( Ayla Ruth was 8lbs, 15.5 oz and 21in long. )

My second baby, Madeleine Joy, was born on November 23rd into my hands.

I wanted to share my birth story here. I'm no writer and I certainly haven't had time to edit so please ignore my mistakes. :)

It's been a while now, but our son was born on 13 April at 1:19am! Born in water at a local birth center. Since his birth, we've made a lot of other decisions that are completely different from what we initially wanted (all changes made for good reason, but still), so I'm glad that my birth at least went as planned. ;)

I have his birth story on my ( Read more... )

My daughter Hazel Junebug Carver was born at 10:03PM on January 16,2013. I was 26 weeks 3 days pregnant.

( Here is my story... )

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Jeremiah Davis was born on January 11 at 1:28 am.  He was 7 lb 0 oz and 19 1/2 inches long.  After two nights of false labor and 12 hours of real labor at home, we went to the birth center thinking that my contractions were five minutes apart (actually got much closer together really fast).  The midwife checked me right when we got there and I was ( Read more... )

David Andrew
November 8, 2011 12:22pm
Hours of active labor ~ 62
8 lbs. 11 oz., 21 inches

( better late than never! )

I know many of you love reading birth stories so I thought I would share a link to the beautiful story of a birth I had the pleasure of photographing ( Read more... )

Miriam May
9/26/11
7lb 12 oz, 19.75"
40w5d

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My perfect son was born 2 weeks early, this past Saturday morning. I had a home waterbirth. Here is my story (:

x-posted to ~homebirth