http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/-t1.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:18:36 GMT 10 http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh232/sammicambray/001-1.jpg http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/-t1.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-birth-the-unwanted-c-sect-t446.htm Georgia My pregnancy with Sophia was fabulous. I loved being pregnant and read everything there was to read about birth and pregnancy. I went to hypnobirthing sessions and also some Birthskills classes with Juju Sundin. I was very determined to have a natural birth, with no intervention and booked into the birth centre of my local public hospital. The MW were great throughout my pregnancy and I felt supported and that I was in the right place. On Saturday 14th October I was 9 days overdue or 6 or 13 ... Birth Stories Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:18:36 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-birth-the-unwanted-c-sect-t446.htm#2492 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-birth-the-unwanted-c-sect-t446.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-only-birth-my-third-baby-t82.htm Morgaine After 2 c/secs............ On Australia day we went out for lunch. Then we went for a swim. I felt fine, but after we got home I started feeling weird. My muscles couldn't relax, and I felt fluey but without the snot nose or sore throat. I had a miserable night, I was hot then cold, I wasn't hungry, I couldn't get comfortable, and I decided I was constipated. I had some panadol when I started getting cramps. I started losing blood stained mucus, but I thought to myself "that can happen, ... Birth Stories Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:37:07 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-only-birth-my-third-baby-t82.htm#248 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-only-birth-my-third-baby-t82.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-attempted-vbac-t435.htm Georgia The birth of my daughter (first child in 2006) was a c-section as I had an ante-partum haemmorage post dates and was induced with syntocinon. I had done a lot of planning for a natural birth and was shocked about how things turned out.I had planned to birth in a birth centre but was transferred due to this complication. After 8 hrs I had reached 4 cm and was happy to keep going. After another 8 hours I was still 4 cm. I then resisted c-sect pressure from OB for 3 hrs but was still 4cm!! They ... Birth Stories Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:58:48 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-attempted-vbac-t435.htm#2448 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-attempted-vbac-t435.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/two-birthing-stories-from-an-older-mama-t377.htm Cindi I have had 2 births and have been blessed to have them relativly trauma free. I am lucky that they didn't leave me with any long term effects. (Other than saggy boobs and stretch marks!!) I was 18 when i had my first precious child (Daniel). With the enthusiasm and innocence of youth I took the challenge and flew with it, thouroughly enjoying and relishing my pregnancy. Back then, (26 yrs ago), there certainly wasn't as much info out there to gather for a non-working (read "poor"!) ... Birth Stories Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:13:27 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/two-birthing-stories-from-an-older-mama-t377.htm#2122 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/two-birthing-stories-from-an-older-mama-t377.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/freebirth-after-caesarean-t18.htm Janet What are the sounds of a home birth? In July I birthed my daughter right here in my study. Normally this room has the tapping of keys on my computer, the fortunately silent but reproachful stare of the clean washing piling up and the murmuring of cats nesting in it. I laboured mostly upright, always standing for contractions as they powered through my body and making a lot of releasing noises which increased in intensity over the several days of my labour. In this room I inarticulately ... Birth Stories Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:13:06 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/freebirth-after-caesarean-t18.htm#40 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/freebirth-after-caesarean-t18.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/christian-s-birth-story-t280.htm purplegirl deleted Birth Stories Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:36:59 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/christian-s-birth-story-t280.htm#1459 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/christian-s-birth-story-t280.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/ashton-s-birth-t110.htm ellyash Firstly I just want to say that I had a strange feeling throughout my whole pregnancy that I would not have a straight forward birth with my second child. I always just had a feeling something would go wrong - this haunts me still to this day. I was one week overdue with my second child. It was 5:30 am on Sunday July 22nd when I woke with a warm trickle running down my leg. I got up and walked to the toilet and was excited to realise that it was in fact my waters breaking. I was so excited ... Birth Stories Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:26:49 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/ashton-s-birth-t110.htm#431 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/ashton-s-birth-t110.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/abi-s-story-my-fourth-daughter-t244.htm My4girls In January last year around laura's first birthday, i had an uh oh moment, a oh dear im late kinda thing, up until this point, mark and i were convinced that she was our last child, but as soon as the 5 mins were up and there was only one line, i knew in my heart that i wanted more children, after a long talk we decided to start trying for #4, our first planned pregnancy, the first three were beautiful surprises. We weren't sure what to expect, we had no idea how long it would take, however ... Birth Stories Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:10:06 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/abi-s-story-my-fourth-daughter-t244.htm#1287 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/abi-s-story-my-fourth-daughter-t244.