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- First Baby
- First Baby After a Loss
- Second or More
- Homebirth
- 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.
- Father's Day
Father's Day 2006 (June 18, 2006) started as a normal "I don't think I can get any more pregnant" morning. My due date was July 3 and boy did that seem far away.
- My Little Firecracker
I had always planned to have a home birth. I had diligently scheduled every prenatal appointment, been to an ultrasound and attended a birthing class with my husband.
- 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
- My Daughter's Story
My daughter was born three weeks early and in a crazy, fast delivery.
I lived 40 minutes away from the hospital where we planned to have our first child.
- First Labor, 2.6 Hours, Second Labor?
It was a hot summer day (baby's due date). I went to the midwives appointment.
- Fast First Birth
As my due date arrived and still no baby I was beginning to think I would go two weeks over and have to be induced like my mum did with all her babies.
- Hunter Was Ready to Meet the World
On May 9 my mother, ex-husband and I went to my last appointment before my due date, May 10. My doctor did an exam.
- 10-minute Home Birth
I was about eight days away from my due date. I had a sudden urge to empty my constantly full bladder at around 3:25 a.
- Induced Labor
- 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.
- Our Little Hunny Bee
I was approximately 28 weeks pregnant when I ended up in the hospital due to complications. I was having a lot of pain, which was resulting in nausea and vomiting.
- 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
- 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 Start
As normal stories go for teens my age, I got drunk at a party and did a guy. Not just any guy, my boyfriend of (then) three weeks.
- Nothing Short of Spectacular
My name's Jaime, and I'm a proud young mum! My pregnancy was awesome, very breezy, no morning sickness!
- 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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