Birth Stories |
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A Salute to Nurses and Doctors
I had a normal pregnancy and worked until a week before my baby was due. About 3 weeks before my due date, my husband and I attended a "Bringing Home Baby" course (about 1 1/2 hours) at our local...
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Michele's Story
This is the story of the birth of my second child, my son Ethan. My whole pregnancy was quite uneventful. I couldn't have asked for anything better especially as I had a one year old toddler running around. I...
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Kimlee's Story
It was to be our first child and I wanted a homebirth. Paul needed some convicing, especially after talking to one doctor who told us we were stupid and endangering my own and the baby's health by considering a...
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Jenn Murphy's Story
I was 17 when I became pregnant. My boyfriend left me the minute I started to get large. But that wasn't the hard part. I was told when I was 13 that I had problems with my uterus and would never be able to have...
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Diana's Story
Through it all, Heather was there — to comfort me, assure me, massage my hands and my panic-stricken mind. I found out I was pregnant with my first child in May. I had always had a feeling that my pregnancy...
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My Story of being a Birth Mom
Maryann, the author of this story, moderates our Birthmoms Discussion Board. This is her story: When I was fifteen I met a wonderful guy that I fell in love with. He was two years my senior.I would have...
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Cathy's Story
My husband and I were very excited as we waited for the last month of pregnancy to end...we couldn't wait to meet our first child. My doctor was on holidays until 9 days before my due date so I had an extra...
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Dorothy's Story
My husband and I were very excited as we waited for the last month of pregnancy to end...we couldn't wait to meet our first child. My doctor was on holidays until 9 days before my due date so I had an extra...
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'I Was 16 Years Old when I Gave Birth to My First Child'
I am a parent of four children, but one of my experiences of giving birth is one that I hope no one ever has to experience. I was only 16 years...
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Sue's Story
My husband and I had been married for 2 years and couldn't wait to have a baby. We tried for four months and bingo we where pregnant. Bob was going to work and I got up to do the home test. I ran down the stairs...
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Writing Birth Stories
Think about where your story begins before you actually begin. Start writing Use physical descriptions Your draft should be done in one session There is...
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Shannon's Story
Benjamin Allen was born on April 15th at 11:23 am. He weighed 8lbs 5 1/2 oz. After having our daughter 5 years ago we knew that more children were to come. She was an easy birth that lasted only 4 hours...
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Jennifer's Story
Tim and I were married only 9 months when I began to suspect that I was pregnant. I started to feel sick while getting ready for work one morning so I told my best friend about the incident and of my suspicions...
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Kristine's Story
I was two weeks overdue and scheduled to be induced on Monday. Suddenly around 7:00 PM Saturday night, I started feeling rather uncomfortable and crampy. My husband asked what was wrong and I said I feeling weird...
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Theresa's Story
My husband and I had been married about 2 years when we decided to try to start a family. I was totally convinced that I would never get pregnant, and we would end up adopting end of story. Well, we went to...
