After taking a year and a half to get pregnant, Jana and her husband Mikey found out they were expecting their first baby in November 2018. Jana started […]
819| Using a Sperm Donor as a Queer Couple and Hospital Birth Story at 35 Weeks with Preeclampsia – Mariah Albanstoft
Mariah planed to give birth at a Birth Center, but she started showing signs of preeclampsia at 31 weeks. At 35 weeks she went into labor unexpectedly and […]
821| Pregnancy and Birth Story with Type 1 Diabetes – Siri Lachmansingh
Siri Lachmansingh Bio Siri lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Jason, and 2 children, Adira (3), and Journey (7 months), 3 cats, 1 dog and 9 chickens! She […]
822| Two Birth Center and a Home Birth Story with Hyperemesis Gravidarum Pregnancies – Chanice Reid
In 2017, Chanice established well-woman care at a birth center and women’s care facility just two months before she and her husband were surprised by the news of […]
823| Two Unmedicated Hospital Births, Vaginal Footling Breech Delivery and Vanishing Twin Syndrome – Katy Gespass
Katy and her husband Andy welcomed their first daughter in February 2020, just before the world shut down. An uncomplicated and mostly unremarkable pregnancy, followed by a dreamy […]
824| Unmedicated Hospital Hypnobirth with Supportive Birth Team – Erika Pablo
Erika is honored to share her story of two hospital unmedicated, hypnobirthing births as a Black and Asian mom. Each birth couldn’t be more different with the first […]
How To Create a Secure Attachment With Your Baby
Attachment is the unique relationship or bond between you and your baby. The quality of this bond can vary, but a secure attachment bond or style with your […]
825| 2nd Unmedicated Hospital Birth and Positive Postpartum – Rachael DeGraffenried
Rachael’s first birth was a 9 hr unmedicated labor and delivery, but then two months later she had two craniotomies to remove a subdural hematoma. Despite that jarring […]
826| Birth Center Transfer during Pushing Phase – Alexxis Ellison
Alexxis’ birth story had a lot of unexpected changes. From being considered high risk in the first trimester to then planning an unmedicated and intervention free delivery at a local […]
827| Emergency C-Section under General Anesthesia in Norway and Hard Postpartum with Milk Protein Allergy – Anita Hulkkonen
After a confusing start to pregnancy caused by inconsistent tests and symptoms, Anita experienced a progressively easier first pregnancy. After passing her due date, she eventually scheduled an […]