Every scar on my body represents a time my life or my child’s life was saved

by Andrea November 8, 2011

My first pregnancy I had wanted a natural delivery-no drugs, no interventions. We even hired a doula, to support me during this process. My water broke at 41.5 weeks at1:30 am. I labored at home and had erratic contractions until 10am when we decided to head into the hospital with our doula. I was checked [...]

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one year later: my not-so-natural delivery.

by Kathleen November 2, 2011

My husband and I were married for just over a year when we found out that we were pregnant with our daughter.  It was during a snow storm.  I was bored, and what better way to cure boredom than pee on a stick??  We weren’t exactly trying to get pregnant, but we were putting forth [...]

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Well THAT was awkward…

by Andrea September 4, 2011

I was looking back yesterday, my daughter’s 23rd birthday, to the day she was born, That day I became a Mommy for the first time–this beautiful tiny creature swooshed across the landscape of my life like a tidal wave, changing every nuance and making everything unfamiliar, yet brighter and more hope-filled than I ever imagined! [...]

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We are Still Here!

by Andrea August 22, 2011

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that we have some stories lined up and the site will be back in business soon! I had a bit of a forced hiatus after a crazy failed VBAC (more on that later) and sadly, was unable to put much time into updating. I can’t wait [...]

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A Scary Day With A Happy Ending

by Amy June 28, 2011

For 8 months, I had the perfect pregnancy. I had never felt better in my life. No more breakouts, no more migraines, even my IBS was gone. It was like pregnancy was magic for my body, that my hormones were perfectly in balance with the introduction of the crazy pregnancy hormones. Sure I was tired [...]

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