May 19, 2011 | Afterbirth, Doula Attended, First Birth, GBS, Hibiclens, HypnoBirthing, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Overdue, Partner Attended, Ring of Fire, Surrender, Tearing, Waterbirth
Surrender: My Birth Story Surrender: verb, to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield. Before I had a baby of my own I was/am a doula. I’ve been with women as they’ve crossed over into motherhood in both hospitals and birth centers....
Apr 13, 2011 | Cervical lip, Child attended, Cohash, Doula Attended, Home birth, HypnoBirthing, Midwife Attended, Ring of Fire, Second birth, Spiritual, VBAC
In the months preceding older daughter’s birth I was still grieving what was suppose to be but never was. I got a lot of “you and the baby are okay, what is there to complain about?” but I did feel like a failure, even though in my head I went over...
Feb 22, 2011 | Doula Attended, Empowered, Fertility Treatments, First Birth, Hospital Birth, HypnoBirthing, Midwife Attended, Planned Pregnancy, Ring of Fire
This is the story of the birth of my first child, my daughter, Elliot, on 30 November 2002. I longed for this baby. My life was everything I had ever wanted — great husband, education, dream job, lovely suburban house backing up to woods, money and time enough...
