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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.

• 34 Weeks Gestation, 5 Pounds, 15 Ounces
  My water broke at 7:15 a.m.
• Our Little Wonders
  Having been married nine months we were surprised but happy to find out I was pregnant with our first child.
• Airee's Journey
  After a fairly normal pregnancy, I lost my water at exactly 26 weeks. I was rushed by ambulance to Lasalle General Hospital in Lasalle, Quebec.
• She Is a Blessing
  If you had told me I would have an emergency Cesarean section at 28 weeks – at a hospital other than the one I registered at – having gotten there in a helicopter that had to make an emergency landing in a parking lot – I would have given you some harsh words, and I would have apologized later.
• Mathias' Mommy
  I'm just 18 years old and I have a premature son. He is such a miracle.
• Chloe Noel Born at 34 Weeks
  It was midnight on January 8, 2009. My husband Nathan was, after a nine-hour day at work, already asleep.
• 30-week Preemie
  At 28 weeks I had gone to the doctor's for a routine prenatal visit. I told the doctor that I had been feeling a lot of pressure in my lower abdomen, and was feeling concerned.
• 32 Weeks
  During my 31st week of pregnancy the doctor told me I was gaining too much weight. I was gaining 5 to 9 pounds a week.
• A Dad's Birth Story
  It was December 29. Christmas was over with.
• My Amazing Son Ethan
  I was 18 and had only been with my boyfriend for three months when I found out I was pregnant. When I told my boyfriend he was very happy and said he would stand by me.
• Troy, My Boy, Born 32 Weeks
  I had a fantastic pregnancy, no morning sickness, no illness, no tiredness. I felt completely normal.
• 23 Weeks and Kicking
  Grady is a true miracle. I started contracting about a week before even going to a hospital because everyone I knew, including doctors, said that I was fine.
• God's Gift: My 27 Weeker
  One night while watching a movie, I began to have what I thought were Braxton Hicks. They were very painful and were coming every couple of minutes for about an hour.
• 29 Weeks Pre-eclampsia
  After being found having a seizure by next-door neighbors I was off to the hospital. Within an hour I had a baby boy.
• Twenty-six-week-old Baby Girl Born
  This is my first child. She was born at 26 weeks.