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Do Caesarean Sections impact on Breastfeeding Rates? Hi everyone! We are a group of three students studying the impact that Caesarean Sections have on breastfeeding rates. Our project has qualified...
View ArticleOur birth story! Hospital & Natural
*side note: I had thought about going natural with this pregnancy since the beginning. I had epidurals (and interventions galore) with my first two deliveries and always thought about “what if…”...
View ArticleSecond time unassisted birth, everything I hoped for!
On the night of December 10th I started having irregular contractions that lead to nowhere. I went to bed and woke up on the morning of the 11th at 7:30am having contractions that were 15-20 minutes...
View ArticleWisdom of the Body - knowing when something's wrong
Hi Everyone, I finally wrote my second son's birth story . . . it took a while for me to process the emotions around it. I am thinking about submitting it to a magazine or other publication. I would...
View ArticleFinding Beauty in Dark Places- homebirth hospital transfer- revised birth story
I re-wrote this at 27 weeks postpartum. My original birth story I asked to be deleted because it was so horrible, this is the new one. It's 4,000 words or so long, but I gained a lot of wisdom the last...
View ArticleBradley Method Birth gone Terribly wrong-in need of support
First I want to say that if any of my birth rings a bell or sounds like your birth story, please share your story with me. My birth was very traumatic and I am suffering from PTSD. I am posting my...
View Article4th birth .. What was urs like ???
Pregnant with my 4th and wondering other people's experience . My other 3 were all natural and no inductions . #1 was 14 days past due date #2 was 11 days passed and #3 was 5 days . Also all 3...
View ArticleAdams Birth Story. A low intervention VBAC
Adams Birth Story. A low intervention VBAC My due date was July first, and the week leading to that I had been having prelabor symptoms. His last ultrasound showed he was posterior so I was walking...
View ArticleNatural Hospital Birth
My son is almost two now, but I just found out I am expecting number 2! So as I prepare for a second natural birth in a hospital I thought it might be helpful to other mamas planning the same to share...
View ArticleSecond Time Around
Hi, I was curious for any second time or beyond mamas how your labors and pregnancies differed from each child. I currently have a 24 month old and am expecting my second in five weeks! The trend I...
View ArticleDo you think the way your mother told you about birth changed the way you...
i have lurked on these boards for years, reading birth stories for the most part and trying to find answers for my questions about what went wrong for me...i had a fairly traumatic birth experience and...
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A little tidbit from Nigeria
'A week for the record book. Two sets of triplets and a set of twins, 7 of 8 babies breech (including a presenting single footling that was converted to frank - for you birth folk) - all vaginal, all...
View ArticleFirst Time Child Birth with Hypnobabies!
On January 29th, I had my first baby! She is a sweet little girl named Missy and is the cutest bundle of joy in our lives. I had such a positive experience that I felt the need to share hoping that...
View ArticleUP/UC at age 45; hospital transfer for retained placenta; CPS visit
Hi, I recently had my baby unassisted. During my pregnancy, I read many birth stories here on mothering and found the information very helpful. So I hope my story here will help others. I did UC with...
View ArticleAquila's birth and death- placental abruption during homebirth
born dec 19th 2009 birth story with pictures http://ecmama.blogspot.com/2009/12/a...rth-story.html and here is the more detailed one http://ecmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/w...aquila_21.html
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From Home Birth To Hospital Birth (C-Section birth story)
Since it's easier I'm just going to link my blog post about my birth story. Not sure why I didn't think of posting it here sooner! It was a hard journey but so worth it!!...
View ArticleMidwife-assisted unmedicated hospital birth
Pregnancy ticked by week by week. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 … My co-workers were surprised to see me every morning. As a smaller woman, my belly grew to hilarious proportions. My hips and back ached. Baby...
View ArticleElias's birth story - Blissful, painfree home water birth after a brain tumour
Elias's story is one of perseverance against all odds. I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour (Grade IV medulloblastoma) in December 2006. As I was pregnant at the time, my symptoms -...
View ArticleLD's Homebirth Story - Everything I had dreamed of
The Birth Story of L During the second trimester of pregnancy I experienced so many Braxton Hicks that I thought for sure L would be born prematurely. My body was fighting off a major infection and...
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