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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world.
Let others know what your experience was like.
- Shoulders Got Stuck the First Pregnancy: Should I Have Natural Birth with Second?
My first pregnancy was great. I was never sick, felt great and was very excited to go into labor, not knowing what was coming. - Swollen Cervix, Episiotomy, Forceps, Burst Stitches, Infection
I went into labor four days over my due date.
It was 2 a. - The Birth of My Mia
I was due to have Mia October 5, 2006. Two weeks prior the doctor told me that it probably would be a good idea to stop working because it really could be soon and that I needed to take it easy. - Crash C-section, Vasa Previa
On August 15, 2005, we found out our lives were about to change forever. We were expecting a baby! - Face Presentation
This was my first baby and I was both excited and nervous. I was overdue but brought in to get started four days later. - Failed the Epidural, Forceps, Vacuum and Even the Emergency Cesarean
My apologies for the long story that follows My husband and I had been trying for a few months when one day at work I reeled violently from a workmate cooking something in the microwave. - Natural, Birth Center by Midwife with Doula
To prepare for labor and delivery of my first baby, all throughout my pregnancy I would come here to birthstories.com to read about the real-life experiences of other women. - Extremely Painful Experience
My name is Tammy and here is the story of my experience with labor and the delivery of my daughter Sarah, who is now 5 years old.
It all started on October 16, 2000. - First Baby: Induction, Epidural Forceps
I found out that I was pregnant on July 20, 2005, one year to the day after I had met the baby's father. Needless to say, I was scared. - Four and a Half Hours of Pushing
I was two days past my due date when I woke up at 4:10 a.m. - Labor Was a Breeze
I woke up around 4 a.m. - Eight Pounds, Baby Turned Sideways
It all started out on February 20 when I started having false labor. We were 300 miles from home, and my husband and I weren't planning on going home until the 22nd. - Fainting, Forceps and Fourth Degree Tear
My first pregnancy, unlike most people I knew, was very uneventful. As a matter of fact, my husband and my boss guessed that I was pregnant before I even knew. - First Child Long Drug-Free Labor, Emergency C-Section
Birth Story of Morgan Sky
I wrote this in great detail because I never want to forget that day, seeing as she will be the only child I will ever have!
Where to start? - Beautiful Pregnancy, Hard Delivery
Let me start telling you that it only took us a month to get pregnant after we decided we wanted a baby. I know.
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