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Mariel + Eloise Ann | Natural Guide
I found that taking a deep breath and letting it out in a moan was the most helpful technique in getting my body to relax and give in to the pain; I was definitely not expecting that, but I let my body guide me into doing what felt most natural.
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Melynda + Keara | Euphoria
All of a sudden I felt an extreme sense of panic and had an incredibly overwhelming urge to push! I yelled “I’m pushing!” and everyone started crying out, telling me not to push – while Janice quickly did an internal while I was on the toilet and proclaimed me to be “Fully dilated with the bag bulging!”
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Michelle + Elise | Birth is Safe
“When I became pregnant unexpectedly, I was filled with many emotions, including fear. I had heard other women’s hospital birth experiences and I was terrified of having a “stranger” (male) deliver my baby or having strangers coming in and out of my room…”
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Alicia + Charlotte | Riding the Waves
“I was at home, the place where I felt safe and comfortable. And I was surrounded by people who I knew and trusted to guide me along the journey. From the moment I entered the intensity of labor, nothing stopped me, no one interrupted me, I was able to stay completely “in it” and ride every wave.”
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Ozzie + Little Man | Craving Birth
“And this is exactly what I was craving. As much as I wanted to meet my baby, I wasn’t interested in just the end result. I wanted something deeper. I wanted the experience of giving birth to my baby. I LOVE that I can just reminisce about it and cry.”
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Melanie + Virginia | Sweet Baby Cry
“Don’t think, just do what I tell you. Stand up. No, this isn’t working. Walk (waddle) to the bed. I end up on my hands and knees, gripping the headboard, pushing with all my might while Debbie pulls desperately on the baby’s head. Please, baby, please come out!
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Meg + Robin | Postpartum Comfort
“I pushed once after that on the stool and I couldn’t get enough power to do much, so I stood up. A friend had told me that she half-squatted for pushing and that sounded just right. They turned the couch around, and I stood up and held onto it to push. I was not doing all-out pushes but rather pushes that felt good…”
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Angela + Elora | Hypnobabies Home Birth
“It was amazing! I could feel her full head of hair! Then they told me to give one big push and hold it for as long as I could. I heard Brandon say “C’mon babe! You are almost there!” And that’s when all of my strength and power kicked in!”
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Brittany + Asher | Second Generation Home Birth
“My mom, a licensed midwife in California who had all 5 of her kids at home, came to our house in Reno the day before, and we prepared a family BBQ. On the 11th, my dad made his famous “Induction Burgers…”
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Lynn + Shayna | Birth Belongs at Home
“Finally one of the midwives arrived and I asked her to check me and make sure it was ok that I was pushing. She just sort of chuckled. Obviously it was ok to push. There was no way not to push! The midwife had brought another doula with her…”
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Stephanie + Carolena | Inner Strength
“I didn’t realize how much I needed a practioner to be both knowledgeable at the craft, and also human enough to laugh at the process. We loved her. I wanted to home birth, and think I just needed someone to say YES YOU CAN.”
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Wendy + Malcolm | Little Superman
“Parvin, head midwife in Gatineau and attendant at thousands of births in Iran, said that ours was the nicest homebirth she’d ever been to. I assumed that it was because of the speed of delivery. “No”, she explained later…”
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Rae Ann + Ivy Lorraine | A Beautiful Day
“tom got onto the bed with me and i labored while we faced each other. i don’t remember if i made eye contact with him very much, but his presence was powerful and i remember mustering the energy to keep pushing.”
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Brandi + Oliver | A Profound Experience
“The contractions started getting closer, and getting more intense. I had to breathe deeply between contractions, and position myself on all fours. Soon I had to moan in between contractions too. By 2pm or so the contractions were getting to be 4 to 5 minutes apart and pretty intense…”
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The Gift of Home Birth
“Then I think my midwife suspected (based on constant observation) that I was getting close to transition and suggested I get out and walk around some more. This was something I did not feel like doing, but I followed her instructions and went back down stairs…”
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Kerry + Oliver | Normal Birth…at Home!
“During my two previous low-risk pregnancies and uncomplicated hospital births, I hadn’t really needed anything from the hospital or staff – I had myself, my husband and my doula and I trusted my body and the birth process – I could do the same thing at home, right?”
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Cindy + Emerson | Birth as He Intended
“We could either wait it out and it could take awhile before I go into active labor, or we could try some herbs that may help bring on more contractions. She gave me some black and blue cohosh, she had Erik come into the bedroom and rub some scented oil on my belly and her and Maggie left the room…”
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Kaitlin + Ella Rose | 4 Generations
“Not much time passed before I woke up Eric and asked him to make pancakes, which he did. We sat together, enjoying the ambiance we had helped each other create and silence followed by giggles every time my uterus contracted. We talked about how fast my pregnancy went…
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