A Tale of Two Births: My C-Section and VBAC Experiences
When it comes to comparing C-sections vs VBACs, those who’ve gone through both can lend us some insight. Here’s one mom’s experience with each….
Birth Stories
Hypnobirthing: My Pain-free Delivery Story
Here’s my story of a beautiful and pain-free birth, achieved with the help of hypnobirthing. I grew up with my mom telling me…
Surprise Twins Are Apparently a Thing That Happens Now
We can probably all agree that 2020 has been full of surprises, but surprise twins just might take the cake. A viral post currently…
Reassuring Words About Giving Birth in a Crisis.
I asked readers who had given birth in a less than ideal situation if they had any advice for someone facing the same challenge….
How Painful is Childbirth? Women share the good, the bad, and the downright hilarious
Wondering how painful childbirth will be is totally normal. Answering the question of just how painful though is a little less straightforward. Recently, we posed this…
Acknowledging the Sadness When Your Birth Plan Changes
As I count down the weeks of my second pregnancy, I find myself reflecting on the delivery of my first child. I am an Advanced…
Surprise! California Twins Born in Separate Years
They say timing is everything, and for one family who gave birth over the New Year, this could not be more accurate. One lucky…
Giving Birth Is Not A Party
Giving birth is not a party. It sounds stupid to even say it, but it seems like people have forgotten what birth is really…
Stay Humble – It Might Be You Farting During Labor
At a family shower for my first pregnancy, guests filled out advice cards for anything they felt pertinent to motherhood. One in particular wrote,…
Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out
I really, really wanted to have a natural birth. And by that I mean a vaginal birth with lots of drugs in a sterile…
Best Baby Shower Crasher: Hint: It’s the Baby
A woman name, Danijela had this amazing birth story and I just had to share it with you guys because I thought you’d get a…
Easiest Birth Ever: A True Story
Some of you may be a little scared, okay terrified of giving birth. Everyone loves to tell you about horrible births, so I thought…
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 to cram that bread loaf of a maxi-pad into…
Top 10 Reasons to Give Birth at the American Hospital in Paris
Today I’ve pinched a guest post from Alison at An American Mommy in Paris. I’m currently reading her book “Paris with Kids” which is…
VBAC Success: Birth Story Part 2
Okay, so if you read Birth – Round One, you know I ended up having a c-section. So when I was pregnant with my…
Birth – Round One
I thought it may be helpful to share my birthin’ experiences. I’ve only had two (that I know of) and I’ll try to keep…
