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Erin’s Story

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...

A Dream Birth Come True in Raleigh

Jul 30, 2018 | Doula Attended, Empowered, Fast labor, Hospital Birth, Pain, Partner Attended, Spiritual, Vaginal Birth, Yoga

On the morning of Friday, June 22nd, my husband left for his one early shift of the week at around 1:30am. He hugged and kissed me before he left per usual. I drifted in/out of sleep as always, anticipating getting up for work in just a few short hours. At 2 am, I...

Amanda’s Story

Dec 18, 2014 | Empowered, Fear, Hospital Birth, Pain, Ring of Fire, Spiritual, Vaginal Birth, Yoga

The Coming of Kai A few short years before I became pregnant with my 2nd son, I rediscovered yoga.  It was the one sure way that I could release my mind, body and soul and step onto a higher plane.  A time where I could let go of any distractions, weaknesses or doubts...

Marquez’s Story

Jun 11, 2014 | Birth Center, Empowered, Midwife Attended, VBAC, Waterbirth, Yoga

My daughter, Claire, is three years old and I have never written her birth story. I want to clarify that the reason isn’t because I don’t consider my c-section a birth, or because I don’t look back on her birth with as much love and gratitude as I do...

Rosie’s Second Story

Dec 4, 2012 | Breast feeding, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Second birth, Siblings, Vaginal Birth, Yoga

Coral Sierra Platt Born: 2/4/08 at 1:23am 7lbs 10oz – 19.5 inches It was Saturday 2/2/08, two days before the birth of our little girl, Coral Sierra (FYI: we kept the gender a surprise). My due date was 2/7/08 and I felt the strong need to spend some quiet...

Olga’s Story

May 19, 2011 | Afterbirth, Breast feeding, Colic, Empowered, Fast labor, Home birth, Marriage, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Pregnancy test, Therapy, Waterbirth, Yoga

The day I found I am pregnant I was on a business trip to a central laboratory down in England to collect data for my research as a part of my job as a research scientist at a University in Scotland. 30 years old, I was having a long-distance relationship with my...
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