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A gut feeling: The birth of Emery
I'm 25 years old and from Fort Smith, AR. I gave birth to my son on July 8, 2014—right on his due date! Like all new expectant [...]
Take leave
With your due date just days away, it can be tempting to make a mad dash for the delivery room the moment you feel [...]
Bank on it
As an expectant mom, you are constantly making decisions that will affect your babe-to-be’s future. One question that could potentially have the greatest impact [...]
Cherishing the moment: The birth of Julian
I went to the Long Beach Memorial Hospital, and it felt like they took forever to see me. It seemed as if everyone wanted [...]
(Re)planning for perfection: The birth of Emerson Rose
I am so excited to share Emerson’s birth story, not only because it was one of the most amazing moments of my life, but [...]
Our little blessing: The birth of Chinua
On a Tuesday evening I went to bed and suddenly had this huge "wee." I thought, “How can it be because I just came [...]
Right on time: The birth of Ivan
My birth story was the conclusion to an extremely difficult eight-month journey we went through; however, given the chance, I would do it all over [...]
Date night delivery: The birth of Josie
Date night, up until I had hit the third trimester, had been my favorite night of the week. I loved the process of getting [...]
Our tiny tough guy: The birth of Hunter
Hunter Ray was born on April 14 at 6:27 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches. My husband, Josh, and I [...]
Unexpected turns ahead: The birth of Cruz
Our precious son was born at 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, February 20. He had already taught me my first lesson of mommyhood: Be flexible. [...]
Our second princess: The birth of Selah Faith
It was a cool morning in October, and I was expecting to do another home birth with my sixth baby. I hadn't found out the [...]
School of pain
They don’t call it “labor” for nothing! The moments leading up to delivery require hard, painful work. Labor is tricky to predict or even [...]
Our little peanut: The birth of Lydia Simone
Peanut Watch 2013 was a very watched event! No one knew when Peanut would be coming or just what kind of peanut we would be having. [...]
What bravery really means: The birth of Aidan
The night it happened, I awoke in sudden pain. I instinctively grasped for the opposite side of the bed, but my husband, Chris, was [...]
Worth waiting for: The birth of Olwethu
Well ... I don't know where to start. But then I was 40 weeks when I decided to go to the hospital. When I [...]
All for the best: The birth story of Lucas
My pregnancy was pretty uneventful. Mild cramping in the beginning, an irritating case of PUPPs in the third trimester (and for three weeks after birth) and [...]
A speedy arrival: The birth of Abigail Rose
On September 9, 2014 at 11:20 p.m. I started having contractions five minutes apart. They were different than the Braxton Hicks contractions I had [...]
My C-section experience: The birth story of David
I knew that I would, in all likelihood, be having this baby via C-section quite early in my pregnancy. By 30 weeks he was [...]
A gut feeling: The birth of Emery
I'm 25 years old and from Fort Smith, AR. I gave birth to my son on July 8, 2014—right on his due date! Like all new expectant [...]
Take leave
With your due date just days away, it can be tempting to make a mad dash for the delivery room the moment you feel [...]
Bank on it
As an expectant mom, you are constantly making decisions that will affect your babe-to-be’s future. One question that could potentially have the greatest impact [...]
Cherishing the moment: The birth of Julian
I went to the Long Beach Memorial Hospital, and it felt like they took forever to see me. It seemed as if everyone wanted [...]
(Re)planning for perfection: The birth of Emerson Rose
I am so excited to share Emerson’s birth story, not only because it was one of the most amazing moments of my life, but [...]
Our little blessing: The birth of Chinua
On a Tuesday evening I went to bed and suddenly had this huge "wee." I thought, “How can it be because I just came [...]
Right on time: The birth of Ivan
My birth story was the conclusion to an extremely difficult eight-month journey we went through; however, given the chance, I would do it all over [...]
Date night delivery: The birth of Josie
Date night, up until I had hit the third trimester, had been my favorite night of the week. I loved the process of getting [...]
Our tiny tough guy: The birth of Hunter
Hunter Ray was born on April 14 at 6:27 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches. My husband, Josh, and I [...]
Unexpected turns ahead: The birth of Cruz
Our precious son was born at 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, February 20. He had already taught me my first lesson of mommyhood: Be flexible. [...]
Our second princess: The birth of Selah Faith
It was a cool morning in October, and I was expecting to do another home birth with my sixth baby. I hadn't found out the [...]
School of pain
They don’t call it “labor” for nothing! The moments leading up to delivery require hard, painful work. Labor is tricky to predict or even [...]
Our little peanut: The birth of Lydia Simone
Peanut Watch 2013 was a very watched event! No one knew when Peanut would be coming or just what kind of peanut we would be having. [...]
What bravery really means: The birth of Aidan
The night it happened, I awoke in sudden pain. I instinctively grasped for the opposite side of the bed, but my husband, Chris, was [...]
Worth waiting for: The birth of Olwethu
Well ... I don't know where to start. But then I was 40 weeks when I decided to go to the hospital. When I [...]
All for the best: The birth story of Lucas
My pregnancy was pretty uneventful. Mild cramping in the beginning, an irritating case of PUPPs in the third trimester (and for three weeks after birth) and [...]
A speedy arrival: The birth of Abigail Rose
On September 9, 2014 at 11:20 p.m. I started having contractions five minutes apart. They were different than the Braxton Hicks contractions I had [...]
My C-section experience: The birth story of David
I knew that I would, in all likelihood, be having this baby via C-section quite early in my pregnancy. By 30 weeks he was [...]