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Real birth stories from real parents, because nothing prepares you for birth quite like hearing how it went down for someone else.

Giving Birth is Not a Party A pregnant person leans on a hospital bed while a support person rests a hand on their lower back.Birth StoriesC-SectionLabor & Delivery

Giving Birth is Not a Party

Giving birth is not a party. It sounds stupid to even say it, but it…
Melissa RoyApril 8, 2017
Stay Humble – It Might Be You Farting During Labor A man in blue surgical scrubs kisses the forehead of a smiling woman lying down with her eyes closed.Birth StoriesLabor & Delivery

Stay Humble – It Might Be You Farting During Labor

At a family shower for my first pregnancy, guests filled out advice cards for anything…
Amy ChildsFebruary 19, 2016
Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out Close-up of a newborn baby lying down with eyes closed, hands near their face.Birth StoriesLabor & Delivery

Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out

I really, really wanted to have a “natural” birth. And by that I mean a…
Liz FariaApril 16, 2015
From Baby Shower to Birth: The 8-Hour-Old Guest of Honor Newborn baby with eyes closed yawning while being held in a pink blanket.Birth StoriesLabor & Delivery

From Baby Shower to Birth: The 8-Hour-Old Guest of Honor

My mom was throwing a baby shower brunch three weeks before my due date. In…
Anonymous ContributorNovember 25, 2012
Easiest Birth Ever: A True Story Pregnant Moira sits cross-legged on a bed in a gray top and striped pants, cradling her belly beside soft bedroom lights during a calm moment.Birth Stories

Easiest Birth Ever: A True Story

Some of you may be a little scared, okay terrified of giving birth.Everyone loves to…
Amy MorrisonFebruary 7, 2012
8 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Having a Baby Black and white photo of a female wrestler punching another in the stomach, with a placenta label above them.Birth StoriesLabor & DeliveryPregnancy

8 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Having a Baby

With the birth of your first, the lessons come fast and hard. Before you try…
Jennifer CarsenMarch 26, 2011
VBAC Birth Story: The Success I was Talked Into A sleeping newborn baby wearing a yellow knit cap, swaddled in a pink and blue striped hospital blanket.Birth Stories

VBAC Birth Story: The Success I was Talked Into

My VBAC Birth Story Okay, so if you read Birth – Round One, you know I…
Amy MorrisonAugust 23, 2010
My Birth Story – Round One A newborn son lies in a hospital bassinet while a gloved hand supports his head, his face scrunched in the bright light after birth.Birth StoriesC-Section

My Birth Story – Round One

I thought it may be helpful to share my birthin’ experiences. I’ve only had two…
Amy MorrisonMarch 23, 2010
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