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-dd-s-birth-story-t212.htm 7stars Hello lovely people, I have finally had a chance to type out my birth story while my lovely DP is playing with a very demanding DD! Hopefully it will help me move forward to whatever my next step to healing might be. My first visit to the hospital was exciting, but I came out bitterly disappointed with how the Dr treated me. I was spoken down to, and then she told me that I had inverted nipples (I'm not quite sure where she got that from - they are fine!) and that I had to do exercises ... Birth Stories Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:13:12 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-dd-s-birth-story-t212.htm#1081 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-dd-s-birth-story-t212.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/the-birth-high-tristan-is-born-hospital-vbac-t175.htm SungaiKecil Like a form of foreplay, this long latency process (“forelabor”) seems to set up the biological and social circumstances so that all the “elements for success” are simultaneously present. Latent labor gets everyone gathered, involved and geared up to attend to the biological and emotional needs of the mother and baby. The marriage of biology to psychology with its attendant association to sociology (the right people present and the wrong people not) is necessary for physiological function. From ... Birth Stories Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:46:44 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/the-birth-high-tristan-is-born-hospital-vbac-t175.htm#862 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/the-birth-high-tristan-is-born-hospital-vbac-t175.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/grace-has-arrived-t152.htm kayla As some of you knew I went in for c/s on monday and my beautiful bubba girl Grace was delivered at 11:38am and weighing in at 8lb 6oz (3.807kg). she is feeding so well, we spent the whole time in recovery together feeding and skin to skin. I got early discharge and since we've been home we've all bonded as a family unit and she can sleep without beeing woken up by all the noise. I'll try to post a photo later. Birth Stories Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:08:51 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/grace-has-arrived-t152.htm#685 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/grace-has-arrived-t152.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/liam-and-sienna-s-birth-stories-t36.htm Jayne My son's birth was a week- long spurious pre/early labour. I had very little support and felt alone and scared. Every time I went to the hospital, labour stalled. I now of course know I should have stayed home much longer (probably not gone to the hospital at all lol..but I knew nothing much about home birth back then, and couldn't have afforded one back then anyway). Liam's labour was posterior and very painful-even at the pre and early labour stage. I couldn't get comfortable, and I couldn't ... Birth Stories Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:38:06 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/liam-and-sienna-s-birth-stories-t36.htm#102 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/liam-and-sienna-s-birth-stories-t36.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/bodhi-s-birth-story-t6.htm Sammi I'll try and keep this short! This is the birth that inspired this website... I felt like I had prepared myself for birth well. I listened to meditation CD’s every day, and challenged all the negative beliefs I had about birthing, transforming them into more positive, empowering statements. I thought, through the power of positive thinking, I could make birth a serene, natural and easy event. I was so wrong! It all went much differently to what I had envisaged, and it turned out to ... Birth Stories Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:55:53 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/bodhi-s-birth-story-t6.htm#6 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/bodhi-s-birth-story-t6.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/koby-s-birth-story-t11.htm koby'smum My labour began at 11:24pm on 31st July 07. I got this sharp pain in my tummy that woke me up. I knew straight away it was a contraction because I had had two previously that day. I was 10 days overdue and was booked in to be induced on the Friday. I sort of moaned for the first few contractions, but was able to not wake DH, but come midnight, they were already 10 minues apart and I was up and down to the toilet for a half hour. DH asked if everything was ok, and I said "No, I'm having contractions." ... Birth Stories Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:53:53 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/koby-s-birth-story-t11.htm#19 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/koby-s-birth-story-t11.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-traumatic-hospital-surgical-experience-t95.htm Janet I wrote this when my son was about 11 weeks old. I haven't changed it but I now feel differently about some aspects of it. I know now that I didn't need the surgery. I have finished a draft of my "birth" story. The best parts of it were my labour at home, which was planned as a home birth, and a rebirthing or welcoming I went through when Conor was 4 months old. I got to welcome him in a way that was completely obliterated by the hospital. So here it is if you've the stamina to ... Birth Stories Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:28:51 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-traumatic-hospital-surgical-experience-t95.htm#351 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-traumatic-hospital-surgical-experience-t95.