Birth Stories

There are 100 different ways to become a mother, many of them full of mixed emotions: heartache alongside profound joy. No two experiences are exactly alike, which is why we believe in sharing our stories.  As you read these stories,...

In my birth class, induction and epidural were not popular words. My husband and I attended Saturday afternoon sessions dutifully; practicing breathing techniques, learning about tearing vs episiotomies, and preparing for birth's possibilities. A natural birth experience was definitely...

I never imagined that my first birth story would have landed me in a surgical room when I had my daughter, Anora Lynne. She had been breech for much of the 2nd half of the pregnancy, and for whatever...

"Congratulations, i'ts a healthy, big baby boy!" I held his perfect little body in my arms and embraced being a new mom for the second time.  Another flawless labor and delivery-check. Healthy baby-check.  They took him from my arms...

When my first son was born, everything was so exciting and new. Picking out the crib. Fighting morning sickness {or all day nausea}. and the birthing process. While it was new, everything went pretty much the way it should. One labor induced French...

"You think that true love is the only thing that can crush your heart. The thing that will take your life and light it up. Or destroy it. Then, you become a mother."   --Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy                                                                          I always...

November has many things to be thankful for (gobble, gobble), but it is also National Adoption Awareness Month. An entire month dedicated to raising awareness for the mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and others who choose to love their...

When you’re 16 there is really no good, or right, way to tell your parents that you think you are pregnant. It’s like ripping off a Band-Aid, they say “do it fast and it will hurt less”, but in...

If you’re lucky, you get to plan. You pick an ideal time, you hope for the best, and oh, happy day, it works! You’re going on a Disney vacation with your family! You tell your children. They jump up and...

I gave birth in the middle of a pandemic. I write this as my newborn sleeps peacefully on my chest. The weight of her tiny body a reminder of what I accomplished during a very stressful time for so many. It...