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An adventure from the start: The birth of Gavin
The birth of Gavin was an adventure that started at about 26 weeks pregnant. It was then that I started having preterm labor, which [...]
A beautiful prize awaiting: The birth of Aveline
After experiencing nearly a week of fairly regular contractions that would continue to stall, I knew something felt different the Thursday evening before we [...]
An extension of our love: The birth of Sofia
I opted for an all natural water birth. I never realized how many women define "all natural" as a vaginal birth with pain medication (i.e. epidural). [...]
Love at last: The birth of Raven Marie
My husband and I have been together for almost four years now, and back when we started dating I was told I would never have [...]
The postdelivery party favor
The ultimate multitasker The placenta is a pancake-shaped organ that grows alongside your developing baby from the moment of conception. Connected by the umbilical [...]
Telling her story: The birth of Athena
Photo by Holly Jones Photo On our due date, April 6th, I should have known that new hormones were at work when [...]
Lessons from my baby: The birth of Luca
It all started at Scalini's, the nearby restaurant that was famous for promising labor within two days of eating their eggplant parmesan. When I [...]
Crazy blessed: The birth of Evelyn and Elijah
There haven't been many times in my life where I have been uncertain if I could keep going. Being pregnant with twins and reaching [...]
A pretty good start to a life: The birth of Fitz
My due date was April 29, 2011. It was a Friday. That night, my husband Rusty and I went to dinner with a bunch of [...]
My heart grew bigger: The birth of Micah
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th (11 days before my due date) I woke up suddenly to wet pants. I was pretty sure [...]
5 embarrassing things about pregnancy
To put it simply, pregnancy is packed with opportunities for embarrassment. Here’s how to deal when the blush-inducing moments strike. Scenario 1: You’re in a staff [...]
The aftermath
The baby’s here, and your pregnancy complaints are over—but the post-delivery aftershocks are only just beginning... [Note:] These are typical effects of a vaginal [...]
Sunny side up: The birth of Amelie
On September 21st, 2009 I became a mother for the first time after a "glowing" 39 weeks of pregnancy. My son came into the [...]
Beautiful home delivery: The birth of Caleb
I thought about having a home birth when I was pregnant with my first son Noah, but ended up choosing a hospital birth. Mostly [...]
In a hurry and with gusto: The birth of Ella Joy
As I laid in bed I felt a hard jolt and heard a pop and knew immediately my water broke. So off I ran [...]
Not the usual: The birth of Amelia Grace
I am a labor and delivery nurse but I did not deliver at the hospital where I worked. I woke up on my due [...]
Blessed to have her: The birth of Manaal
It was the end of 2011 and I was due in November. When everyone was eagerly waiting for Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation, I was [...]
An adventure from the start: The birth of Gavin
The birth of Gavin was an adventure that started at about 26 weeks pregnant. It was then that I started having preterm labor, which [...]
A beautiful prize awaiting: The birth of Aveline
After experiencing nearly a week of fairly regular contractions that would continue to stall, I knew something felt different the Thursday evening before we [...]
An extension of our love: The birth of Sofia
I opted for an all natural water birth. I never realized how many women define "all natural" as a vaginal birth with pain medication (i.e. epidural). [...]
Love at last: The birth of Raven Marie
My husband and I have been together for almost four years now, and back when we started dating I was told I would never have [...]
The postdelivery party favor
The ultimate multitasker The placenta is a pancake-shaped organ that grows alongside your developing baby from the moment of conception. Connected by the umbilical [...]
Telling her story: The birth of Athena
Photo by Holly Jones Photo On our due date, April 6th, I should have known that new hormones were at work when [...]
Lessons from my baby: The birth of Luca
It all started at Scalini's, the nearby restaurant that was famous for promising labor within two days of eating their eggplant parmesan. When I [...]
Crazy blessed: The birth of Evelyn and Elijah
There haven't been many times in my life where I have been uncertain if I could keep going. Being pregnant with twins and reaching [...]
A pretty good start to a life: The birth of Fitz
My due date was April 29, 2011. It was a Friday. That night, my husband Rusty and I went to dinner with a bunch of [...]
My heart grew bigger: The birth of Micah
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th (11 days before my due date) I woke up suddenly to wet pants. I was pretty sure [...]
5 embarrassing things about pregnancy
To put it simply, pregnancy is packed with opportunities for embarrassment. Here’s how to deal when the blush-inducing moments strike. Scenario 1: You’re in a staff [...]
The aftermath
The baby’s here, and your pregnancy complaints are over—but the post-delivery aftershocks are only just beginning... [Note:] These are typical effects of a vaginal [...]
Sunny side up: The birth of Amelie
On September 21st, 2009 I became a mother for the first time after a "glowing" 39 weeks of pregnancy. My son came into the [...]
Beautiful home delivery: The birth of Caleb
I thought about having a home birth when I was pregnant with my first son Noah, but ended up choosing a hospital birth. Mostly [...]
In a hurry and with gusto: The birth of Ella Joy
As I laid in bed I felt a hard jolt and heard a pop and knew immediately my water broke. So off I ran [...]
Not the usual: The birth of Amelia Grace
I am a labor and delivery nurse but I did not deliver at the hospital where I worked. I woke up on my due [...]
Blessed to have her: The birth of Manaal
It was the end of 2011 and I was due in November. When everyone was eagerly waiting for Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation, I was [...]
