Submitted by Jenna in Texas (read more about Jenna by visiting her site, Newlyweds)
Each birth story is very unique and I thought I would share the story of the birth of my twin boys. On Tuesday November 20, 2007- I was 34 weeks along and went to the doctor for my weekly appointment. To check [...]
Submitted by Jessica G. in Utah (to learn more read Jessica’s blog here)
While his was certainly the most active pregnancy, the delivery was the easiest. In fact, if your doctor will let you schedule a c-section, I highly recommend it.
This time around, I didn’t have to have my cervix checked at all those baby appointments. [...]
Submitted by Joni
On Sat, May 7 I woke up and was having contractions every 5 minutes for half an hour. I got all excited and thought it was labor for sure, so I got up and called the answering service. By the time she called back, the contractions had pretty much died down. The midwife (Erin) told me to [...]
Submitted by Erin in Mechanicsville, VA
(Read more by visiting her blog here.)
I had to be induced at 36 weeks due to pre-eclampsia and IUGR (intra-uterine growth restriction). We arrived at the hospital at 6 am for the induction. We waited in the waiting room for about an hour and finally got into a labor [...]
Submitted by Jessica
The night I went into labor I went to see a movie with a friend. It wasn’t until a few hours later that I suspected I might be having regular contractions. I didn’t want to get too excited, I knew about false labor, so I just kept track loosely of how close they [...]
Submitted by Sabrina in Fulton, KY
My first pregnancy was fairly uneventful, no problems and very little sickness. I was due around the 7th of October and working part time. On September 13th I got home from work at 3:30 pm and around 5:00 I thought my water had broken (it isn’t always a gush and [...]
Submitted by Amy in Washougal, WA (visit Amy’s blog to learn more: http://theatoztwins.blogspot.com)
I’ve decided that perhaps I should start at the beginning. Hubby and I had tried for a year on our own to become parents before finally breaking down and using Clomid. For most people Clomid only results in one baby. But since I [...]
Submitted by Sabrina in Fulton, KY
I was due around November 7. At around 5 1/2 months, I’m starting to have some problems with my hands and wrists. I’m told that I have pregnancy induced carpal tunnel and an unusual condition which caused electrolytes to settle into the joints of my fingers. The fluid retention was also [...]
Submitted by Kristy in KS
I was over due with Gabby and Kate had the stomach flu. As much as I was ready to have the baby I was petrified I would go into labor and be all alone at the hospital. There was no way I was just handing my sick gal over to someone with a [...]
Submitted by Kristy in Kansas
I was teaching classes when the contractions started. That was pretty standard. They had been a fairly frequent visitor for weeks now, but the difference was that day they didn’t stop after a few hours or a lot of extra water. At the end of the day, after we got the students onto their [...]
