Aug 25, 2014 | Fear, First Birth, Mourning, Pitocin, Preeclampsia
My daughter’s name is River Champion Kontour. She was born sleeping on the 25th of June, 2014 and this is her story. It took years for us to decide to get pregnant, and even longer for it to happen. There were years where I felt it was impossible. It...
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,...
May 14, 2013 | Empowered, Grief, Mourning, Partner Attended, Siblings, Stillbirth
To think where I was mentally and physically eight weeks ago sends chills down my back. About this time my nurse Maggie was prepping my belly for delivery. As I said my tearful goodbyes to family, I knew mentally there was no turning back at this point, but...
Mar 27, 2013 | First Birth, Grief, Long Labor, Marriage, Mourning, Stillbirth
At first there was hair. I could not believe there was hair! It was fine, like cobweb silk, and dark, the color of chocolate, like her father’s. Her head was coned shaped from passing through my birth canal after 12 hours of labor, with 3 hours of arduous...
May 19, 2011 | Afterbirth, Afterpains, Amniocentesis, Breast feeding, Early birth, Epidural, First Birth, Grief, Hospital Birth, Mourning, Planned Pregnancy, Redemption, Reiki
Loss, Life and Love I wanted to have a baby for the first time in my life only after I watched my husband suffer through two surgeries for colon cancer over a five-week period. My mind was numb and I was almost on the edge of a nervous breakdown watching the man I...
