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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.
- Wonderful Home Water Birth, Beautiful Baby Girl-Part 2
The Home Water Birth of Isabella Charlotte Rose LeBlanc
Part One: In the Wee Hours of the Morning
My first contraction woke me around 2:20 a.m. - Wonderful Home Water Birth, Beautiful Baby Girl-Part 3
Part III: Up the Stairs We Go
Around 2 p.m. - Wonderful Home Water Birth, Beautiful Baby Girl-Part 4
Part V: The Hard Work Really Begins
As I contemplate this stage of my labor, I am again struck by the difference
between my experience and the mainstream medical births I saw portrayed in
movies and on television shows like A Baby Story. - Wonderful Home Water Birth, Beautiful Baby Girl-Part 5
Part VII: Getting to Know Our Beautiful Girl
Sam asked if I should try to breastfeed her, as in my excitement I had not
given this any thought. I was wearing a bikini top and pulled down the strap
on one side to see if she would latch on. - Hemorrhaging at a Homebirth
I decided after not enough thought and research to have a homebirth. I chose
an inexperienced midwife
, because I felt I had a good rapport with her. - Unplanned, Unassisted Homebirth
My angel was beautifully brought into the world by me and my dearest husband
ONLY. The story goes ... - Teen Mom's Beautiful Birth at Home
Joshua David
Born: September 30, 1999 at 2:27 p.m. - Home Birth, Back Labor
My first birth story starts two months after I was married. I was one day
late and in denial. - Surprise
All my life I wanted a baby. All my life. - A Baby and Promotion All in One Day
I guess I should start off by typing that my pregnancy was not at all what I
imagined. Here I thought I was going to be a crybaby and the whole time I
was a ticking bomb ready to go off. - Caught Out On My Own
I found out I was pregnant on June 6, 2000. I was living with my boyfriend
Nick. - Baby Born at Home
My pregnancy with my first child was the classic pregnancy. I was sick all
of the time. - Extremely Painful
At 1 in the morning I woke up with a slight contraction. It was my first
baby, so I didn't know what it would be like. - Tough Homebirth Alone
Before I begin, I must tell you that I won't be using any long words about
medical things because I don't know them. I'm 17 years old. - Cora's Homebirth
I was 16 when I had my little one on December 6, 1997. Now, a little over 3
years old, she is the love of my life, and all that I have left of her
dad.
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