Feb 4, 2019 | Fast labor, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, Planned Pregnancy, Spiritual, Surrender, Vaginal Birth
Patience. Experience. Hope. Romans 5:1-5 Long before the pregnancy test turned positive, I hoped for this pregnancy and a more peaceful experience. After 10 months of waiting and holding onto hope, my prayers have been answered! After my 39 week visit, for no medical...
Nov 15, 2018 | Epidural, Exhaustion, Guilt, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, PTSD, Second birth, Vaginal Birth
My first contraction hit me. It was 11:30pm on November 12, 2017. I was a week overdue and I had an induction scheduled for 7:30am the next morning. Boom! Next contraction, only 5 minutes apart. They were very hard labor contractions. My husband got our bag ready at...
Nov 12, 2018 | Epidural, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin, Vaginal Birth, Yoga
I decided on pizza before I checked into the hospital to deliver my baby. I was scheduled to be at the hospital at 7pm on a stormy evening in late October. After pizza, my husband, mom, and I headed to the delivery ward. The hospital smell reminded me of all of the...
Sep 25, 2018 | Bed rest, Breast Pump, Cesarean birth, Early birth, Exhaustion, Hospital Birth, Pain, Preeclampsia, Premature
Taylor and I found out we were expecting Baby Aiden at the end of October 2017 and couldn’t have been more excited and terrified at the same time. My first trimester I did not have too many symptoms. I did not normally have morning sickness if I snacked throughout the...
Sep 18, 2018 | Epidural, Hospital Birth, Lamaze, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, Pitocin
On July 30, 2018, at 6:21 a.m., Grady Tate Hobson was born. He clocked in weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces and measuring 21 inches. Despite being my fourth baby, his labor was the slowest. After mentioning that to my midwife and OB, they both said that tends to happen often...
Sep 10, 2018 | Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Speaking up, Twins, Vaginal Birth
Two hearts??? I asked. Yes, she repeated… I asked her why does my baby have two hearts. She laughed and said you have two babies. I asked HOW WHAT WHO WHEN. She laughed even more and turned the screen towards me and should me two little alien figures and two...
