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Real-Life Birth Stories
... 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...., Dufur, Oregon
To share your birth story, visit community.parents.com/birthstories My son was born on a...
The Way I Became a Mom: 3 Unique Birth Stories
... was the hardest part: We each essentially divulged our life story in the hopes that someone would choose us... called to tell us that the birth mother had decided to raise the child herself. It came as a complete... as if I gave birth to Ashton myself. Gary and I have the most loving, natural bond with him. We're so...
A Vaginal Delivery Birth Story
...We shouldn't put too much stock in due dates. After all, only 5 percent of women give birth... that we were still hours away from the birth, but she ignored me. "Get her to the hospital!" The 20-minute... for a nurse. But there were only two nurses on the floor, and three women giving birth: Me, a woman...
I Blogged Through Birth
One woman's decision to blog through the birth of her first child leads to kudos and controversy around the world.
Wacky Birth Stories from Moms Who Didn't Make it to the Hospital
..., and Claire, 3, and getting to know the child they had all helped deliver. "I'm not a home-birth kind of gal... Angeles (where she was scheduled to give birth to her second child) might be a super-slow ride. After all... was almost no coaching," she says. "It happened that fast." Right after the birth, the paramedics rushed...
Elisha's Birth Story: A Dad's Point of View
... to birthing class and done all the correct things to prepare for this exact moment, I couldn't have felt less... was doing the same, bouncing on the big purple birthing ball across the room between pushes in an attempt...
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...
Stephanie's Birth Story
... was stuck, preventing him from continuing down the birth canal. Plus, the fetal monitor showed...
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...
Weird & Wacky Birth Stories
..., and stuck it on himself.
Nan, nurse
Akron, Ohio
Eager to have her baby's birth captured on film, a mom... push, things happen down there!" She laughed so hard that she ended up giving birth to her baby...
6 Things to Expect from Labor & Delivery
Every baby enters the world in a unique way. That's why birth stories are so much fun to hear. So what will your labor be like? Doctors and mothers answer common questions from moms-to-be.
A Baby's View of Birth
Have you ever wondered what your infant will feel while you're in labor? Here's a close look at what babies experience during the birthing process.
Paula's Birth Story
She feels contractions, but the doctor sends her home. Will she make it back to the hospital in time?
Julie's Birth Story
... birth -- pain and all! I was not one of these women. I had a pretty uncomfortable pregnancy. From five...
3 Signs That You May Be in Labor
No one wants to arrive at the hospital too early -- or risk giving birth in the car. So how can you tell the difference between real and false labor? Pay attention to the following classic labor-day signs.
