All posts tagged "giving birth"
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Megan Zander | March 11, 2015
A ‘Gentle C-Section’ Can Help You Feel Like You Have More Control During A Surgical Birth
The gentle c-section is becoming more popular in the United States as an option for women who require...
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Meredith Bland | December 9, 2014
‘We’d Like To Invite All Our Passengers In Labor To Go Ahead And Not Board This Flight.’
From time to time, women give birth in uncomfortable places: on the side of the road on the...
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Meredith Bland | October 20, 2014
You Should Look Your Worst After Having A Baby, Not Freshly Spray-Tanned
When I went to the hospital to deliver my twins, I thought about this life-changing experience I was...
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Theresa Edwards | September 1, 2014
I’m Secretly Really Glad That I Had A C-Section
As it is wont to do, conversation turned to pregnancy and labor, and I found myself admitting something...
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Chelsea DeLoney | August 27, 2014
Labor Day Submission: My Labor Took Two Weeks
Having my son took two weeks. I’m not exaggerating. I was due on July 27th and induced on...
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Valerie Williams | August 23, 2014
Woman Who Snuck Onto Maternity Ward With Fake Babies Should Be Charged With More Than Trespassing
There is a very strange story in the news today about a woman going into a hospital with...
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Maria Guido | July 17, 2014
I Gave Birth To Two Babies And Never Experienced A Contraction
I've never really known if this is something I should be disappointed by or totally thrilled about; I...
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Theresa Edwards | July 8, 2014
Your Birth Story Is Super Boring
Plus, every story pretty much ended the same: "and then my baby was born." I mean, I'm happy...
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Bethany Ramos | June 13, 2014
10 Very Literal Songs To Put On Your Birth Playlist
Your birth plan will not be complete without a playlist. You will spend a painstaking amount of time...
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Frances Locke | May 18, 2014
10 Awkward Things That Happen In The Delivery Room
Ah, the delivery room. Then place where dignity goes to die.
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Bethany Ramos | April 1, 2014
You Are Nuts If You Hire A Photographer To Document Your Birth
I decided well in advance that I didn't want anyone in the delivery room besides my midwives and...
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Bethany Ramos | March 7, 2014
The 8 Best Things You Will Do Immediately After Having a Baby
Then, you finally give birth to your squirmy, slimy, adorable baby. That is a wonderful moment in and...
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Carrie Murphy | February 26, 2014
This Video Will Make You Appreciate The Miracle Of Midwives
Save The Children has put a real, live birth, featuring a real woman and a real baby,...
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Joanne M. Brathwaite | February 19, 2014
(UPDATED) Despite What My Doctors Told Me, I’ll Give Birth To My Daughter Today
When it was clear that we had no intentions of terminating the pregnancy, we got the consolation prize...