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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.
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 ... "
My rock: The birth of Kyla
On August 15, 2016, I went in for a normal check up. I was 30 weeks pregnant at the time. I had a sonogram done [...]
A healing delivery: The birth of Arthur
Birth is birth, whether it is in an operating room, a birth center, a living room or the middle of a forest. This wasn’t our [...]
Scar of honor: The birth of Savannah
I had my first contraction just three short hours after ringing in 2017. I was 41 weeks and 5 days pregnant, and I was READY [...]
Meant to be: The birth of Judah
I believe that there is a certain emptiness in every mother before she meets her baby. Some mothers don't notice the emptiness until they meet [...]
A healing delivery: The birth of Arthur
All photos by Elizabeth Garcia Birth is birth, whether it is in an operating room, a birth center, a living room or the [...]
Close call: The birth of Bodhi
I woke up on Friday feeling tight in the stomach. "Tight" is the only way I could think to describe it. My mother-in-law was visiting [...]
A last-minute detour: The birth of Isaac
After my daughter, Addy, was born, I had my heart set on a VBAC. I labored very quickly with Addy and pushed hard for [...]
Perfect timing: The birth of AJ
A baby is a blessing for an entire family, a new link in a long chain of love. In my family, the oldest and [...]
Home for the holidays: The birth of Zander
Written to my love, Alexander "Zander" Calvary Zuperku, who was born on Friday, November 21, 2014. The day started out pretty normal, I woke [...]
An uphill battle: The birth of Lily
As I sit here typing with my 3-week-old daughter sleeping on my lap, our 32-hour struggle to bring her into this world seems so [...]
Comfy cozy: The birth of Vivienne
On January 9 at 9 a.m., Vivienne Lani Dinh was born, weighing in a 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. All the anticipation [...]
Worth the waiting: The birth of Maxwell
Anyone who knows me will tell you I am so impatient. It really is one of my worst qualities. I cannot wait patiently for anything. So, [...]
A gift from above: The birth of Sebastian
Those close to us know about the complications that led me to five months of bedrest (six of those weeks were in a hospital), [...]
Love at first sight: The birth of Ellie
The birth story of our beautiful daughter is a bit of a saga, but I want to write it all down (not that I [...]
Worth the wait: The birth of Saanvi
After five years of marriage came the moment I knew I was pregnant. There was happiness, but also tension because it was happening after two miscarriages. During every checkup [...]
Laughing matter: The birth of Anani Pearl
Saturday morning, June 1, I woke up with this crazy urge to pee. I got up, or rather rolled out of bed and headed to [...]
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.
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 ... "
My rock: The birth of Kyla
On August 15, 2016, I went in for a normal check up. I was 30 weeks pregnant at the time. I had a sonogram done [...]
A healing delivery: The birth of Arthur
Birth is birth, whether it is in an operating room, a birth center, a living room or the middle of a forest. This wasn’t our [...]
Scar of honor: The birth of Savannah
I had my first contraction just three short hours after ringing in 2017. I was 41 weeks and 5 days pregnant, and I was READY [...]
Meant to be: The birth of Judah
I believe that there is a certain emptiness in every mother before she meets her baby. Some mothers don't notice the emptiness until they meet [...]
A healing delivery: The birth of Arthur
All photos by Elizabeth Garcia Birth is birth, whether it is in an operating room, a birth center, a living room or the [...]
Close call: The birth of Bodhi
I woke up on Friday feeling tight in the stomach. "Tight" is the only way I could think to describe it. My mother-in-law was visiting [...]
A last-minute detour: The birth of Isaac
After my daughter, Addy, was born, I had my heart set on a VBAC. I labored very quickly with Addy and pushed hard for [...]
Perfect timing: The birth of AJ
A baby is a blessing for an entire family, a new link in a long chain of love. In my family, the oldest and [...]
Home for the holidays: The birth of Zander
Written to my love, Alexander "Zander" Calvary Zuperku, who was born on Friday, November 21, 2014. The day started out pretty normal, I woke [...]
An uphill battle: The birth of Lily
As I sit here typing with my 3-week-old daughter sleeping on my lap, our 32-hour struggle to bring her into this world seems so [...]
Comfy cozy: The birth of Vivienne
On January 9 at 9 a.m., Vivienne Lani Dinh was born, weighing in a 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. All the anticipation [...]
Worth the waiting: The birth of Maxwell
Anyone who knows me will tell you I am so impatient. It really is one of my worst qualities. I cannot wait patiently for anything. So, [...]
A gift from above: The birth of Sebastian
Those close to us know about the complications that led me to five months of bedrest (six of those weeks were in a hospital), [...]
Love at first sight: The birth of Ellie
The birth story of our beautiful daughter is a bit of a saga, but I want to write it all down (not that I [...]
Worth the wait: The birth of Saanvi
After five years of marriage came the moment I knew I was pregnant. There was happiness, but also tension because it was happening after two miscarriages. During every checkup [...]
Laughing matter: The birth of Anani Pearl
Saturday morning, June 1, I woke up with this crazy urge to pee. I got up, or rather rolled out of bed and headed to [...]
