By Emily Garcia I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always
You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
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Mom Handed My Baby To Me From Heaven That Night
To appreciate the light, you must walk through the darkness. To be whole, you must first be broken. That’s what…
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By Laurie Davis You’re Allowed To Be Disappointed in Your Birth Story
As I sat with my swollen belly expecting my first baby, I wasn’t naive. I knew labor and delivery of…
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By Liz Mannegren When Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned
“This is your son.” The orderly rolled my bed into the hospital’s NICU and I groggily stared over at the…
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By Leslie Means Welcome To The World, Keithan Kyle! (Birth Story)
It took me over 3 weeks to write this. Because, of course it did. I figured I'd better get on…
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By Amber Shoemaker A Baby Story – What Is This Thing Screaming At Me?
I was 22 the first time I saw my son. I got pregnant at twenty-one years old, six months after…
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By Kelsey Pope Blood donation saves lives. I know.
I've shared my two-part birth story and about having an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE): Miracles Happen (part 1) and Miracles Happen (part 2). …
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By Erin Pearson Paging Dr. Sharon (Can You Help Me Find Her?)
I just recently had the chance to visit a place made of dreams - New Orleans. I have been fascinated…
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By Kathy Jacobitz A Birthing Story.
I've never been much for birthing stories. I mean I love reading them, pouring over the beauty, but I've never…
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By Shelby Bushong This was not in the plan
We got lucky, my husband and me. I had a great pregnancy, amazing in fact. Minimal morning sickness, no out…
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By Kristine Jacobson An Adoptive Mom’s Perspective: Joy and Pain in the Delivery Room
As an adoptive mom, it’s always a bit awkward for me when I’m chatting with some girlfriends and the talk…
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