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.
Read MorePushing 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!”
Read MoreDad'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 MoreTreated With Dignity
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Even before I was pregnant, God gave me an innate sense that He empowers women in the process of becoming mothers.
Read MoreBirth Wisdom
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Before I went into labor a friend who previously had a natural birth told 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 MoreUnexpected Journey
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Our journey took an unexpected turn when at 41 weeks and 4 days, my water broke without experiencing contractions and I was only 2 cm dilated.
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 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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