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Shock and awe: The birth of Mia
My pregnancy was pretty miserable for me. I think I must have been sick weeks before I even got pregnant, it was that bad. I [...]
A wonderful surprise: The birth of Lorenzo
Our baby's due date was May 20, and we decided from the very beginning to keep the gender a surprise! After a full weekend [...]
High risk, high reward: The birth of Jade
This was many months ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I went into the OB/GYN office on October 19, as scheduled [...]
Sweet relief: The birth of Leah
On Friday, September 12, I woke up not feeling well. I was just over a week away from my due date, and—this being my [...]
Slow to start: The birth of Cora
I was three days past due with my daughter and extremely uncomfortable to say the least. I was trying to avoid any medical intervention and [...]
Closer together: The birth of Bellamy
I think I can sum up my first birth experience by quoting my husband: “I am reduced to tears over the birth of my [...]
April Fools’ baby: The birth of Nathan
On the night of March 31, my jokester of a husband devised a plan. His oldest brother was out of town, and Dave thought [...]
Growing pains: The birth of Annelise
I had a pretty uneventful pregnancy—just your run-of-the-mill horrible hip pain at night, occasional leg cramps, nonstop eating and general misery. My first baby is [...]
Double the love: The birth of Deacon
We found out we were pregnant with baby No. 2 a couple of weeks after our first child's first birthday, which was also four days before [...]
A beautiful mess: The birth of Hazel
August 10, my due date, came and went. Nothing was happening. I had a few Braxton Hicks contractions up to that point, but nothing serious. [...]
A long wait: The birth of Catherine
Each of my babies has come later than the one before, so I wasn't surprised when the 40-week mark came and went with no [...]
Worth every itch and stitch: The birth of Logan
As a pregnant teacher due at the end of June, I was desperate for the school year to be over. There were four days left [...]
Labor day jitters: The birth of Lucy
I brought the crew and my grandma to my scheduled 38-week ultrasound. My belly was measuring small, as it did during my previous pregnancies. The [...]
A swift delivery: The birth of Arya Marilyn
I asked to be induced early throughout my pregnancy ... this was my third child, and my son had been 9 pounds, 13 ounces at 41 weeks. [...]
Main squeeze: The birth of Rocco
I remember when I said I couldn't possibly love another baby as much as I love Maya. Well, I've never been so happy to be wrong. [...]
All in a day’s work: The birth of Grayson
Let's start at my 35th week. (Let it be noted that while all of this was happening, I had a bad case of bronchitis, an [...]
Ready and waiting: The birth of Parker
My pregnancy with Parker was excellent. It went really well and was as close to perfect as it could have gotten. We were due [...]
Stuck on you: The birth of Aria
I was scheduled to be induced at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30 (I was 39 weeks and three days) and was given three [...]
Shock and awe: The birth of Mia
My pregnancy was pretty miserable for me. I think I must have been sick weeks before I even got pregnant, it was that bad. I [...]
A wonderful surprise: The birth of Lorenzo
Our baby's due date was May 20, and we decided from the very beginning to keep the gender a surprise! After a full weekend [...]
High risk, high reward: The birth of Jade
This was many months ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I went into the OB/GYN office on October 19, as scheduled [...]
Sweet relief: The birth of Leah
On Friday, September 12, I woke up not feeling well. I was just over a week away from my due date, and—this being my [...]
Slow to start: The birth of Cora
I was three days past due with my daughter and extremely uncomfortable to say the least. I was trying to avoid any medical intervention and [...]
Closer together: The birth of Bellamy
I think I can sum up my first birth experience by quoting my husband: “I am reduced to tears over the birth of my [...]
April Fools’ baby: The birth of Nathan
On the night of March 31, my jokester of a husband devised a plan. His oldest brother was out of town, and Dave thought [...]
Growing pains: The birth of Annelise
I had a pretty uneventful pregnancy—just your run-of-the-mill horrible hip pain at night, occasional leg cramps, nonstop eating and general misery. My first baby is [...]
Double the love: The birth of Deacon
We found out we were pregnant with baby No. 2 a couple of weeks after our first child's first birthday, which was also four days before [...]
A beautiful mess: The birth of Hazel
August 10, my due date, came and went. Nothing was happening. I had a few Braxton Hicks contractions up to that point, but nothing serious. [...]
A long wait: The birth of Catherine
Each of my babies has come later than the one before, so I wasn't surprised when the 40-week mark came and went with no [...]
Worth every itch and stitch: The birth of Logan
As a pregnant teacher due at the end of June, I was desperate for the school year to be over. There were four days left [...]
Labor day jitters: The birth of Lucy
I brought the crew and my grandma to my scheduled 38-week ultrasound. My belly was measuring small, as it did during my previous pregnancies. The [...]
A swift delivery: The birth of Arya Marilyn
I asked to be induced early throughout my pregnancy ... this was my third child, and my son had been 9 pounds, 13 ounces at 41 weeks. [...]
Main squeeze: The birth of Rocco
I remember when I said I couldn't possibly love another baby as much as I love Maya. Well, I've never been so happy to be wrong. [...]
All in a day’s work: The birth of Grayson
Let's start at my 35th week. (Let it be noted that while all of this was happening, I had a bad case of bronchitis, an [...]
Ready and waiting: The birth of Parker
My pregnancy with Parker was excellent. It went really well and was as close to perfect as it could have gotten. We were due [...]
Stuck on you: The birth of Aria
I was scheduled to be induced at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30 (I was 39 weeks and three days) and was given three [...]