Aug 18, 2020 | Cesarean birth, Epidural, Hospital Birth, HypnoBirthing, Passing out, Pitocin, Third birth, VBAC
“Can I have a vaginal birth in the future?” That was the first question I asked my doctor after he came in to check on me after my very unexpected emergency c-section. She assured me that I would very likely be a good candidate, and I didnt need to worry...
Aug 11, 2020 | Bed rest, Cesarean birth, Exhaustion, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin, Post-operative healing
I am a twenty year old first time mother, two weeks postpartum. This is my birth story. I was thirty-six weeks and one day pregnant – which basically felt like an eternity. After breezing through the first and second trimesters with little complications, I was...
Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Epidural, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin, Vaginal Birth
“She’s still breech.” These were the only words I heard the morning of my scheduled external cephalic version or ecv. “You’ve experienced this before, you know what to expect,” I told myself. And I did which was sort of the terrifying part. My second son just 22...
Apr 23, 2019 | Breast feeding, Doula Attended, Grief, Guilt, Pitocin, Planned Pregnancy, Second birth, Twins
I would like to begin by saying that I have planned and thought about being a mom for a long time. When I was 7 years old I met my friend from Taiwan named Emily and I wanted to have a daughter named Emily. We ended up having identical twins, Emily and Emma. This is...
Apr 16, 2019 | Afterpains, Bleeding, Epidural, Exhaustion, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin, Preeclampsia, Surviving, Vaginal Birth
“We’re going to go ahead and have Baby.” The nurse finally entered my room with a game plan. These words still resonate with me. I was filled with such emotion at this time. I was exhausted from 9 challenging months of pregnancy. I was anxious for the next steps. I...
Apr 2, 2019 | Breast feeding, Doula Attended, Epidural, Exhaustion, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin, Vaginal Birth
Arista’s birth started slowly on a Tuesday morning with some bloody show. I woke my husband up at 6:00am to tell him, “I’m in labor. You may want to finish your dissertation now.” He got up fast, got dizzy, and went straight to work. After a day of baking and light...
