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Birth Story: Naomi
Cesarean Section Birth There is this nugget of not-so-feel-good wisdom my mom likes to drop on me occasionally which goes like this: “They say, if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” – Unknown Having a natural birth was...
Birth Story: Surrogate S
Birth Center Surrogate Birth I was a surrogate for some friends of mine, I’ll call them Momma S and Daddy S. We had a wonderful pregnancy! They were able to come to every midwife appointment, and were in every way involved in the pregnancy and birth of their baby boy....
Birth Story- Eli James
Birth Story: Oliver Michael
May 28, 2013 Home VBAC birth I’m kind of a baby when it comes to pain. I stub my toe, I scream; I get a sunburn and I whine until it goes away; I get a paper cut and everyone hears about it. Additionally, having a home birth isn’t for everyone; it’s an uphill battle...
Birth Story: Logan Samuel
December 16, 2012 Birth Center Birth Beginning at week 37, when you’re considered to be full term, I of course began looking for every possible sign that labor was near. I had been practicing hypnobirthing a couple of months prior through a book and cd that offered...
Birth Story: Katherine Elizabeth
April 16th, 2012 Birth Center/Hospital Birth Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby The experience of a laboring mother, father and a grandmother at Sarasota Memorial Hospital Brief Overview: “You have your birth plan, I have mine. When yours does not agree with mine, we will...
Birth Story: Hendrick Gavin
January 13th was my estimated due date but seeing as this was my first baby, I knew that I would be passing that date but I didn’t think I would pass it by 9 days! Jan. 18, a Friday, I had my midwife Christina go ahead and strip my membranes and I was only at 1cm...
Birth Story: Eva Nicole
August 28, 2012 Birth Center Birth A year has gone by with my sweet princess, a year full of joy and new experiences. It is so nurturing to relive the moment of her birth and now I share it with you… On Sunday, August 26, at midnight, I was awoken by a wave of pain in...
Birth Story: Elijah
August 18th, 2011 Birth Center Water Birth A Mother’s Birth Story of her Second SonI was driving to work on my last day of work. It was two weeks before the baby’s due date. I felt a few contractions on my way to work but they stopped when I got to work. I got off...
Birth Story: Emersyn Mae
May 17, 2011 Waterbirth at Birthways Jason and I found out we were pregnant on August 27, 2010. From that day on we decided that we did not want to find out the sex of our baby. I began my morning sickness at about 9 weeks and it never went away. I actually ended up...