U.S. Cesarean Rates are 2x What They Should Be!

The Wold Health Organization (WHO) recommends that 15% of births should be by cesarean. They have done endless research globally. I respect ...

The Birth of Baby #3

Not a Pre-Planned Birth During this blogging experiment, I have been planning and awaiting the arrival of Baby #3. She was due 8/24/12. Like...

My placenta goes home with me

The placenta of baby #2 I had heard of people eating their placenta after birth. Supposedly it is extremely common around the world and ha...

G.W.'s Birth Story: OB vs. Midwife

I am excited that G.W. has shared her two birth stories with us.  Her first birth was with an inattentive OB and her second was with a carin...

J.B.'s Birth Stories: A laughing gas VBAC & A C-section in Africa

J.B. is an American ex-patriot living in Kenya. She is the only person that I know who came into this world via home birth (one of five kids...

H.H.'s Birth Story: The natural high

H.H. in her birth story below shares how hard it was for her during the rough transition phase of birth not to choose the opiate that the me...

J.S.'s Birth story: An illegal home birth

Below J.S. has shared her birth story with us. I applaud her for realizing that there was too much medical intervention that caused her to h...

My birth stories: The easy birth & The other

When I was pregnant for the first time, a new mom was talking to me and shared the story of her beautiful and happy birth. I had always thou...

Positions for labor and giving birth

Your birthing class , should have given you great information but I have a few little notes to add: If you think of a woman about to give bi...

Which birthing class to choose?

In the movies it seems like a woman goes into labor, runs to the hospital, lays on her back and then has her baby. In reality, most women ha...