interruptions from nurses and visitors.…
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Great Pictures of VBAC Home Water Birth, 9 lb 12 oz
Sent in by Sara Durso… “I just wanted to share with our awesome community! Finn was born on June 6, 2012 [National Home Birth Day!] at home in the water. He was 40+4 and 9 lbs and 12 oz, 22 inches long. He is our third baby, second VBAC. Photos are Copyright by Kim Stadler Photography.”
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Water Birth, Crowning, Mom Catches, Vernix and More!
The Birth of Lewis sent in by Lola. Photography by Marissa Froese. Do not copy or use without permission. I suppose I should write it all down before it turns into that beautiful hazy oxytocin laced memory that may or may not be accurate at all. To be honest, I don’t even know if I am the best person to…
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Natural Water Birth Instead of Repeat Cesarean
“This is a picture of me and my 3rd daughter, Ailsa, just 2 minutes after she was born. Thank you for making the beautiful empowering birth of my daughter possible! When I found out I was pregnant with my 3rd daughter, I was going have an elective c-sec as my previous births had been horrendous and traumatic, but you made…
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Planned Home Birth Gone Unassisted
Early labor started around 8:30 AM, Tuesday, May 10th, 2011. Contractions were anywhere from 6-10 minutes, nothing unmanageable. This continued for an entire 24 hours into Wednesday, the 11th. Thankfully, I was able to sleep during the night through the contractions. I was going to really need this rest for later! It was getting pretty uncomfortable, and so I called…
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A Young Mother’s Birth Story Told with Photos
“This is my album of my home birth. I labored in water and delivered on land. I am 18 years old and feel this is my biggest accomplishment in my life already!” “Painless” contractions have been going on for about 11 hours now. It’s 9 am. I have barely slept 5 hours due to being so uncomfortable and dealing with…
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The Home Birth of Landon Alexander
This is a birth post. I’m a birth junkie and birth doesn’t gross me out at all, so take that into consideration before reading this post if you’re not into that sort of stuff. I’m not censoring this post. I love birth and I think it should be celebrated and documented and shared. I’m so anxious to get this written…
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Incredible Photo of Cord Being Unwrapped From Baby’s Neck
Most of the time a cord around baby’s neck will not cause problems. Keeping a close eye on heart tones is important and can help your midwife/doctor know if baby is handling labor/pushing well. Melissa sent in this wonderful picture that not only showed how simple it is to unwrap a cord, but also captured the amazing and raw moment…
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More Birth, Breastfeeding and Placenta Pictures Removed From Facebook
Sometimes I see a picture that is removed from a social media site, like Facebook, and I understand why. Even if I don’t find it disturbing, I can appreciate how it might be too graphic. However, sometimes I just don’t get it. For example, when I was banned from FB for 3 days for posting this picture of a placenta.…