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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.

• First Baby, Natural Birth With a Midwife
  I got pregnant with my first child a month after my wedding. I'd always been afraid of doctors, so I chose a group of midwives for my prenatal care and delivery.
• Big Baby – All Natural
  I went to the doctor on Friday, six days before my due date. The midwife told me that I was not dilated, and I left feeling discouraged.
• Natural Labor – First Baby
  It was two weeks before my due date. My midwife had convinced me that first-time mums "always go at least a week over their due date," so I was not expecting anything to happen, and had not even packed for the hospital.
• Hypnobirthing Got Me Through a Long Night of Back Labor, Turned My First Baby Around
  I first learned of the hypnobirthing method watching 60 Minutes, years before I even met my husband. It was then that I knew I could have children because it just made sense.
• Quick, Natural and Happy
  Let me start by telling you that my mom gave me a waterproof mattress pad because I was so paranoid my water was going to break in bed, and my husband had just bought us a brand-new fancy mattress when I was 5 or 6 months.
• A Wonderful Birth Center Story
  My husband and I weren't planning to become pregnant, but when that second pink line showed up almost immediately, we were both ecstatic.
• My Wonderful Natural Birth
  I was having a wonderful pregnancy. The experience of having a child grow inside of me was one of the most beautiful times of my life.
• Natural in Spain
  I just thought I would write about the birth of my first child as I am thinking getting pregnant again! A little background info – I am 27 living in Madrid with my partner.
• Empowering and Wonderful
  I was dilated to 4 centimeters for three weeks before I went into labor. It was a comfortable and a slow process for me.
• A Hypnobirthing Story: Marisa Elizabeth's Birth Story
  At 38 years old and 17 years into our relationship, my husband Doug and I finally decided to have a baby.
• Natural Delivery
  Our due date was 8/4/05. I woke up during the early hours of the 7th with what felt like menstrual cramps.
• Happy Anniversary
  I was due December 31, 2003, with our first child. That was also our first year wedding anniversary.
• Kayden Thomas Jordan's Story
  When I first found out I was pregnant, I was less than thrilled. For a very brief period of time, I honestly believed my life was over.
• Olivia's Birth
  I just wanted to share my birth story for first-time moms who plan on having a natural childbirth, but are a little nervous. I read a lot of birth stories and it helped me have more confidence going into labor.
• Amazing Support During a Medication-free Birth in a Birthing Center
  My partner and I found out I was pregnant on September 25, only a month after starting to try to conceive. We were thrilled that things had worked so fast!