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...
Feb 19, 2019 | Bathroom birth, Fast labor, Home birth, Partner Attended, Second birth, Vaginal Birth
My son Milo was born into my own arms, with my husband standing beside me. My water broke at 2:00 am and he was here by 3:15. That’s the short story, but the longer version is much more interesting. Lyric, my first, was a week late. Everyone assured me that wouldn’t...
Nov 15, 2018 | Epidural, Exhaustion, Guilt, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, PTSD, Second birth, Vaginal Birth
My first contraction hit me. It was 11:30pm on November 12, 2017. I was a week overdue and I had an induction scheduled for 7:30am the next morning. Boom! Next contraction, only 5 minutes apart. They were very hard labor contractions. My husband got our bag ready at...
Mar 28, 2018 | Bleeding, Breast Pump, Cesarean birth, Epidural, Exhaustion, Fear, Hospital Birth, Second birth, Siblings, Speaking up, Surviving
Tuesday, August 23rd at 6am I was awoken by some strong contractions. I turned on my contraction timer app and laid there for a while. I wasn’t expecting much since I’d already been to triage twice for regular contractions and was sent home. Billy woke up about an...
May 2, 2017 | Doula Attended, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, Second birth, Vaginal Birth
My entire second pregnancy could be described as Overwhelmed with Anxiety. I had discovered I was pregnant (surprise!) right after accepting a new job and while struggling with sleep issues with my 13 month old. I was anxious about the reality of having two children...
Feb 29, 2016 | Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Second birth, Tearing
A Wondrous Natural Birth I knew I didn’t want to give birth in a hospital but I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to go drug free. I spent a lot of time weighing my options, talking with a friend who had two natural births and watching “The Business of...
