Aug 23, 2016 | Epidural, Episiotomy, Fear, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended
When I was pregnant, I was obsessed with birth stories. (Ok, I still am.) I would grill every mother I came into contact with and would Google into the late hours of the night trying to read and hear as many as possible. What fascinated me so much was that they were...
Aug 16, 2016 | Cesarean birth, Epidural, First Birth, Hospital Birth
Saturday morning, June 1, 2015, I wake up with this crazy urge. Pee. I get up, or rather I roll out of bed and head to the bathroom (I am on my 38th week of pregnancy). Everything goes as normal, so I head back to bed. Check the time… it’s 3:30 am. Laying there WIDE...
Jul 21, 2016 | Bleeding, Breast feeding, Depression, Epidural, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, Postpartum
I had a difficult pregnancy. We conceived easily, the month after we had decided we would “never be ready” for kids, so why not now? But after the first few weeks of excitement wore off, after we had told our parents and started to plan, I got sick. Not just...
May 10, 2016 | Empowered, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Vaginal Birth
Right from the moment I found out I was pregnant, I planned on using visualisations to help me through the birth. My story tells how they worked for me. Contraction like pains and a bloody show on the Wednesday evening, two days before my due date was all the...
Feb 18, 2016 | Cesarean birth, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Pitocin
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Jan 19, 2016 | Empowered, Fast labor, First Birth, Home birth
I gave birth at home after six hours of active labor, which is relatively short for a first-time mom. I lost a lot of blood, but not enough to warrant hospital transfer. I needed stitches, but I’ve healed well. For the first couple days postpartum, I couldn’t stand up...
