• Search by:
• articles
• |
• expert advice
• |
• stories
• |
• recalls
• |
• all content

Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world. Let others know what your experience was like.

• My First and Easy Delivery
  I had a fairly easy pregnancy. The worst part was a bad case of heartburn.
• First Birth, Big Baby, Castor Oil
  I was 39 weeks pregnant with my first child and had gained almost 70 pounds, and it was the dead of summer. I was miserable!
• A Mother's Love
  I was three days overdue and my husband was working two hours out of town (hey, I'm a college student; we need the money). My dad and teenage brother were just leaving my house at 8:30 p.
• My First Special Bundle of Joy
  My due date was February 28, 2006, for our first baby. It was February 17 and we had just been given the keys to our first home.
• First Baby
  I found out I was pregnant with my first baby in October 2001. At 5 months I found out I was having a girl.
• Kaitlyn Isabelle
  I was 18 when I found out I was pregnant. It was not a total shock since my boyfriend and I had this planned.
• Pre-eclampsia, Three Epidural Attempts, Beautiful Baby Isaac
  My husband and I were so excited to find out that we were expecting in 2003! I actually spent a lot of time on this site, reading everyone's stories.
• First Baby – I Said Yes to the Epidural (Big Mistake)
  My due date was July 29 and I had been dilated to 2 centimeters since the beginning of July and was having a lot of pressure in my pelvic area. On July 13 my aunt and I decided to come home early from a volleyball game.
• Took Epidural but Ended up Having a Natural Delivery
  My husband and I started trying to have a baby in January of 2005. After three months of trying and nothing happened, we decided to stop trying and let it happen on its own.
• Epidural After All: 9 Pounds, 6 Ounces
  I went to the doctor on May 31, one day past my due date, and she decided to sweep my membranes and told me that I was about 2 centimeters dilated and 75 percent effaced. We scheduled an induction for June 7.
• Christian's Story
  One thing is for sure – I did everything correct when it came to my pregnancy, because coming from a mother as an addict, I didn't want to make the same mistakes. I did pretty well until about the 7th month and I had a great shower.
• After-birth Spinal Headaches
  I was 22 years old on June 21, 2005, and going through the process of having my third baby. I already made up my mind that I was going to get an epidural when and as soon as I could.
• Fast Labor – Epidural Failed
  I had the perfect pregnancy – no complications at all and a healthy mother and baby the entire way through.
• Water Broke, Epidural, Pitocin
  My story starts at 12:45 a.m.
• First Baby and Very Scared
  This was my first baby and, needless to say, I was very scared. I was very excited about having a baby but the thought of the pain made me very nervous.