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- Long Labor, Homebirth
I was just 21 when I married my husband Logan after five years of dating. I had just graduated from college and was excited about starting our new life together. - Long Labor, Long Birth
11 a.m. - First Birth, at Home
My due date was December 23. On the 21st of December, I started having contractions. - Beautiful Home Birth
My baby's birth was beautiful and very natural. When my husband and I decided to have our baby at home everybody, our family and friends, said that we were crazy, that we were putting at risk the life of the baby, etc. - Painful Homebirth, Rewarding
I woke up on Monday, January 24, feeling fine at 9 a.m. - Sisterly Love
First I'll tell you my family situation. I've never known my father. - Quick, Easy Home Delivery
Well, Collin Andrew came at a totally unexpected time! We weren't ready for his arrival, even though July 19 was the due date. - Wonderful Homebirth (Long)
Jacob's birth
I had known that I wanted a homebirth for several years before my husband and I got pregnant. It took a little convincing for him, but eventually he came around. - Fast, First Baby, Homebirth
About a week past my due date, I lumbered out of bed at 2:15 a.m. - Donaven's Water Home Birth
February 24, 2002
Donaven Patrick Leuschen's Home Birth
A little background on us and why we chose to have our son at home. We had been taking Bradley classes and loved them. - No Time to Fill the Birth Pool a Beautiful Homebirth
On October 21, in the evening, I decided to go to a movie. My EDD (estimated due date) was the 19th, and I was feeling big and uncomfortable. - My Baby Did Not Want to Come Out
I found out I was pregnant when I was 19 years old. Luckily, it was with a really nice guy, and we got married right after high school. - Emily's Home/Water Birth
The due date was August 23, 2002, and I was five days overdue. I had known from the very beginning that I wanted a homebirth and preferably a water birth. - At-Home Natural Birth Baby Did Not Wait for Helpers
My first child came right on her due date yet took everyone by surprise. I was working with a midwife and a doula and had planned a drug-free water birth at home. - First Baby, Homebirth, Harder Than I Thought
Eric Thomas
8 pounds, 8 ounces
20 inches
November 18, 2003
The day labor started, my husband, Ezra, had gone to work some. I was cleaning the house and wondering if I should take the Christopher's supplements.
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