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Real Mom: Our Homebirth Story
After giving birth to baby No. 1 at the hospital in a rather dramatic fashion, Holly Pevzner decided to give birth to baby No. 2 at home. Here she shares why she did it, her preparations for the big day, and the details of her homebirth.
9 Tips for a Successful Home Birth
...Many women contemplate giving birth at home because they want to avoid the high-tech atmosphere... and interventions of a hospital. You're a good candidate for a home birth if you're in good health and have... an uncomplicated pregnancy. Still, most expectant mothers don't get past the thinking stage -- home births account...
I Almost Gave Birth into My Toilet
... never in a million years thought I would do: have a midwife-assisted home birth. Both sides of my family... observed. "Waaaah!" I cried. He was right. And a test confirmed it. When we got home I let my HMO assign... a healthy baby than to start dreaming up a feel-good birth plan. To cap it all off, she started...
9 Birthing Rituals of the Past
... childbirth at home. And, in 2006, speculation about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was focused on the birthing... at home. Other mothers stayed in the birthing room with the laboring woman, and offered advice and support... they deliver their starlets. Ricki Lake gave birth in her bathtub; Meryl Streep and Demi Moore experienced...
Behind the Scenes at a Birthing Center
... family. When everyone was stable, the family would go home, usually not more than 12 hours after birth... -- and I'd receive a home visit from a midwife at 24 and 36 hours after birth to perform newborn screenings...'t sure how I'd get any with a 2-year-old and 4-year-old running around at home. In order to make a birth...
Gender Prediction Quiz
Are you pregnant and wondering if you are having a girl or a boy? Take this gender prediction quiz that predicts the gender of your baby!
A Vaginal Delivery Birth Story
...We shouldn't put too much stock in due dates. After all, only 5 percent of women give birth... the contractions were coming. Fifteen minutes, twenty minutes. He suggested we go home. "We can't leave before... contractions for five hours, but they're still light." She suggested I go home, drink one glass of wine...
Do You Need a Doula?
Having a doula by your side can make childbirth shorter, easier, and -- dare we say -- more enjoyable.
All About Birth Crowning
...Birth crowning, which is when your baby's head starts to emerge bit by bit during each contraction... to help your baby pass from the uterus into the birth canal.) As you push, your baby's head may appear... to think of it is that birth crowning occurs when you can see the part of the head where a princess would...
Celebrity Moms and Home Births
... birth at home: Lisa Bonet, Cindy Crawford, Meryl Streep, or Demi Moore. Surprise! All four celebrity... moms gave birth in the privacy and comfort of their own homes. Actress Lisa Bonet, born Lisa Boney..., gave birth to all three of her daughters, with former husband Bruce Willis, at home: Rumer Glenn, born...
5 Myths About Water Births
...If you've ever considered a water birth, in which you experience either labor and delivery or just... labor in a tub of warm water, read on. Giving birth under water may appeal to you because, in theory, it...'s considered to be less stressful for you and your baby. In addition, water births can often lessen the fetal...
Real-Life Birth Stories
... the next three days with, reviewed our birthing plan, talked with our doctor, and met the OB who would do... D., Kirkland, Washington
To share your birth story, visit community.parents.com/birthstories My... birth story is a pretty crazy one. I was extremely scared of childbirth. I DO NOT handle pain well...
A Baby's View of Birth
... through the birth canal." The head of every baby born vaginally becomes misshapen to some degree during... the birth process, but even the most pronounced "conehead" returns to normal within a few days.
Labor... birth," notes Dr. Auerbach. Your baby's lungs will also begin pumping more blood through them after she...
Amy's Birth Story
... just given birth. Since she looked exhausted and overwhelmed, I was very relieved that I would have... with and to finally meet my baby. Half an hour later, I gave birth to a beautiful girl named Abigail, who weighed... birth than us was Jenny. I'll never forget the stunned look on her face when I walked into her room...
Kaitlin Olson on Motherhood
The star of FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" talks about her home birth, pregnancy cravings and how she starts each day.
Mindy's Birth Story
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Tossing my original drug-free birth plan out the window, I begged my doctor for pain relief. With morphine...
