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As it gets closer and closer to baby’s due date, I find myself thinking more and more about labor and delivery. This will be my third birth, so I’ve been through this twice already, but I still have so many questions about what will happen! The thing about birth is every baby is a completely […]

Part One here. We left off with me finally asking for an epidural after twelve hours of back labour and contractions with 30-90 seconds of a break in between and nearly seven hours of stalled progress at 7cm. 7:20am – Epidural  It took awhile before the epidural was ready to administer, and by 7:20am they […]

I’ve always had an obsession with birth stories. It is my belief that every single birth is beautiful. Being on the other side now, that belief is even stronger. Prior to the birth of our little guy, I was pretty set on having a med-free vaginal delivery. It was my ultimate goal, one that was more […]

The two main parts of the plan to ensure the boys’ safety after my water broke, were twice daily non-stress tests, and vitals checks every four hours around the clock. Although the non-stress tests were surprisingly stressful at times, I really enjoyed having the chance to become an expert in what “normal” felt like. Even […]

Like Lion’s birth story, Panda’s birth story begins at 32 weeks. I started experiencing fairly regular contractions (five minutes apart) around this point and, because I now knew what to look for, I was able to keep track of their frequency. With Lion, I actually didn’t realize until I was in labor that I had been having […]

This post is an edited version of something originally written in August 2014. After having a partial placental abruption at 32 weeks, staying in the hospital for several days, being put on bed rest for several weeks, and having three doctors appointments a week for more than four weeks, I finally hit 37 weeks and […]

This story was originally written in August 2014. Sunday July 20th, 2014 started off like a normal day. We went to a church we’d been checking out at the time and everyone made comments about how I looked very close to giving birth. In the back of my mind I was thinking it was going to be […]