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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Divinely Perfect Waterbirth
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As I look back at my natural/unmedicated birth experience I am overwhelmed with gratitude. It was Divinely PERFECT.
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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 MoreRedemptive Birth Experience
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My first labor and delivery was at The Birth Center a little over 4 years ago.
Read MoreRelinquishing Control
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I guess that’s what happens when you relinquish all control and let birth happen in all of its surprising splendor.
Read MoreVBAC Success: I Will Push This Baby Out of My Vagina!
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Despite everything stacking up against my desire for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) – previous big baby, ultrasound estimating an even bigger baby, being overdue and having gestational diabetes – I was ultimately successful and delivered my second daughter vaginally.
Read MoreNo Regrets
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After getting to 42 weeks and no progress in our baby coming, we had to be induced. Having her coach and support us through the delivery allowed us to have no regrets in our birth experience.
Read MoreDave's View
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I understand attending a natural birth class and hiring a doula may sound silly to most guys, because it sounded silly to me at first. I thought, what could she possibly do to make this birth go any better?
After the birth, telling our story to other people, I am surprised when people ask me, “What is a doula?” I tell them doula means angel.
Read MoreSurrender
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I know we did everything possible, and this time I have no regrets and less disappointment. I've learned to surrender, and I've learned my strength. Before having children, I was modest and timid. I am now a strong, determined mother of two children, with a strong marriage, and I see the world differently, for the better.
Read MoreTwo Different Experiences
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I remember very little exact detail, but what I do remember is René's voice in my ear, painting a visual of the beautiful sunset outside our window and telling me that I was a powerful birthing woman, exactly what I needed to hear to have the strength and confidence to keep going.
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