Liliana Marie was born at 3:50 PM on Sunday, March 8th after about 13 hours of labor and 1 hour of pushing. The super-abbreviated birth story: I labored at home until noon when all I could think about was getting into a giant tub of warm water, went to the hospital, got checked and was already at 8 ...

Finally got around to typing up my birth story! Miss Livvy Bean finally decided to make her appearance on Thursday night. We got home from the hospital yesterday and it's been a whirlwind. Little sleep which is to be expected. My boobs are amazingly sore from breastfeeding and pumping. It's all a bi...

Phoebe DawnFebruary 12, 2009 at 5:47pm7lbs. 14oz.  20 1/2 inches It's pretty long but I wanted to write out everything I remembered. Well, here we go with Phoebe’s birth story. As a heads up - I went completely natural. The only thing I received were antibiotics for Group B Strep and...

I went the beach on Saturday.  So here's the story of Lilia's Birth.   If it's too long I won't be offended if you want to skip to the end to see Lilia.  On Saturday I started to lose my mucus plug and continued to lose it until Sunday and Sunday night it got where it was pink an...

Joseph William Born May 31, 2008 7lbs, 7oz. 19.5in. This is pretty late, but I’m going to blame it on a baby who has decided sleeping is for wimps.  I went in for my 38-ish week check-up and an ultrasound to size the baby on Friday, May 30. The ultrasound showed that the baby was right on tra...

He's here! Baby Nolan arrived on the 10th at exactly 7:00 PM, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20.5 inches long. I got the waterbirth I wanted, and I managed to do it all without a single intervention. No epidural or IV, just completely natural. It was extremely painful, but I am so happy with the w...

Please welcome to the world Yelena Rose [Lastname], born 5/19/08 at 9:54 am. She was a hospital birth, but 100% natural; no drugs, no interventions. Let me reiterate: 100% NATURAL VBAC YEAH BITCHES. 7 pounds 15 ounces (3600 grams), 20 inches (50.8 cm). Apgars of 9 and 9. We came home from the hospit...

Lilidae Jane Flateau Born May 10th 2008 - 5:47pm6lbs 15oz. - 18.75 inches long Saturday morning I woke up feeling insanely hormonal - turned to Aj and said "Wow, I feel weird and emotional today" - After cuddling and talking to Lily as usual - and felt a weird but small gush of fluid as I got out of...

My little preemie.. Born 34 weeks 6 days.. Fox Nico Wolter was born at 10:14 am. on May 1st....5 lbs. 5 oz. I was at L&D the night before since I lost my mucus plug, and my blood pressure was horrible. I was 90% effaced and 1 cm...they sent me home. My water broke while I slept. I woke up in a puddl...

Millie is 2 weeks old now, and I'm still enjoying the baby moon. Here is the story of her (quick!) birth, born at 39 weeks. On Monday 7 April, I had an appointment with a doctor at the hospital. I had been suffering from tachycardia most of the pregnancy, and had been moved from the midwivery practi...