Category Archives: Birth Stories

Labor Day Blog Carnival at Birth Activist

As Labor Day approaches I always stop to remember my daughter’s labor day weekend birth. While she was born the day before Labor Day, I still associate Labor Day with the day(s) I labored and gave birth. I started labor … Continue reading

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Accepting the Unexpected

There is always a choice, and the choice is in your response to the situation you are in. You can choose to see a C-section as a failure, a nightmare. Or you can choose to see it as a birth; not what you wanted, not ideal, but a birth nonetheless. Continue reading

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Wedding Analogy

I woke up the other morning thinking about an experience I had last summer.  I was following a mommy blogger who was preparing to have her first baby.  She was talking about her 36-37 week prenatal visit.  She was hoping … Continue reading

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What we tell our daughters

What We Tell Our Daughters by Atara Pardini When I was young I remember swearing that I would never have kids and if I ever did I would NOT want an epidural. No, no, not that! That was too…awake! What … Continue reading

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Conversations from the Waiting Room

I’m actually sitting in a labor and delivery waiting room right now. Oh my, what an intense situation. Heree are sime snippets of conversations going on around me: Dad and grandpa: “Why can’t she hurry up? We’ve been here for … Continue reading

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Mother of Many: The Film

This was a very interesting animated film about the life of a hospital based midwife.  It’s in a film contest.  I’m interested to hear your thoughts.

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How does birth influence how you mother?

One of my midwives used to always say that women parented how they gave birth.  I don’t remember when she first said it, in fact, it was a casual remark that I heard her make many times before I ever … Continue reading

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Live Birth Fall Out

Lynsee, 23, is a teacher from Minneapolis.? She wanted to show her birth live on the internet as a teaching tool.? About 3,000 people viewed the birth as it happened.? We saw her walk around, eating in labor, in the … Continue reading

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Live Birth NOW

We’re watching at: http://twincities.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=916351&m=8373439 We’re also twittering it at : #livebirth I’m: RobinPregnancy Join us! Robin

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Isn’t that what’s most important?

FutureMama is a newly expectant mom I’ve been watching on Twitter. ?She also blogs for Conceive Magazine. ?So she and I got into a discussion over how to best keep your options open for birth. ?She’s visited the hospitals and … Continue reading

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