May 6, 2013 | Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Vocalizing
I was never treated as bad as in the morning after the birth of my child : Switzerland Richterswil: The midwife in the morning came in and bullied me. In the midst of unfriendly treatment, she came, snapped my underwear and tore them down murmuring something like as...
Apr 8, 2013 | First Birth, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended
My first child was born on September 3, 2012, a Monday, but not just any Monday: Labor Day, which anyone can tell you is infinitely better than your average Monday, as well as an appropriate day to give birth. My husband Andy and I spent that weekend trying to...
Dec 4, 2012 | Breast feeding, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Second birth, Siblings, Vaginal Birth, Yoga
Coral Sierra Platt Born: 2/4/08 at 1:23am 7lbs 10oz – 19.5 inches It was Saturday 2/2/08, two days before the birth of our little girl, Coral Sierra (FYI: we kept the gender a surprise). My due date was 2/7/08 and I felt the strong need to spend some quiet...
Jul 11, 2011 | Breech, First Birth, Midwife Attended, Nesting, Partner Attended, Surrender
The giving in birth Negotiations began early between us. He is a sly little teacher and I’m a slow learner. A month after his birth, I sat anxious in the doctor’s office (a heart murmur, the doctor says), trying to nurse him to sleep so that he would lie still for the...
Jun 24, 2011 | Doula Attended, Epidural, Episiotomy, Exhaustion, First Birth, HypnoBirthing, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Vaginal Birth
Lauren, This description of how you arrived has been lying around for 30 years, but I don’t think you’ve ever read it. It seems a suitable time to hand it over to you. Enjoy! Lots of love, Dad. March 15th 2008 (Lauren’s 30th Birthday) DAD, 1978: This...
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...
