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Beautiful Birth: Placenta Previa Leads to a C-Section
In my early teens, I learned about natural childbirth from a close family friend who had a homebirth. I thought her story was awesome. She was actually the one who allowed me to witness...
Beautiful Birth: A Home Birth Under Midwife Care
I never thought a home birth would be for me. Only crazy people did that, right? Then my best friend had a home birth. Soon after, I joined a natural birth community in Louisiana...
Beautiful Birth: An Induction and C-Section for a Healthy Mom & Baby
It all started with a heartbeat.
That strong, simple, yet deafening sound that you hear the day you nervously walk into the ultrasound room hoping for the first glimpse at your new life. Sometimes the...
Beautiful Birth: A Natural Hospital Water Birth
December 22nd was a chilly, downright cold Sunday that started the same as any other. Except I was 41 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Tim and I were going for a walk, and on...
Beautiful Birth: A Successful, Natural VBAC
My c-section in 2009 was very unnecessary. It was an induction with sedatives, Pitocin, epidural and Stadol. I slept for 24 hours and they woke me up to “push”. Tired from all the medications...