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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.

• Emily's Water Birth
  It was about 5:30 in the morning. I woke up having contractions.
• Ouch, But Worth It
  My water broke around 1 a.m.
• Planned Homebirth and 11.5-Pound Baby
  On Saturday, November 2, I remember having the fleeting thought that today would not be a good day for me to go into labor. Scott was working some overtime so was gone much of the day.
• Unexpected Homebirth With Daddy Delivering Baby Son
  Our pregnancy started as a surprise, a very happy surprise. Everything went well except for the severe morning sickness that lasted all day every day for smack bang on 3 months.
• Christmas Baby Homebirth
  I have to start by saying that I am a student. I was thinking that I would get to spend almost my entire Christmas break with my new baby.
• Home Birth
  When I found out that I was pregnant, my boyfriend and I discussed having the baby at home. I wanted a natural childbirth – no drugs, no doctors, no hospital.
• A Thanksgiving Miracle
  My husband and I had been married for eight years before I got pregnant.
• E's Homebirth No. 1
  My name is Elyssia, and this is the story of the birth of my oldest daughter, Samantha. I became pregnant at 23, single and in college.
• My Unassisted Home Birth with Twins
  It was July 19, 2002. I was four weeks away from my due date, but I was having some really strong contractions.
• So Fast
  I was 21 years old and pregnant. It was July 20.
• Wonderful Home Birth of First Baby
  On September 15, at 7:45 a.m.
• Hurt Like Hell
  I woke up at 3 in the morning with cold sweat running down my forehead. It seems that I had slept through most of my contractions.
• Unassisted Birth, Husband Attended
  On December 23, 2000, I gave birth to a beautiful little girl, Angela. December 23: I started having contractions.
• Peaceful Homebirth: Hypnobirth, Daddy Caught Baby
  The Birth of Jude On November 27, 2001, (a little less than a week before my due date and the day before my husband's birthday) I attended my favorite La Leche League meeting.
• A Long and Rewarding Natural Homebirth
  From the very beginning I had decided I wanted to have a homebirth and not go to the hospital. My due date was June 15.