Posted Monday, July 26, 2010 3:11 PM
"Just then, I felt a large release and then a very strong urge to push. I called out to my husband and told him I was worried ..." False alarms My daughter, Madelyn Marie, was born on Sunday, May 23, around 8:30 a.m. At the time, I was a little over 39
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Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:22 AM
"This was the exact birth I was looking for and couldn't be happier that we did it at home..." June 17, 2010: Showtime! Ony June 17, I went to my midwife and she stretched me again... and then I went for acupuncture for two hours! I got home around 4:30
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Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:33 PM
"I was in shock that it was over as they passed my son up through my legs for me to hold. He wasn't crying yet, so I rubbed him and talked to him until he started to cry..." Early arrival I wasn't due until August 21, so when I started feeling contractions
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Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:33 PM
"When his head was crowning, I was encouraged to look down, see our baby, and touch him..." How it all began Our son, Eliel Jadon, was born on his due date, April 16, 2009. Overall, I had an awesome pregnancy and although the labor was intense, it was
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Posted Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:13 PM
"I am so proud of myself for going all natural. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but so worth every painful contraction..." How it all started I went into labor on April 12, a Sunday night, when I was already at 40 weeks and 3 days. I had been
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Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:15 PM
"We had only been married 43 days and I was pregnant. I remember thinking, "Dear Lord, what did I get myself into?!" And then there were three My husband and I got married December 1st, 2007. Our very first kiss was when our pastor said "You may now kiss
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Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:04 AM
"It took a lot of time and hard work, but as soon as I saw him none of the pain mattered..." A Personal Decision I knew long before I was ever pregnant that I really wanted a home birth. I knew I wouldn’t feel comfortable in a hospital environment, and
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Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:04 AM
"As a woman, I feel reborn. I feel like the things in life that used to matter, don't anymore." Waiting for Baby I was assuming all along I would give birth early; my mom and sister both had. Here I was at 37 weeks staying at my parents (where I was to
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