Submitted by Jocelyn in MN
I have one child and had a fairly easy and uneventful birth experience. I had contractions Saturday night in the middle of the night. About the time I was going to go into the hospital they stopped. The next day (Sunday) I had contractions on and off. We had a big [...]
Submitted by Terra in California
So, my birth story is interesting in that I was summoned to jury duty at about 36 weeks pregnant (36 weeks and two days to be exact, leaving almost 4 weeks before my due date). I am sitting in jury duty waiting to be questionned when I start getting what I [...]
Submitted by Kati in Glastonbury, CT
I was blessed by having the opportunity to start my family early, and my kids are now 16 and 12. I will spare you the details of my completely uneventful childbirth experiences, but will share one sweet memory. My husband was adopted as an infant. The first six years of our [...]
I’m actually trying to find the time to write my son’s birth story, but in short it was a natural birth at a birth center with an incredible midwife. My mantra was “Labor hurts, it’s hard work, and I can do it.” - I found that in “Birthing From Within”, which was an inspiring book [...]
