It was my first baby and I had decided to go natural. We live in a rural area where birthing centers and home births weren’t an option,...

Sunday May 16th I was woken up around 4:30 AM with contractions. I was able to mostly sleep through them with the occasional stronger one...

After having false labor for weeks, I finally got my midwife to strip my membranes on September 3rd, 2019 at about 7:00 in the evening...

When I was pregnant I was doing a lot of research on how to have the most natural birth possible, when I came across some interesting...

Second Birth I became pregnant during a move from NE Iowa to Central Iowa. I found a midwife at a clinic in Ames. Again, she was an older...

These energy balls are great for so many reasons! Not only are these snacks gluten and dairy free but they contain dates! According to...

The first few months of prenatal visits were to a public health clinic where I would wait pretty much all day to be seen. Sometimes I...

Are you a pregnant mama-to-be (or partner to one) who wants to learn more about what the heck is going on in the birth realm during...

September 9, 2011 at 10:18 AM My First Birth Story My birth story started actually long before I went into labor. I started having...

My first baby was a homebirth transfer that ended in a cesarean after 30 hours of labor. I struggled SO much after his birth. I felt like...

Dear Olivia, November 14, 2018 I dreamt you before I met you. In this lifetime anyway. We were living in the RV at the time. You, just a...

Crying is one of the most normal things children do and can be essential for us to learn what our baby is trying to communicate before...

My birth stories are both positive. I want to share my labour and delivery experiences for mothers to be. We have an innate ability to...

Delighted to share the news and story of our second son’s birth! Meet Kai Angelo Casado Crawford who arrived earth-side at home via free...

At about 6:50 my water broke broke like filled two depends diapers and was insanely heavy. Instantly I felt some intense contractions and...

It all began on Sunday evening. My husband had recently had major surgery and was being discharged from the hospital, we went to pick him...

To me, my birth story began in the middle of my pregnancy when I decided I did not want to give birth in a hospital setting. I’ve always...

The night before my labor officially started I began losing my mucus plug and had a terrible rash call PUPP which is a result of...