Great VBAC birth story!
This mom had a positive hospital VBAC and I am so happy to share a link to her story with everyone! Joseph’s Birth Enjoy reading it, I know I did!
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Birth Stories
HBWA2C Video
No, this is not a new Star Wars Character. It stands for Home Birth in water after 2 cesareans. There is very inspirational to watch of one woman’s journey to a HBWA2C here.
Wow, Crazy Cesareans take the Cake!
I remember reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and being so disturbed by the cesarean done on the mom with the breech baby WITHOUT anesthesia. The hospital didn’t have the supplies or trained people, which led to this situation. It made me feel better about my cesarean. At least I didn’t feel it while it was happening!
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Horray – National Coverage
CNN story on mom refusing to give into hospital’s threats of a forced cesarean getting national news! I love that this important issue is getting national exposure. So many women are being told they have to have a repeat cesarean and just say OK. This mom is standing up for her right for a vaginal
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Angela's Hypnobabies Birth
I met Angela at a park day. She was pregnant and new to the area. I asked if she needed any referrals to OBs. She said she needed referrals for a midwife as she was planning another home birth. I knew right away we would be great friends! She ended up taking my Hypnobabies class
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When elective cesareans are FORCED
This is what really gets my goat. Moms being FORCED to have a cesarean even though they don’t want one. The even crazier thing, it would still be marked as an elective cesarean. I am glad this newspaper published this article and I hope this mom gets the VBAC she is fighting for!
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Unexpected Cesarean due to Surprise Breech Baby
I am sharing this story of a birth I attended as a doula, with permission from the mom. Charlotte’s Birth Jennifer had a few weeks of pre-birth pressure waves, it was a bit surprising to us all when she kept getting closer and closer to her guess date, as her first daughter was born at
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Amazing VBA2C at hospital with VBAC ban!
It doesn’t get any better than this! 🙂 Mariana was planning a VBA2C and used Hypnobabies to help prepare. She hired a doula and was planning to birth at a hospital 30 minutes away that allowed VBACs. Because she was so relaxed her doula didn’t realize she was so far along and they had to
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Hannah's Induction Part 2
Here is the link to part 1. Extra Fun Birth – I had attended Hannah’s Sister’s Birth a few months before and a lot of the same people were there, so it was like a reunion of sorts. I was so glad that I was able to attend Hannah’s birth! Being in Town – It
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Hannah's Induction
Here is the birth story from this post. First time mom being induced for low fluid at 41 weeks. I am going to break it into 2 posts. First the simple birth story, without my doula input. Then I will do a follow up with some doula details. Hannah and Doug called me Monday afternoon
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The Future Looks SCARY unless we fight now for change!
I remember the post by Rixa about a year ago about Birth Track. I was appalled that the medical community would think this was “better”. It didn’t really surprise me. Then Nursing Birth just posted about another option Labor Pro. So soon hospitals will have 2 machines to choose from. The crazy thing is they
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Real Risks of VBAC
It is sad to me how many OBs will scare their patients into repeat cesareans. They are not honest with the real risks of VBAC. I want OBs to be honest about the risks and then let the mom choose what is best for her. They should also be honest if the real reason they
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Support OB who supports VBAC and vaginal breech births.
Most OBs allow the fear of liability to motivate their decisions, often not providing true informed consent. Think of a mom with a breech baby. Is she even given vaginal birth as an option. 99% of the time NO. Rather she is told a cesarean is her only choice. This is because that is the
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ICAN Webinar – Prevent Cesarean Class
Monday July 27th 9pm EDT Are you keeping your fingers crossed and hoping for the best? Well, take charge and find out ways you can increase your chances of having an easier and safer birth. First-timers and experienced mothers both can benefit from this class. This 2-hour online session will help you learn:
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T's Feelings about her meeting
Not surprisingly T. wasn’t very satisfied with this conversation. She didn’t feel heard or respected. Rather she felt that she had been lectured to. She wanted to have a genuine conversation with him about some important topics regarding her birth. He felt like she was questioning his authority and just wanted her to trust him.
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