Bringing Home Baby: C’s New Baby Brother
C loves being a big sister. And she’s good at it, too! When my daughter was about 10 months old, my husband and I decided we wanted to start trying for a second baby. A two year age difference sounded perfect to us. Since it took us about six months to get pregnant with our [...]
Baby L’s Natural Birth: It’s a Boy!
Baby L’s Natural Birth Mama: Cassie W. Type of Birth: Vaginal, Unmedicated Birth Location: Birthing Hospital Primary Care: Obstetrician and Midwife We were Team Green for baby number two —we didn’t know if this baby was going to be a boy or a girl— but my husband and I both thought it was another girl pretty [...]
Bringing Home (a Second) Baby: P.S. It’s not that easy
I have always told my husband that I wanted four children. A few weeks after giving birth to our second son, I have to wonder… what on earth was I thinking? FOUR?! I can barely keep my head above water with two. Bringing Home (a Second) Baby: P.S. It’s not that easy I was 100% completely unprepared [...]
Kieran’s Repeat C-Section turned VBAC arrival!
Kieran’s Repeat C-section turned VBAC arrival! Mama: Mary Ellen M. Stats: 8 lbs., 9 oz. Type of Birth: Vaginal Birth Location: Hospital Primary Care: Obstetrician I was over the moon with excitement when I found out I was pregnant with our second child. It was shortly after the 4th of July in 2012. I went out [...]
A chronic tester gets her BFP!
“I will not test. I will not test. I will not test.” It was 8 a.m. Monday morning… better known as “10 Days Past Ovulation.” I was what you might call a “Chronic Tester.” I’d be ashamed for anyone to know how much money I blew on pregnancy tests in the 4 months it took [...]
Megan’s Birth Story
Megan’s Birth Story Mama: Stephanie E. Stats: 8 lbs., 10 oz. Type of Birth: Vaginal Birth Location: Hospital Primary Care: Obstetrician My pregnancy was a fairly easy one. I had mild “evening” sickness throughout my 1st trimester but other than that, it was smooth sailing. My due date was July 12th, 2012. Since my mother was [...]
My surprise birthday present! A BFP?!
My husband and I had been married for about five months when we decided that we wouldn’t necessarily try to get pregnant, but we wouldn’t prevent it either. So at the end of February 2011, I didn’t refill my prescription for the birth control pill I was taking. From what I had heard, it would [...]
Parker’s Early Arrival
Parker’s Early Arrival Mama: Amanda P. Stats: 7 lbs., 9 oz. Type of Birth: Cesarean Birth Location: Hospital Primary Care: Obstetrician The first several months of my pregnancy with Parker were pretty uneventful. I had found out I was pregnant on Christmas morning in 2009, and was due the weekend of labor day of 2010. I [...]
Emma’s Birth Story
Emma’s Birth Story Mama: Whitney H. Stats: 9 lbs., 2 oz. Type of Birth: Cesarean Birth Location: Hospital Primary Care: Obstetrician I had the best pregnancy I could’ve ever asked for and the most supportive husband and family around. Emma’s Birth Story I was very blessed and did not run into any complications; I gained just the right [...]
Baby A’s Debut
Baby A’s Arrival Mama: Debbie F. Type of Birth: Cesarean Birth Location: Hospital Primary Care: Midwife I had been planning on a home birth my entire life. I planned on a lot of things my entire life, but most of them changed as I got older. Once my husband and I started trying to have a [...]
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