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By Hanna G.
For years I imagined the image, sensation, euphoria of my baby leaving my body, pushed out by the strength I knew I had. Forty-one weeks came and went, and I longed to go into labor naturally; for my body to be the animal I knew it was.
Read MoreBy Claire L.
Four weeks old today and your smile is lighting up the world. I find myself in a unique place where the fog seems to have lifted just enough to put “pen to paper’ and journal the story of your birth, yet close enough to remember details that will soon be lost in time.
Read MoreBy Claire L.
Anika Luna was born two weeks late on Valentine's Day, 2017. In reflecting on my birth story, I feel so grateful I was able to deliver her at home as I was hoping to, having remained as open as possible to the idea of any changes that might occur.
Read MoreBy Rabbi Ariel W.
I was prepared for the birth of my first baby. It was what came before and afterwards that caught me by surprise.
Read MoreBy Ellie L.
I ran into my midwife the other day and we talked about how much we don't get to decide how things go.
Read MoreBy Mika G.
The hospital is a blur of 2.5 hour sleeps, pumping and visiting Ellie. The first night we can spend by her side is in a small bedroom connected to the NICU. We’re so thrilled and I take my first shower, moving oh-so-slowly.
Read MoreBy Mika G.
I felt her come out. Her head already in our world as I worked so hard to push her body through. It felt like warmth and liquid and a soft chain leaving my body.
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