Preparing for a Healing Birth After Cesarean
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I was a woman of strength, and I got the birth of my dreams.
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Pushing in the Parking Lot
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René asked me how I was feeling to which I responded with all the grace of a Southern woman in the late stages of labor, “I feel like I have to shit!”
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Dad's Reflections on Birth
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Looking back to when I first learned Jess was pregnant, most of my attention and delight was focused on that mere fact...that she was able to get pregnant naturally…
Read MoreHigh Risk & Natural
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I always wanted to have an all-natural birth in a midwife-model setting, but after having infertility issues and multiple miscarriages I had seen first-hand how things can go when you have complications.
Read MoreDads & Doulas
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I had never heard of a Doula before my wife suggested we get one for the birth of our first child.
Read MoreBirth Center to Hospital Birth
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I get tearful looking back at my birth experience. It was exciting and powerful! My plan was to have a natural water-birth at the Birth Center of Baton Rouge.
Read MoreA Fullfilling, Healing Birth
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Our birth story begins with our first pregnancy in 2016. I wanted a drug-free birth for as long as I can remember, and I was so excited to be able to give this a try.
Read MoreMy UNduction
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This was my third birth. My first was delivered at 40 weeks and 3 days. It was a 22 hour failed attempt at a natural labor that ended in a c-section. I was with the wrong doctor and I had no support team around me.
Read MoreKeep Going
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41 weeks and 3 days pregnant, my husband and I were both convinced our baby would never arrive, despite my doctor’s promises that I would NOT be pregnant forever.
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