I shaved 33 hours off my previous labor record with this technique! By Contributing Writer, Virginia Miner After the birth of my second son, I became a byword for long labors. “Over 24 hours!? That's a Virginia labor!” My first son was an emergency c-section due to fetal … [Read more...] about How I Had my Shortest Labor Ever, Thanks to This Natural Technique
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Grace for Your Disappointing Birthing Experience
Post by contributor, Erin Long of Home & Grace 'Erin, you have to wake up. You have to wake up. You need to feed Audrey' My husband had been trying for several minutes to bring me to consciousness but I wasn't responding, I didn't want to respond. 'She's beautiful - she … [Read more...] about Grace for Your Disappointing Birthing Experience
6 Reasons to Consider Home Birth
Post by contributor, Kathleen, of Becoming Peculiar Two hours after I confirmed that I was pregnant, I called the midwives. Midwives are in pretty high demand here in Ontario, often booking up quickly; and I wanted to be absolutely sure I was able to get one. The friendly … [Read more...] about 6 Reasons to Consider Home Birth
The Birth Story of Canaan Maverick
(FYI: I'm saving most of my labour & birth photos to share in a slideshow. I wanted to include it in this post, but my technical support is out at a guys movie night thing this evening and I didn't want to wait to post the story.. so the slideshow will be a separate post... and … [Read more...] about The Birth Story of Canaan Maverick
Aliza’s Story {Now We Are Four…}
::: A photo slideshow of Aliza's entrance into the world is found at the end of this post. It doesn't "show" much, but (in the wise words of Lola...) "if you will be yucked out by the sight of my heavily pregnant body in a the equivalent of a small bikini, then don't watch" ::: This … [Read more...] about Aliza’s Story {Now We Are Four…}