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Surrogate Home Birth for Two Fathers
A story of love, perseverance, and pure magic.
VBAC: Taking Back Your Birth
Parents often believe the only delivery option after a C-section is a repeat surgery, but that’s not always the case. Attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean is possible.
The Long-Awaited Birth of Our First Baby
All I wanted was pain meds and to meet my rainbow baby, followed immediately by some Chick-fil-A.
NICU Awareness Month: Indy’s Birth Story
Every September, I am reminded of the strength of my family and my little NICU baby.
The Birth of Our Fourth and Final Baby
After four healthy pregnancies that each stretched beyond 41 weeks, I was happy to cross this long-awaited finish line in more ways than one.
An Unplanned C-Section for Mom with Diabetes
One mother’s story of meeting her big baby boy, Eli.
Preterm Twin Emergency C-section
"Every morning after the Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) surgery, I prayed for 32 weeks to arrive. Each day that brought me closer felt like a victory, but I awoke night after night fearful I was in labor ... "
Long Overdue: The Birth of Junia
"This is when that meltdown happened that I was talking about. Faced with the idea that I might have to be induced, I lost it."
Center Stage: The Birth of Romy
"Once the CDC started quickly releasing guidelines for social distancing and additional safety for higher-risk groups, including pregnant women, I became a prisoner of my tiny midtown apartment with two extroverted small children and a full-time job."
Third Time’s the Charmer: The Birth Story of Theo
Third babies, third births, rather, are often called wild cards in that they are anything but predictable. (As if birth is ever a one-size-fits-all event.) [...]
Convictions: The birth of Navy
As an editor at P&N, it was widely assumed I had a firm grip on what I wanted for my second pregnancy. After all, [...]
Seeing it all: The birth of Carlos
I am the mother of a beautiful 6-month-old baby boy! I would say that my baby is the most handsome and perfect, but in [...]
Two weeks later: The birth of Stevie
It has been about two weeks since Steven’s birth and I finally thought I should take some time and write my experience of what it [...]
Big break: The birth of Elliott
It’s not like the movies—no one ever goes into labor by having their water break spontaneously. That’s what we were told in our birth class. [...]
Home sweet home: The birth of William
William’s birth story really began three years ago when I started reading Grantly Dick-Read’s Childbirth Without Fear. The main idea of the book is that [...]
Welcome home: The birth of Lexi
I told my midwives I planned to have a hospital birth. It never occurred to me that a home birth was an option for me [...]
Sudden rush: The birth of Faye
Faye, oh, Faye, you are the sweetest little girl. All 10 pounds, 3 ounces of you—wow, you are quite the baby! You sure threw me [...]
Together at last: The birth of Cohen
On Tuesday, October 4th, at our 36+6 week appointment, I joked with our midwife about how ready I was for our baby to be here, [...]
Surrogate Home Birth for Two Fathers
A story of love, perseverance, and pure magic.
VBAC: Taking Back Your Birth
Parents often believe the only delivery option after a C-section is a repeat surgery, but that’s not always the case. Attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean is possible.
The Long-Awaited Birth of Our First Baby
All I wanted was pain meds and to meet my rainbow baby, followed immediately by some Chick-fil-A.
NICU Awareness Month: Indy’s Birth Story
Every September, I am reminded of the strength of my family and my little NICU baby.
The Birth of Our Fourth and Final Baby
After four healthy pregnancies that each stretched beyond 41 weeks, I was happy to cross this long-awaited finish line in more ways than one.
An Unplanned C-Section for Mom with Diabetes
One mother’s story of meeting her big baby boy, Eli.
Preterm Twin Emergency C-section
"Every morning after the Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) surgery, I prayed for 32 weeks to arrive. Each day that brought me closer felt like a victory, but I awoke night after night fearful I was in labor ... "
Long Overdue: The Birth of Junia
"This is when that meltdown happened that I was talking about. Faced with the idea that I might have to be induced, I lost it."
Center Stage: The Birth of Romy
"Once the CDC started quickly releasing guidelines for social distancing and additional safety for higher-risk groups, including pregnant women, I became a prisoner of my tiny midtown apartment with two extroverted small children and a full-time job."
Third Time’s the Charmer: The Birth Story of Theo
Third babies, third births, rather, are often called wild cards in that they are anything but predictable. (As if birth is ever a one-size-fits-all event.) [...]
Convictions: The birth of Navy
As an editor at P&N, it was widely assumed I had a firm grip on what I wanted for my second pregnancy. After all, [...]
Seeing it all: The birth of Carlos
I am the mother of a beautiful 6-month-old baby boy! I would say that my baby is the most handsome and perfect, but in [...]
Two weeks later: The birth of Stevie
It has been about two weeks since Steven’s birth and I finally thought I should take some time and write my experience of what it [...]
Big break: The birth of Elliott
It’s not like the movies—no one ever goes into labor by having their water break spontaneously. That’s what we were told in our birth class. [...]
Home sweet home: The birth of William
William’s birth story really began three years ago when I started reading Grantly Dick-Read’s Childbirth Without Fear. The main idea of the book is that [...]
Welcome home: The birth of Lexi
I told my midwives I planned to have a hospital birth. It never occurred to me that a home birth was an option for me [...]
Sudden rush: The birth of Faye
Faye, oh, Faye, you are the sweetest little girl. All 10 pounds, 3 ounces of you—wow, you are quite the baby! You sure threw me [...]
Together at last: The birth of Cohen
On Tuesday, October 4th, at our 36+6 week appointment, I joked with our midwife about how ready I was for our baby to be here, [...]
