Tag: birth story
The Birth Plan That Wasn’t
There are a lot of things I’ve planned: my wedding, my grocery list, our future Disney trip (down to every hour, I might add),...
On Having a VBAC
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated my daughter’s first birthday. Like most moms, I spent the day scrolling through pictures on my phone...
True Confessions: I’m a Doula and I Love Epidurals
My name is Mallory, I'm a birth and postpartum doula, and I absolutely love epidurals.
Those who know me, though, know that I had my...
I Had a Baby in an Hour (But Please Don’t Call...
Historically I am a fast birther.
With my first I was induced before my guess date, and I still only labored for 9 hours. As...
Why I Hired a Doula
Choosing a doula was the first thing I did, as we prepared to move from the UK to the US at 8 months pregnant....
We Hired a Sibling Doula
I've had three babies.
All of my extended family lives out-of-state, all over the country. When I went into labor with the first, I didn't...
Delivering Again after Trauma: A Birth Story
The day I delivered my firstborn was, hands-down, one of the greatest days of my life.
It was also a little traumatic.
I don’t use that...
Patrick’s Emergency C-section Birth Story
I have a post sitting in my drafts folder right now. It was going to be funny, and about my attempts to try every...
Why I Birthed at Home: A Mom’s Look at the Home...
Last week, I shared my home birth story. I'm a deeply private person, a major reason for choosing to birth in my own home,...
My Home Birth Story
Vanessa: There's no place I feel safer than in my own home - it's a haven.
Josh: We planned a home birth. We hired a...
Do I Really Need a Doula?
Birth has been the most transformative experience of my life. I have learned the miraculous ability of my body and have been empowered through...
So, You Had a C-Section …
CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your new baby! It is an exciting, new, overwhelming, exhausting, wonderful time in you and your family’s life! Enjoy...
On the Other Side: One Labor Nurse’s Experience as the Patient
I knew I was taking a risk when I got pregnant with my fifth child, who would be delivered via my fifth c-section. Because...
Losing Control
I am an organizer. A planner. OK, ok, a type-A control freak. We have spreadsheets that map out the next 15 years of our...
Lucy Lynn’s Birth Story
As “stretching” as pregnancy can be for me, I love labor. I crave the details of birth.
Within days of holding my precious bundle, I...
