Birth stories

Never thought I'd have my baby at home

I never thought I'd have my baby at home.  I unintentionally bought into the idea that normal was having my baby with an OB in the hospital ~ where I could be close to life saving or pain lessening interventions if I needed them.  At the urging of a friend, I considered a midwife.  Within a week, I was matched with an incredible woman who will always remind me of Cinderella's fairy godmother.  Her gentleness & wisdom surrounding birth wer

Unplanned Czech-German Home Birth

Lea’s Three Births

Owen’s Birth Story 

Owen is our first child; he was born on Friday, August 23, 2002 at 4:42 AM.

Lith’s Intimate Birth

We held one another in our candle-lit lounge room and swayed back and forth, our hips danced together. My face buried into his body during the labour rushes. When the rushes subsided we stood together, our foreheads touching, we embraced like we were the only two people in the world.

Smiling while pushing

It was amazing!!  I am so happy.  All the positive thinking really, really paid off.

Welcoming Jasper James

It was a few days after the estimated date of our first child, and I was a little anxious.  I was so excited, and ready to meet our little one.  I was getting a few Braxton- Hicks contractions and sometimes they seemed quite strong and coming pretty regularly, I had never been in labour before so I had no idea if it was the real thing or not.  Every time I would get my hopes up that our tiny angel was on their way, I would go and lie down or go to bed

Krista’s Painless Birth

When I became pregnant with my first child I read as much as I could on the birthing experience from many different sources.  I knew a pain free birth was indeed possible but I didn't expect it to be that way for me.  I wanted to be ready for the worst and mentally prepared myself for any and all forms of pain medications if needed.  When I went to my 36-week appointment with my doctor she found that I was 4 cms dilated.  I wasn'

The birth of Grace Alexandra

I was needing to call out


I saw Orgasmic Birth in New Jersey last week and I had an experience I thought you might be interested in hearing.

 

Still, I honored my body

My prenatal journey is where everything spoke for itself
the fears, the tears, the worry and deep concern
the work, the commitment, the hope, the goal
battlefield page after page

Still, I honored my body
enjoyed several orgasms
daily to keep connected
to the joy of arousal

Single status
Fingers all
some of us
are doing
this alone...

Girls fell asleep
somewhere before nine
journal entry
invites me
to bathe

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