• 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.

• Angel Baby, 22-year-old Mother (Emergency C-section)
  Hi, my name is Mondisi and I live in beautiful South Africa. I am the proud mother of a wonderful 4-month-old angel boy.
• Emergency
  I was exactly 40 weeks along and my husband and I were on our way to what was one of our last doctor appointments. It was around 2 p.
• Itai's Birth, Unexpected C-section
  Hi, my story starts October 2001. I had mentioned to my husband that I wanted to have my first child by the time I was 30.
• Oh Boy, What an Experience
  My story isn't going to be sugar-coated, nor is it a story that sounds unbelievable (like the home births with no doctor or the vehicle births all alone).
• First Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia, Induced, 13-hour Labor, Unplanned C-section
  My pregnancy was going fine until 26 weeks when my blood pressure decided to present itself as high. I was kept on close monitoring and ordered to give up work at 31 weeks.
• One Week Over and an Emergency Cesarean Section
  April 2000: At 40 weeks and 5 days my midwife decided to speed things up a bit and strip my membrane. While a bit uncomfortable, it wasn't too bad of a procedure.
• Marissa, First Birth (and Last)
  I was 5 months along when I found out I was expecting. I never had regular periods, and although not overweight, I had always had a poochy tummy.
• Twenty-nine Hours in Labor, Then Unexpected C-section
  I am 18 years old and I was pregnant with my first child, a boy, who was overdue three days. Then finally on April 4, 2004, I went in to labor at about 9:30 p.
• Gift From Heaven
  My daughter was born on July 1, 2003. My labor adventure began on June 29.
• Unexpected Blessing
  At 20 years old, you could imagine my surprise when I discovered I was 3 months pregnant during a routine ultrasound for a totally unrelated matter.
• Emergency C-section With First Baby
  This was my first pregnancy, and my then fiancé and I couldn't be more thrilled, except for the fact the we were in mid-wedding planning! I had already bought my dress, which was a corset-style strapless number.
• Pre-eclampsia and Breech C-Section
  Most of my pregnancy was pretty normal. I had the usual morning/evening sickness until about week 16 and frequent flare-ups of sciatica, but overall I felt fine and my weight gain was normal.
• C-section After Four Hours of Pushing
  My first child was two weeks overdue, so the doctor scheduled an induction. Everything was going smoothly until it came time to push.
• My First Baby Girl
  I got married and pregnant right out of high school. I was 18 years old and 19 years old when I delivered.
• Most Wonderful Birth Experience/First Baby
  I was never scared to go into labor. I don't know why.