Submitted by Jana from Pennsylvania. Go to The Meanest Mom blog to read more stories by Jana.
A few weeks ago, I called my health insurance company to discuss some questions I had related to my pregnancy. While I had them on the phone (I was also very bored), I decided to get pre-certified for some [...]
Submitted by Jill from Modern Mommy Blog
There is no other miracle in the world like the birth of a baby. I have always loved watching “a baby story” on TLC, even though I get quite queasy when the baby is born and have to cover my eyes for a bit, I still watch because it is [...]
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 Eryn in Mechanicsville, VA
When I was about 27 weeks pregnant, my OB noticed that my blood pressure was slowly but steadily increasing each time she took it. Although it wasn’t high enough yet to warrant bed rest, she did restrict me to going to work, then coming straight home and lying on the [...]
Submitted by Rayne in Alabama
I have one daughter who just turned 2 and her birth was somewhat eventful, but normal at the same time. I think my biggest regret was being so drugged up I only remember bits and pieces of it and I was too out of it to try and hold her the [...]
Submitted by Joanna in TN
(read more by visiting http://thebouldins.blogspot.com/)
We left the house around 6:40 am to be at the hospital for check in at 7 am. Christopher had spent the night so he could be here to take care of Julia during the day for us. At the hospital we answered questions and filled [...]
Submitted by Joanna in TN
(read more by visiting http://thebouldins.blogspot.com/)
Santa visited us a little early to drop off the only item we asked for this Christmas: our daughter Julia Lynn.
She was due January 4, but made her appearance exactly two weeks early. Dave’s parents and brother had arrived from Dallas that morning, and we spent the [...]
Submitted by Dana
I have two children and two stories. I feel like with my first son, I have a “real” story. My due date was December 3rd, 2004 and on November 27th (my mom’s birthday), I went into labor at 7am. I had had contractions before but these were coming regularly and - just as [...]
Submitted by Crystal
My fourth pregnancy was a planned home birth baby, however things didn’t go as expected. By 37 weeks, my midwife noticed something wrong as the growth pattern of my uterus was off - it jumped enormously in just a couple of weeks. We suspected too much amniotic fluid (called polyhydramnios), and ultrasound showed [...]
Submitted by Beth in Arlington, TX
I have to second Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. The stories in there were so much fun! There are some things that might make ya say, “What?!” but take it with a grain of salt. Either way, I really think it helped me a lot.
I used a birthing center [...]
