Hypnotic Births Category
My ‘natural’ birth story, the story of Erik’s birth, truly begins three years before his birth when his older sister Roxanne was born. Going into Roxanne’s birth, I did not feel empowered, I felt scared and sure that I would need an epidural. My attitude about birth was formed only by the common lore that [...]
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 [...]
Titan Daniel’s Birthing Center Water Birth
In: Birthing Center Births, Hypnotic Births, Water BirthsI started feeling contractions Thursday night around 8:30, but they were very mild. Having been induced with Andelyn I wasn’t sure if it was real labor or not. I spent that evening reviewing my birthing book while Royal finished up at work. We went to bed around midnight and contractions continued to progress throughout the [...]
Trevor’s Hypnobabies Birthing Center Birth
In: Birthing Center Births, Change of Plans Births, Hypnotic BirthsI had no signs of imminent labor. I went to my weekly midwife appointment and decided to get checked just to see the condition of my cervix and make a judgment call about any interventions we may want to take. Understandably, I was a little disappointed to hear that I wasn’t even dilated to 1cm [...]
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Birth is inspiring, amazing, and empowering. This website shares a collection of real natural birth experiences from you, the readers. Births the way nature intended. No pitocin. No epidural. Just the beauty (and intensity!) of the human body at work. Whether you've had one natural birth, five natural births, or are considering natural birth in the future, our hope is you will find courage and joy in these stories. Enjoy.
