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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.

• 72-hour Labor with 10 Hours of Pushing (with Only My Sister to Help)
  It was the night of December 3. I was six days overdue.
• Fast, Painful Homebirth Without Midwife
  I had Mark Cannie on May 3, 12 years ago. He was perfect in every way, and still is, but I can't deny that he gave me a terrible time while I was in labor.
• Birthing Love
  I was 19 when I met Dan and within two months found out I was pregnant. We were both shocked but were delighted.
• Rough and Painful – but Worth It
  My husband, David, and I got pregnant on February 4, 2005. The 9 months were heaven.
• Our Baby
  I was 22 when we had our little girl. My boyfriend and I didn't believe in marriage so we stayed together for more than four years.
• Isaiah's Home Birth
  I woke up in tremendous discomfort at 4:45 a.m.
• Like Thunder Rumbling Through
  It was August and hot, of course. I was pitting the 40 pounds of cherries that I had picked from my favorite orchard.
• At the Beach
  I had been pregnant for 8 months and 3 weeks. We decided to go on a last-minute vacation up to our beach cottage by Imperial Beach.
• Our First Unassisted Home Water Birth
  The arrival of Tejas: Our Unassisted Home Water Birth Our little one was conceived in Mount Shasta during a spiritual retreat in 2005. Quite a potent window for a new being to jump through!
• Preemie Born at Home in Breech Position
  My birth story is going to be hard for most people to believe. Sometimes I even wonder if I'm remembering correctly!
• Brooke, Home Birth Snow Storm
  When I was 18 I met the man of my dreams. He was funny and oh, so charming.
• A Beautiful Homebirth With My First Child
  I had planned a home birth since I found out I was pregnant. My husband wasn't too sure about it at first, but he eventually came around and realized that it was what I wanted.
• Hard, Long, Painful, but Happy in the End
  My whole pregnancy went fine. But when it came time for labor I was getting nervous.
• First-time Mom and Great Homebirth Experience
  On the night of Tuesday, August 23, my estimated due date, I was up late into the night, upset after Gid and I had a misunderstanding. On Wednesday, August 24, I was exhausted, but went in to work, still upset.
• Homebirth
  I was due October 22 and was POSITIVE I would be late (my mom was at least two weeks late with three of us). On the 21st I woke around 8:30 a.