Our journeys to and through motherhood are so completely unique and thereās much to be gained from sharing our stories. Ā With the Featured Mama Edition of our blog, we aim to highlight the power, strength and wisdom within our very own community! We are strong mamas, we are smart mamas! Ā Letās embrace one another with love and support. INTRODUCING, SARAH …
MY BIRTH STORY AND EVERYTHING I LEARNED FROM IT
An original post from the blog, Mom Smart Not Hard.Ā Thank you for sharing with the Bodies for Birth community!Ā L was born on a late evening in early July. It was hot and I was very ready to be done being pregnant. I was so excited to have a little baby that I could actually hold after months of …
PREPARING FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY: ALLIāS BIRTH STORY
An original post from the blog, Mom Smart Not Hard.Ā Thank you for sharing with the Bodies for Birth community! N was born on a Monday evening in late summer. Like many mothers, getting to the amazing moment of holding her in my arms for the first time was a long process, and quite different than I had envisioned.Ā Letās start …
Alli’s Birth Story: Welcome, Margaux Grace!
Sweet Margaux Grace was born on March 28, 2017. My journey to becoming a mom is an unconventional one, wrought with much heartache and ultimate joy. I would be pregnant and give birth a thousand times if I could. Finding out in my 20ās that I was in ovarian failure was a blow to the vision I had for my …
“Water Keepers”: A Guest Post by Meg Heather Ford, ICEA Doula
Water Keepers Exploring the roles of doula, midwife and obstetrician in childbirth I recently supported one of my doula clients through her second birth, and was reminded of the overlapping yet very distinct roles of doula, midwife and obstetrician. The overlap, of course, lies in our shared outcome, which is a healthy mother and baby. The exact definition of āhealthyā …
Julia O’s Birth Story: Welcome, Elizabeth!
Julia Oās Birth Story: Elizabeth Rebecca Orme was born Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. Ā I canāt thank you enough for helping me prepare for labor, and hereās why. AtĀ 4:30 a.m.Ā on my due date, I started bleeding lightly and shortly thereafter having contractions 8 minutes apart for an hour. Throughout that day, I bled consistently and had contractions varying from …