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The Birth of Poppy Lou Eilola-Bastek
It is amazing how much women will learn from their first birth. Often they will work hard to make that birth not be repeated. This mom did that very thing! In preparation for the birth of our second...
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Patience Required
Patience was my lesson for both the pregnancy and birth of R; it was a theme that ran the entire nine months and even related to one of the positive affirmations I had affixed to our refrigerator in...
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SOLOMON’S BIRTH STORY – THE MAKINGS OF A “WARRIOR MAMMA”
September 7, 2013 at 8:21am It’s become tradition to read the children’s birth story to them on their birthday, and I’d like to share it with you all, again! It dawned on me this time around how many...
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Madison Aubrey Frost’s Birth Story
(This birth narrative flows from two voices: first my voice and then that of my doula, Teresa Howard, as I have indicated in italics.) Friday September 6th marked my 41st week of pregnancy, and it...
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Jamie Tells Kassidy’s Birth Story
June 17, 2013 Kassidy Jule Mullis 8.0lbs – 20 ½” long On Sunday night, June 16, Father’s Day, I started to feel the first contractions. They were minor enough that I didn’t realize they were signs of...
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Emily Shares Her Beautiful Birth
Quick back story: 3 weeks before I gave birth, my father passed away unexpectedly. Our relationship was very complicated. About 5 years ago he came to live with my husband and I because he could no...
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Ryder Storm Arrives!- Tinika Tells Her Story
This is the birth story of my third child. My first son Wyatt was born after my water broke at 38 wks and not knowing what I know now, I went on in to the hospital and allowed them to start me on...
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Lauren and Matt Have Their Son
(Teresa’s comments are following the bullets and Lauren’s story inserts are italics. Lauren and Matt took the Wisdom for Birth Classes we offer.) Lauren stated contracting around 8 pm the night...
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Alexandria’s Birth
12/23/2012 I started having contractions around 9:00 in the morning on December 10, 2012. The contractions were stronger than the usual Braxton-hicks I’d been having, and they were more frequent....
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The Birth of Poppy Lou Eilola-Bastek
It is amazing how much women will learn from their first birth. Often they will work hard to make that birth not be repeated. This mom did that very thing! In preparation for the birth of our second...
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Tess’ Mom Shares Her Birth Story
I chose to do a home birth for my second birth for several reasons. I knew that to minimize the number of interventions I wanted to labor at home as long as possible before going to the hospital. I...
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