Apr 13, 2011 | Afterpains, Child attended, Doula Attended, Grief, Home birth, HypnoBirthing, Midwife Attended, Pain, Partner Attended, Third birth, VBAC, Vocalizing, Waterbirth
I started labour on Thursday but petered out I think mostly due to the fact that another woman who was using my midwife went at the same time and I didn’t have a provider. my doula came over and she was wonderful. On Friday night I went out for dinner with dh...
Apr 13, 2011 | Breast feeding, Cesarean birth, Doula Attended, Epidural, First Birth, Grief, HypnoBirthing, Overdue, Pain, Partner Attended, Post-operative healing
Before my dd was born, I was well armed with research about birthing and I know what kind of birth I wanted. My other mum (long other story) had 4 babies at home. I was considering a home birth, but my doula wouldn’t do them at home. that and I wanted to make...
Apr 13, 2011 | Cesarean birth, Doula Attended, Epidural, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Stadol, Vocalizing
The Birth Story of Jesse Malhotra ………………………………………….. Jesse Giovanni Malhotra son of Rachan Malhotra and Angela Lauria Born 2/21/06 at 2:21pm 8 lbs. 10 oz. 20 1/2 inches...
Mar 9, 2011 | Fast labor, First Birth, Hospital Birth, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Mourning, Pain, Partner Attended, Second birth, Transformation, Vocalizing
The births of my two babies were full of violence and glory. They remain two of my most cherished life experiences. I still struggle to put into words what those nights were like. They were not just moments of my life that I recall with stunning, crystalline detail....
Mar 4, 2011 | Bed rest, Bleeding, Cesarean birth, Epidural, Hospital Birth, Lamaze, Pain, Premature, Twins
Pain. I was afraid of the pain. Almost from the minute I knew I was pregnant with twins, I dreaded “the trauma of childbirth.” I could handle the three to five months of nausea, the insomnia, the weight gain, even the responsibilities of the next eighteen or so...
