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My literal labor of love: The birth story of Piper Parrish
It’s faint, but I can still see the dot on my wrist where the IV was inserted. It reminds me of how recently I gave [...]
Warrior mama: The birth story of Fox
So about a week before I went into labor, Jeremy showed me a photo of a sheep giving birth. This sheep was casually laying on [...]
Why your second pregnancy is different from your first
When I became pregnant with my second child, I felt confident I’d be an old pro at baby-baking. I knew what I was in for [...]
Our little peach: The birth story of Bella
After suffering hyperemesis throughout my whole pregnancy, which meant I was violently sick every day, and being hospitalized twice, I was desperate to give birth [...]
Full of surprises: The birth story of James
It all started Monday, April 30, 2012, on my due date. I woke at 5 a.m. to go to the bathroom for the tenth time, [...]
Our rainbow: The birth of Gracen
Gracen’s birth was healing to say the very least. There could not have been more of a contrast between the light of the day he [...]
Lucky baby: The birth of Lukas
It was an early spring morning, March 25, 2014, to be exact. My husband and I were running late, as usual, to my 8 month [...]
Going the full 40
You’ve been pregnant for what seems like forever. Heartburn haunts your days and nights, your feet are starting to resemble overstuffed sausages, your once roomy [...]
The no-guilt epidural
Labor hurts. However, there is a way to avoid at least some of the pain associated with childbirth: the trusty epidural. It’s a pain [...]
A feverish week: The birth of Wayne Norman
Wayne Norman Riley was born October 28th 2013 at 12:51 am. It was a crazy whirlwind week before and after and I have barely been [...]
My pretty girl: The birth of Sofia Michelle
The next day I was back in the office being monitored for an hour. I found out I was having small contractions already but nothing [...]
Giving birth to life: The birth of Zoe Nicole
“That was a nice long shower,” my husband groggily says to me as I step out of the en suite bathroom while he still [...]
Capturing every moment
Kelly Pappas, mom of two in San Diego, has only a few memories from her first birth three years ago. She knows she labored [...]
Our little surprise: The birth of Dean Lee
I hoped and hoped that one day I would be a mommy, but I gave up on thinking it was ever going to happen [...]
A beautiful gift: The birth of Valencia Grace
I knew we were spending a lot of money preparing for Valencia’s birth by paying for birthing classes, books, and doulas, but I wanted an [...]
Double the love: The birth of Kyla and Khloe
After a very scary pregnancy that involved countless doctor appointments, being hospitalized, and lots of bed rest, I was finally in the hospital being [...]
My girl: The birth of Catherine
Long before I got pregnant, I knew that when it came time for me to labor and deliver this hypothetical child, I would be [...]
Care package
Over nine wild months of body changes and emotional highs and lows, expectant mamas don’t often feel in control of their pregnancies. But when [...]
My literal labor of love: The birth story of Piper Parrish
It’s faint, but I can still see the dot on my wrist where the IV was inserted. It reminds me of how recently I gave [...]
Warrior mama: The birth story of Fox
So about a week before I went into labor, Jeremy showed me a photo of a sheep giving birth. This sheep was casually laying on [...]
Why your second pregnancy is different from your first
When I became pregnant with my second child, I felt confident I’d be an old pro at baby-baking. I knew what I was in for [...]
Our little peach: The birth story of Bella
After suffering hyperemesis throughout my whole pregnancy, which meant I was violently sick every day, and being hospitalized twice, I was desperate to give birth [...]
Full of surprises: The birth story of James
It all started Monday, April 30, 2012, on my due date. I woke at 5 a.m. to go to the bathroom for the tenth time, [...]
Our rainbow: The birth of Gracen
Gracen’s birth was healing to say the very least. There could not have been more of a contrast between the light of the day he [...]
Lucky baby: The birth of Lukas
It was an early spring morning, March 25, 2014, to be exact. My husband and I were running late, as usual, to my 8 month [...]
Going the full 40
You’ve been pregnant for what seems like forever. Heartburn haunts your days and nights, your feet are starting to resemble overstuffed sausages, your once roomy [...]
The no-guilt epidural
Labor hurts. However, there is a way to avoid at least some of the pain associated with childbirth: the trusty epidural. It’s a pain [...]
A feverish week: The birth of Wayne Norman
Wayne Norman Riley was born October 28th 2013 at 12:51 am. It was a crazy whirlwind week before and after and I have barely been [...]
My pretty girl: The birth of Sofia Michelle
The next day I was back in the office being monitored for an hour. I found out I was having small contractions already but nothing [...]
Giving birth to life: The birth of Zoe Nicole
“That was a nice long shower,” my husband groggily says to me as I step out of the en suite bathroom while he still [...]
Capturing every moment
Kelly Pappas, mom of two in San Diego, has only a few memories from her first birth three years ago. She knows she labored [...]
Our little surprise: The birth of Dean Lee
I hoped and hoped that one day I would be a mommy, but I gave up on thinking it was ever going to happen [...]
A beautiful gift: The birth of Valencia Grace
I knew we were spending a lot of money preparing for Valencia’s birth by paying for birthing classes, books, and doulas, but I wanted an [...]
Double the love: The birth of Kyla and Khloe
After a very scary pregnancy that involved countless doctor appointments, being hospitalized, and lots of bed rest, I was finally in the hospital being [...]
My girl: The birth of Catherine
Long before I got pregnant, I knew that when it came time for me to labor and deliver this hypothetical child, I would be [...]
Care package
Over nine wild months of body changes and emotional highs and lows, expectant mamas don’t often feel in control of their pregnancies. But when [...]
