Evelyn's Stillbirth
I went into labor at 10p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2012. I got to the hospital around 6a.m on the 23. By 10:30 they hooked me up to Pitocin to get things going since they had checked on some lab wo…
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Becky's Emergency Cesarean for Cord Prolapse
My contractions began to come regularly so I decided just to be safe that I would go ahead and go to the hospital. I was dilated to 4cm when the contractions stopped. My doctor did not want to risk s…
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Kadibug's Induction with a Weird Epidural
I had been 3 cm dilated and 75% effaced for three weeks when I went in for my 39th week check up. My OB was amazed I was still pregnant and, when I told him I hadn't slept for the past two nights and…
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Nancy Used Meditation to Get Through Labor
I was induced at 1 o clock pm, at 1 cm dialted, soft cervix, and I was 39 weeks pregnant. I was able to dialate all the way by 5 pm, with no medications. My beautiful baby girl came out in 15 minutes…
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Mama Bear's Perfect Home Birth
Bub was due July 20th, 2011 but as the morning and early afternoon of the 19th ticked by I felt I could possibly be pregnant forever! Around 3 or 4 that afternoon, as I headed to my moms to pick up B…
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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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Melissa's Induction Went Very Well
At 39 weeks I went to my weekly doctor visit on 5/3/12 after being examined we found out I was 4 cm dilated, I was so surprised because I hadn't had any contractions at all. My doc gave me options wh…
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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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