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- Thirty Hours Later 8 Pounds, 5 Ounces
I had this idea in my head that child birth was going to be easy and I had nothing to worry about, until the day came when Felicity Paige Thomas wanted out!
It was around 9 in the morning on Friday, December 20, 2002. - SPD Complications After Perfect Birth
I had my daughter at home with my mother, who's a midwife, my mother's midwifery partner and my husband in attendance. It was my first birth, and I was 17 days past my estimated due date. - Emergency C-section/Hysterectomy by Surprise
I'm 22 years old, married, with one son. When I was pregnant with my son, my due date was for January 7. - Miracle Baby Girl
Kevin and I were married 12 years on April 6, 2003. We had always wanted to have children but thought it would be best to wait until we had been married for a while. - HELLP Mother, Sick Baby
I had the perfect pregnancy. No morning sickness, no heartburn. - Living Miracle of a Birth Story
I delivered on June 11, 2003, to a baby girl. She weighed 8 pounds. - Birth of Daughter and Forgotten Twin
I was induced on August 2, 1994. Labor was long and hard with lots of ups and downs. - Moma's Miracle
As a young girl I told everyone that I would have a baby by the time I was 30 because I wanted to be young enough to enjoy the baby but old enough to be responsible enough to have a baby. I stood fast to that idea. - Birth at 35 Weeks With Two Seizures
I was 20 years old and I had been with my boyfriend (now husband) for approximately a year when I found out I was pregnant. I had the usual morning sickness for the first 4 months. - Cameron: Big Baby, Tough Recovery for Mom
Hello. Here is the birth story of my son, Cameron. - Good Labor but HORRIBLE Episiotomy/Tear
This is my first daughter, Sophie's, birth story.
I had a pretty routine pregnancy. - My Little Angel
I had a heart problem and was told that I would never have a baby. That was not true. - 23 With a Placenta Accreta
I found out I was about 2 weeks pregnant on April 25, 2002. This was three weeks after my husband and I got married. - Recovering from a Fourth-Degree Tear
Hi, everybody. This is my birth story. - Placenta Accreta, Baby Healthy
Quick background info: I'm a 29-year-old American living in Europe, where my husband is from. This was my first pregnancy.
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