Worked Hard to Get VBAC
My OB supported my decision to vbac but we agreed we would do a c-cestion if I went past 42 weeks. Thankfully, I went into labour two days after my due date. Labour started with braxton hicks contrac…
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Adrianna's Natural Birth
It was Monday, 13 July and at 2.30am I woke up because I felt like nature was calling. I figured it was because I ate a tad too much durian earlier. Washing it down with milk probably wasn't a good i…
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Alys' Water Birth Story
It was a long, but rewarding birth. I had my midwife, Mary, who has also delivered my two other children, my husband, Rob, who is always there for me, and my doula, Michelle. In fact, because I thoug…
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Navin's Birth: Induction with Epidural
I went to hospital at 2am after watching Mankatha with neighbours and having my grandma's delicacy, Sullian. Before I went to hospital I had idiyappama and sambhar, as I know that once admitted, I du…
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An Unplanned Pregnancy Turns Out Well
When we went to the hospital I was dilated to about 8 centimeters I was in a lot of pain it was very hard for me but I had a beautiful baby girl 7lbs and 9oz named Angie Mikaela Lagace and I had a na…
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Rebecca's General Anesthesia Cesarean Section
It all started with a catfish!DH brought home a cooler full of catfish. I was skinning them, when suddenly its barbed fin goes straight into my hand- the meaty bit between your thumb and first finger…
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Sage's Natural Birth
At 2:30am I awoke to the feeling of cramps in my abdomen and my back. I tried to go back to sleep, but I knew it was the early stages of labor and anxiety about it kept me from going back to sleep. I…
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C-section For Funky Position
First off I did not know I was preg. Until I was 5 months and 2 weeks. My water broke at 7a was not aware of what was happening ( 1st preg) no contractions so I did not end up going to the hospital u…
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Short Labor, Epidural
My water broke at 11:30 am on July 4th, went to the hospital by 12:30 and had my baby girl at 5:05. My birthing experience was amazing nothing like I'd imagined it and better than most people's. I wa…
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Noah's Natural Birth
On August 31st Noah was born!! On the 30th August at 12:39 a.m., my water suddenly broke. That's when things got very scary. I was at my grandma and grandpa's house with my husband for dinner, when I…
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38 Hour Labor - Mom has some advice...
I was due march 11th.. but was only dilated 1cm. I had an induce date of March 23rd..but Thursday, march 17th around 4am I started getting contractions, I had an OBGYN appt at 9am so I figured id jus…
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Anabelle's Natural Childbirth with a Doula
I woke up in the morning feeling dull pains in my back and a little pressure on my cervix. A few minutes later, I felt mild contractions and just went back to sleep. A few hours later, the contractio…
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Induction, Forceps, Eventual C-Section
I went into hospital at 8am on the Saturday (due date) and was given the prostagladin pessary to soften my cervix and start my contractions. 4 hours later after a lot of walking I started to get tumm…
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Sent Home from Hospital Only to Return by Ambulance
I found out I was pregnant in February 2010 so I was due November 23rd. Pregnancy was great until 22 weeks when I started bleeding, as he was our first child we were scared & instinct told us to hurr…
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Natural Birth Turned C-Section
Sunday night I suspected that my water MAY have broken... or was leaking. Why I did not call my Doula right away, to this day I don't know. What a mistake. One of several mistakes I made when it came…
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