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“My husband was holding my hands and trying to calm me down, rubbing my hair, as I started pushing. Her head came out with the ring of fire, which burned badly but was nothing in comparison to the release of pressure on my spine, and I was still in such...

As my own labor and delivery is rapidly approaching, I’ve been spending a ridiculous amount of time reading birth stories from all corners of the internet. Natural births, cesareans, home births, water births, VBACs, just to name a few. Every woman,...

Following on from my past two posts 10 things nobody tells you about being pregnant with a Toddler in tow: First Trimester and Second Trimester. 1. The Pregnancy Zimmerframe (aka the pushchair). Chances are the Toddler doesn’t really need to use a pushchair...

That was...rough Facebook status. 9:58pm, July 7th -Rewind- 7:25pm: Eleanor Hope MacGray is born 7:15-ish: I look at Jeremy between contractions and tell him pushing feels different this time. It's harder. It's taking a longer time. She must be big...

I debated for a while whether or not I was going to share Emerson’s birth story because I tend to be really protective of my family and their privacy, but then I thought it would be a shame to not capture that day in writing before it started to fade...