Birth stories

  • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight: A Father Writes to His New Baby"

    I will nurture and teach you. But, as with your brothers, I intend to help you thrive in an often-difficult society. That's why your mommy and I have named you Ari, which means "lion." It's our hope that you will grow strong and pounce on every opportunity to do well for yourself and others.

  • "Being Dad" DVD

    • "Being Dad" DVD
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    "Being Dad" DVD

    The "Being Dad" DVD is the perfect gift (even to yourself!) for all expectant parents. Dads-to-be will appreciate hearing the truth from those with been there, done that experience! Moms-to-be will find it a terrific way to engage their partners in their pregnancy with humor, candor, and a refreshing frankness sure to capture their attention.

    An additional benefit? Expectant mothers can get a glimpse into what their partner may be thinking. He isn't an insensitive clout after all!

  • Five Alarm Birth

    by My2Girls

    It's important to start with my prenatal exam on Thursday April 5th. My doctor was scheduled to return from vacation on my due date (4/16), so my prenatal appointment was with one of his partners. Let's call him "Dr. Schmuck." So Dr. Schmuck told me that I was only 1 cm and totally effaced and since my first baby was born eight days early, I should expect to deliver before Monday.

  • Alex's Birth Story

    My pregnancy with my first child was one that was filled with joy, apprehension, surprise, and hard luck.

  • Not What I Expected, But Definitely Worth It

    It was my first baby. All through my pregnancy I had just assumed I would go into labor on my own and have a normal vaginal delivery.

  • Bad Experience With a Happy Ending

    I had a miscarriage in July and was so depressed afterward. I wanted another baby and so did my husband.

  • Nurses Don't Have to Take the Hippocratic Oath

    I had a scheduled c-section for my second baby on New Year's Eve. At this time of the year out here in Burlington, it's usually fifty-five and rainy. But that year we were caught by surprise...

  • Things NOT to Do on the Way to the Hospital

    I had a scheduled c-section for my second baby on New Year's Eve. At this time of the year out here in Burlington, it's usually fifty-five and rainy.

  • Justin's Birth Story

    Justin was a surprise to me from the very beginning. In fact, I almost fainted when I saw the little line turn pink on the home pregnancy test. But, it seemed instantly I knew he was exactly what I needed.

  • Stay-at-Home Birth with Jackson

    I have to admit that by my eighth month of pregnancy, I couldn't tell what I dreaded more – remaining hugely pregnant until my due date in mid-July or launching early into labor – an un-medicated, all natural home birth – an experience that I'd signed eagerly up for just eight months before.

  • Five Alarm Birth

    by My2Girls

    It's important to start with my prenatal exam on Thursday April 5th. My doctor was scheduled to return from vacation on my due date (4/16), so my prenatal appointment was with one of his partners. Let's call him "Dr. Schmuck." So Dr. Schmuck told me that I was only 1 cm and totally effaced and since my first baby was born eight days early, I should expect to deliver before Monday.

  • Robinna's Home Birth Story

    We had had a couple of false alarms; the most recent on the Sunday before with 6 hours of contractions 5 minutes apart that ultimately just stopped.

  • Nolan's Birth

    I started having contractions on Monday, December 1. They were about 5 minutes apart the whole day and we were excited that it finally seemed to be "IT." I was due November 23, so I was ready!

  • Alex's Birth Story

    My pregnancy with my first child was one that was filled with joy, apprehension, surprise, and hard luck.

  • Stay-at-Home Birth with Jackson

    I have to admit that by my eighth month of pregnancy, I couldn't tell what I dreaded more – remaining hugely pregnant until my due date in mid-July or launching early into labor – an un-medicated, all natural home birth – an experience that I'd signed eagerly up for just eight months before.

  • Lauren Elizabeth's Home Birth Story

    I had been having Braxton Hicks contractions off and on from about dinnertime on May 15th, 2003. I started to feel them more as the night went on. At about 1 am on May 16th, they started to hurt.

  • Nurses Don't Have to Take the Hippocratic Oath

    I had a scheduled c-section for my second baby on New Year's Eve. At this time of the year out here in Burlington, it's usually fifty-five and rainy. But that year we were caught by surprise...

  • Welcome Caspar: A Homebirth Story

    I had contractions all Tuesday night but by the time the midwife had checked me out at 10 a.m. on Wednesday they had stopped. I was only 1 cm dilated but 100% effaced and soft so she thought I would go that day.

  • Mason's Birth Story

    I got the head out, and the doctor said, "OK, little push," so I got the shoulders out, and again another little push and the doctor thought Mason's body would be out. But it took two more, since Mason was so long.

  • Things NOT to Do on the Way to the Hospital

    I had a scheduled c-section for my second baby on New Year's Eve. At this time of the year out here in Burlington, it's usually fifty-five and rainy.

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