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- A Change in Plans
Two weeks before I was due I had pain. The baby had moved drastically and I was extremely uncomfortable. - First Baby, Nine Days Late, Induced, C-section
My due date for our first daughter, Christina, was on May 23, 2007, although the original due date was June 2. May 23 came and went and I remember crying that day because I thought I was magically going to go into labor. - Birth at 34 Weeks
I was having a pretty textbook pregnancy up until my 29th week when I had a bleed. I was sent into the hospital but nothing much happened and the baby was fine. - I Thought They Were Lying
It was the winter of 2002 when I started getting "baby fever." I was 21 and married. - Breech and C-section Great Experience
I had a great pregnancy without any major complications. Things were going smoothly and I felt pretty good. - Quick Labor
It started on the 25th of August. I woke up to my mother saying, "Hang in there, little one. - Breech Baby, Planned C-section
When I first found out I was pregnant my husband and I were very excited and very scared. We were not trying to get pregnant. - Thirty-two-year-old Mother, Breech, Planned C-section
Three weeks before Baby was due, I was heavily monitored for Baby in breech position. - Young Mother, Breech Birth – Very Painful
My name is Jen and I'm 20. When I found out I was 2 weeks pregnant my boyfriend Jake took off, but my parents were much more supportive. - Beautiful Baby No. 1
I remember the day I found out we were expecting our first child. I was so excited. - Breech, Labor, Emergency C-section, First Baby
I found out my baby was breech at my 36-week exam. My OB does routine Cesarean sections for a breech baby, as do most in our city, and I didn't want to switch doctors or try to deliver vaginally. - Breech Birth in a Small Hospital
This is an old birth story, as my daughter is now 40 years old.
I knew weeks in advance that my baby was in the breech position, bum down. - Breech Scheduled C
Hypnobirthing was the only option for us. We worked for seven months of our pregnancy to make sure I could quickly and easily slip into a state of calm and peacefulness. - Hanging on to the Rafters
I found out I was pregnant on Mother's Day weekend 2003. I was ecstatic; after over a year of trying my dreams had finally came true. - First Baby, Breech, Scheduled C-Section
At 37 weeks, at a routine checkup my doctor told me that he thought my son was still breech. You see, at each of my ultrasounds the technician told me that he was breech.
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