Jul 29, 2013 | Fear, First Birth, Mourning, Stillbirth, Surviving
Thoughts on SURVIVING after a stillbirth by Jen H. My baby died November 8, 2012 due to complications from HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy specific condition- cause unknown. Why me? Why did I survive? I was very sick – at risk of losing my own life. Save him, take me. ...
Jun 10, 2013 | Fear, Grief, Guilt, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Mourning, Planned Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Vaginal Birth
My name is Morgan, my husband and I met when we were both pretty young, about 13 years ago this Feb. we worked together at a local grocery store and well that’s, where it all began. I moved on to different jobs, and by Spring of 2004 Rick asked me to Marry him,...
Jun 3, 2013 | Fear, Home birth, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, Planned Pregnancy, Vaginal Birth, Waterbirth
This is going to be outrageously long, sorry. However, the reason for me writing it down is to remember all the little details that I probably would not be able to recall years down the road. Deciding to have a natural, un-medicated birth at home began with not having...
May 6, 2013 | Breech, Fear, Pain
BIRTH Novus 1972 plays on a loop through the long march of hours in the darkened birthing room. Do I move you? Is it thrilling? Do I groove you? Are you willing? I am mouthing these familiar lyrics, swaying through the tightenings I take standing up, the corset of...
Sep 25, 2011 | Breast Pump, Exhaustion, Fear, Guilt, Hospital Birth, Long Labor, Partner Attended, Premature
MOTHER NURTURE ~Why my less than perfect birth story matters. I am a recovering helicopter Mom. Whomp. Whomp. Whomp. You recognize us by the closeness in which we stand to our children at the park, by the flood of tears we shed on their first day of school, by the...
Jun 24, 2011 | Fear, Home birth, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, Second birth, Vaginal Birth
Selena’s Birth Story This was baby #2. Birth #2. Frankly, I missed the bliss of the well-educated ignorance I enjoyed with birth #1. This time I knew what was coming. For exactly 40 weeks and nine days I knew what was coming: I had to push this baby out. But first, I...
