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- First Baby
- First Baby After a Loss
- Second or More
- Homebirth
- Christmas Home Birth
On Christmas morning I was exactly 36 weeks pregnant. I don't know why but we were both up at 6 in the morning.
- My Home Birth Story
It happened in the small farming-ranching town of Atkinson in the Nebraska Sandhills country and the year was 1947. No doubt about it, I was ready for this birth.
- Unassisted and Hard
It was March 16, and I was overdue, so my hubby and I decided to have sex. I suddenly started leaking everywhere.
- Alone and Unassisted
I was 35 weeks pregnant, and my husband and I thought, What the heck, let's go and see my dad in Somerset, four hours away. We were one hour away when I started having cramps.
- Sophee's Arrival
Before my husband and I were even married, we both decided on a home birth. I hate hospitals, and when I am in pain, I want to be in some place I know.
- Natural Births
- Missionary Gave Birth in Thailand
There are no words to describe this past week. It has been the most incredible time of joy, pain and reliance on God.
- Drug-free Water Birth to a 10.4-pound Baby
On the morning of November 25 I had an ultrasound to measure amniotic fluid and an NST to make sure Corbin was OK. Everything went well so we went ahead for our appointment.
- Natural Birth Coached by Husband
My husband was fabulous during this process. If I didn't have him, I would not have gotten through the back labor and delivery.
- Long, Painful, but Wonderful Birth
I was 20 when I found out I was pregnant. I had already decided I wanted to do natural childbirth.
- Thrilling Natural Birth
My husband and I got married June 2007 and at first thought we should wait a little while to try to have a baby, but we both wanted one so after a few months we were too excited to wait and conceived in the beginning of December 2007.
- Extremely Fast
- First Baby and I Had No Idea...
- My Easy Birth
On the morning of September 10, I had gone for my 38-week checkup. I was told that everything was fine and that I should just go home, relax and it would all be a waiting game from now.
- Long Story for Short Labor
At my 37-week appointment on June 19 I was already 4 centimeters dilated, 90 percent effaced, at 0 station, so I just felt like a ticking time bomb! The midwife said she expected to see us over the weekend, but nothing happened.
- Three Quick Labors
This is the story of three of four children
One week after my 18th birthday I found out that I was pregnant. I had a wonderful pregnancy, everything went smoothly.
- First Labor 2 Hours, Second and Third Labors 1 Hour
My first child was due on August 28. The evening of the 27th was like any other in my pregnancy, pretty uneventful.
- Induced Labor
- Was It Supposed to Hurt?
During my entire pregnancy, I've read almost all of these stories and have loved the really detailed ones. So if this is a little long, it's because I want people to truly get something from reading it.
- A Story of Amira's Birth in Germany
I write this story hoping that it may be of some help or at least reassurance to women who are in an unenviable position of giving birth to a first child in a foreign country. I also raise a debate here over the controversial issue: natural birth vs.
- Induced with Preeclampsia
I'd seen the midwife the day before at my 38-week midwife appointment, so when I saw lots of little flashing lights flying past my eyes, like a motorway at night. I didn't bother calling anyone.
- Daniyal's Birth Story
My due date was December 25 (Christmas baby), but boy, oh boy, he had other things planned.
Christmas came and went with no signs of Baby.
- Induced Six Days Late
I was late by six days when my doctor sent me over for a stress test. On the way to the hospital I was contracting about every six minutes and they were quite uncomfortable.
- Multiples
- Boy/Girl Twins Born at 35 Weeks
My husband and I had been trying to start a family for about two months when I noticed that I couldn't keep up with my usual routine at the gym. I felt like I just couldn't go on after 20 minutes and I signaled to my husband that we needed to leave.
- Our Story: Emerson and Cate with Three
My husband and I had just celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary. In the following days I hadn't felt myself.
- Three of a Kind
At 16 weeks, I found out I was having twins. At 18 weeks, we found out it was triplets.
- My Twins' Birth
My husband Chris and I had always talked about having kids. However, when I got pregnant three months after our wedding it was a shock.
- One Twin Loss, Our Little Brave Son
My husband and I have had ICSI treatment, IVF in 2007. I was very lucky two fall pregnant the first time on our treatment in February 2008 with twins.
- Scheduled C-section
- Planed C-section July 2, 2008
Hi I'm Camillia and this is my birth story. I am an 18-year-old single mother to a beautiful little girl.
- Thank God It Was a C-section
I knew before I was ever pregnant that I would never be able to deliver a child naturally due to having a heart condition since birth. The stress and strain of carrying a child would be too much, let alone labor.
- My Little Daughter
I found out I was pregnant on the 31st of October. My boyfriend was actually the one to read the pregnancy test as I was too afraid.
- Beautiful Baby Girl, C-section
My special day started on 1/11/07 at 4:30 a.m.
- Sarah's Birthday
I found out very early on that I was going to have to have a Cesarean section. I was pretty bummed out at first but then eventually got used to the idea.
- Complicated Pregnancy
- Complicated Pregnancy, Healthy Baby Girl
My name is Charity, and I found out I was pregnant in June 2007. I was scared since this was my first child and didn't know how my mom would react due to me being 18 years old at the time.
- Baby Luca
I was in the military when I found out I was pregnant with my first baby. I was, of course, very excited, and I did not expect to have any problems.
- No Amniotic Fluid After 12 Weeks – I Survived
I was 22 years old when I found out that I was pregnant. I was also already 7 weeks along and miscarrying a twin.
- My Fight with Prematurity and My Win
Four years ago, around this time (Thanksgiving), I started noticing that the baby (Grant) was bunching up in a hard ball on one side of my stomach. It didn't hurt but I definitely felt it.
- Preeclampsia
During my pregnancy I had a lot of obstacles I had to face. First, I had Bell's palsy.
- Young Mothers
- Lost for a Moment
I was 18 at the time it happened not long ago. I had a boyfriend of two years, we went out and did things like couples did.
- I Love Being a Young Mother
I was 17 when I found out I was pregnant.
I was in high school, my grade 11 year, I met this guy, we began to date, and two months into our relationship I find out I was pregnant.
- Young Mom, Mistakes, Regret and Joy
I was 13 at the time. My brother had just been involved in a car accident and was in coma.
- Can I Hide It? No!
If I was being completely honest, I would say I knew I was pregnant three weeks after I conceived. However, being that I was barely 17, pregnancy was the last thing on my mind.
- Too young?
I found out I was pregnant when I was 17 years old. I was excited but scared.
- Premature Babies
- 25-26-week-old Preemie
I was so excited to be pregnant with our first child. I actually found out when I was about 3 weeks (I hadn't even missed my period yet!
- William Born at 28 Weeks
I found out I was pregnant when I was 9 weeks along. My due date was supposed to be June 10, 2009.
- My Beat of Hope
When I delivered at 23 weeks three doctors said Isaiah would not survive before 24 weeks. Yet another doctor came and said my baby's heart was not beating outside of my body.
- My Christmas Miracle (25-26 Weeker)
Christmas was on a Monday in 2006. I was pregnant with my first child and ecstatic.
- 31-week Preemie
My husband and I had been married for two and a half years, together for seven when we decided to have a baby. It took us a little over a year to get pregnant.
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