Natural Childbirth Stories

I had been having prodromal labor (labor that starts and stops, often referred to as “false labor” however there is nothing false about it) for about 2 weeks.  On Thursday August 6, I started having contractions at 10pm.  They were nothing terrible and pretty easy to breathe through but strong enough that I wasn’t able [...]

I knew from the moment I found out I was pregnant that I wanted a completely natural birth.  I was due on November 26th but had a feeling early on in my pregnancy that I would have him earlier than that.  I had read somewhere that a more accurate due date is to count 5 [...]

I had a very easy pregnancy – felt great throughout all of it and gained about 30-35 lbs overall (I was slightly overweight to begin with). At 37 weeks, I thought I would be pregnant forever (don’t we all feel that way?) but then I hit 38 weeks and I realized I would be having [...]

Charlotte Sofia made her arrival 3 days late on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:15 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and measured 19 ½ inches long. Here is my story: I had an OB appointment on June 29th (my due date), and the doctor informed me I was 2cm and 75% effaced. He [...]

It all started on Monday January 28th, 2008 when I arrived at work at 6:45am. The morning routine started as usual but by mid-morning, around 10ish, I started noticing occasional cramping-like feelings in my lower abdomen. They would come and go every 20-30 minutes and last approximately 10-15 seconds and felt similar to premenstrual cramps [...]

The power of prayer and faith before and throughout my pregnancy to have a natural childbirth lead me to have this truly amazing birth! After battling 6 weeks of pre-term labor that landed me with strict bedrest and at 3cm dilated and 75% effaced, my 36th week came around. It was a Friday night and [...]

This is the story of how our beautiful princess, Indira, came into the world… It all started on the night of 7th August, when like most summer evenings my husband Giorgio and I were having ice-cream in the garden but this time was a little bit different. I was just not comfortable sitting. Indira was [...]

I should have known something was up on Monday. I always joked with my midwife that when I show up for the appointment in my sweats, I’m done and the baby will probably come soon. Sure enough, I went to my appointment in my sweats for the first time on Monday morning. All day, Levi, [...]

I’m a big wimp. I always have been. In fact, I wouldn’t even learn to ride a bike as a child because I was afraid I’d fall and get hurt. My mother always said that they would have to hook me up to an epidural the moment I found out I was pregnant. However, something [...]

When I became pregnant with my first child I suddenly started to worry about what labor would be like. How painful would it be? Would I cope? Would I tear? Would it put me off ever having children again?! Then, to make matters worse, I found that other women were only too happy to share [...]