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-2nd-c-sec-t90.htm Morgaine I thought I'd write the strange tale of Loughlin's "birth weeks" sooner rather than later, given my deep seated fear of forgetting things! TTC started with a miscarriage (as you may already know) so when Spike (Loughlin) came around a mere 3 months later I was petrified of losing him. I spent a long time living with terrified hopefulness. But he stuck around for 16 weeks of nausea and 43 weeks of a pregnancy! I was worried about losing him till at 30 weeks when I realised I'd been ... Birth Stories Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:09:17 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-2nd-c-sec-t90.htm#313 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-2nd-c-sec-t90.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-c-sec-t89.htm Morgaine My story begins nearly 8 years ago and I've never written it down, nor anything about it. I fell pregnant when I was 19 (young by the standards of the day- not so young biologically) and I was in an abusive relationship. I had no support from anywhere but I decided to have the baby. My partner, his family, my family and my friends all assumed I'd either have an abortion, or be a dreadful mother, who couldn't survive without their (excluding the friends here) money and "baby sitting" ... Birth Stories Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:06:59 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-c-sec-t89.htm#311 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-first-c-sec-t89.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-five-t20.htm SharynL OK, here are my stories, I will try to keep it short but be patient, I have had 5 babies – only 4 pregnancies though ‘cause I got a 2 for 1 deal with the twins. First DD1. I think the thing that will stay with me after having her was that I was psyched for a lengthy labour after 40 weeks pregnancy, a rugged pushing and da-da, a normal vaginal birth….I looked after myself all pregnancy, made a birth plan, organised all the things you need for a baby, held up my end of the bargain pretty ... Birth Stories Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:27:48 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-five-t20.htm#43 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-five-t20.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/kristen-s-birth-story-16th-august-2007-t25.htm KristenOlivia I hadn't given much thought to the labour process just that I was going to have an epidural and that was that, I had read more about what happens to bub than what could happen to me, like all women you just want a happy healthy baby, so heres my story which I hope helps some viewers. It all started when I was about 34 weeks preganant I was told by my ob that I had pre-clamypsia, I knew something was wrong as my whole face, arms and feet where badly swollen and I weight over 80kgs (my normal ... Birth Stories Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:04:52 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/kristen-s-birth-story-16th-august-2007-t25.htm#64 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/kristen-s-birth-story-16th-august-2007-t25.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/xt-s-birth-t30.htm furkids Hi, My DS was born in December 06. My pregnancy had been troubled from the start. I had morning sickness for 7 months and a huge feeling of pelvic pressure from about 15 weeks. I had bouts of bleeding throughout and recurrent kidney infections. But obstetrician just kept telling me I was a healthy woman and pregnancy was normal. DS engaged at 20 weeks and I went into prem labour at 30.5 weeks. I was kept in hospital on complete bed rest and medication for 4 weeks, sent home for bed rest until ... Birth Stories Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:13:39 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/xt-s-birth-t30.htm#71 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/xt-s-birth-t30.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/erin-s-birth-t23.htm Eilis Erin's at kindy and Jack is in bed(where I should be!) so Ive got time to share it with you all.......... Erin was due at the end of Sept, I cant remember having braxton hicks contractions leading up to her arrival but I remember getting very anxious and impatient as her due date came and went. Id been to the hospital pre-birth classes which looking back were a pitiful preperation for birth. I had read a few books on birth but I didnt look into it like I look into things now! I had a pretty ... Birth Stories Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:29:07 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/erin-s-birth-t23.htm#60 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/erin-s-birth-t23.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-second-sons-birth-t16.htm healingmama I did repost this story as an anon user but I thought I would edit DS2’s birth story before posting it again to gain some clarity and help me through our first anniversary which is fast approaching. I have added a few comments throughout the story in italics and written a bit down the end. I feel this has been hugely therapeutic and helped me realise a few things. Good Luck geting through it There is something I am wanting to share and I need to feel in a safe place to share it, DS2's birth ... Birth Stories Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:12:33 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-second-sons-birth-t16.htm#36 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/my-second-sons-birth-t16.htm http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/allison-s-birth-t7.htm kayla I was over due and over being pregnant, looking back now I can see I had depression even before Allison was born, I went for a check up on Friday and they agreed to induce me then asked me to participate in a trial of seeing which methods worked best to induce labour and I drew Foleys catheter. Again in hindsight I would not have participated if I knew what was to come. Anyway I was admitted at 8:30 on Monday night (8/5/06) but the doctor was delayed it was around midnight when the midwife tried ... Birth Stories Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:51:19 GMT http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/allison-s-birth-t7.htm#9 http://birthhealing.forummotion.com/birth-stories-f5/allison-s-birth-t7.htm