Guest Post from Conscious Earth Mama When I gave birth to Landon, I was in a birthing inn. Long hours of labor with the continuous internal exams by complete strangers and constant distractions of medical…
Author: Nicki Paul
My Two Sons: A Tale of Having Two Boys
Guest Post by Be Strong and Healthy Questions I get asked alot are: do twins run in your family? Your husband’s? Were the twins natural? So I decided I should share my story here –…
Birth Story Part II: My Younger Son
Guest Post from We’ll Eat You Up, We Love You So. This week, I’m going to be telling the stories of how Sprout and Little Bird were born. For two babies born in the same place…
My Birth Story: Preeclampsia and C-Section
Guest Post From Mommy Takes 5. When I was pregnant with my daughter I read any and every birth story I could find. I wanted all the information I could get my hands on so…
Birth Story Part I: My Older Son
Guest Post from We’ll Eat You Up, We Love You So It was three days after Sprout’s due date. My abdomen kept getting rock hard. The feeling was sporadic, but I had been more than a…
Difficult Labor: Harder than Expected
It was 3 weeks before my due date and I was going in for my weekly feel-up… I mean check-up. My doctor said my belly was looking a little small (I wish people would say…
Infertility Struggle Month After Month: Big Fat Negative
*Guest Post* West Jordan, UT- We decided to tell my parents we were having a hard time trying to conceive after 13 months of trying. Their reaction was excitement. We wanted to have kids! Hurray!…
Unexpected C-Section: 1 in 1,200 Chance
As it is my baby’s 2nd birthday, I thought it fitting to share his birth story. Happy birthday, buddy. Salt Lake City, UT- August 21st was like any other day. I was exactly 35 weeks…
Stillborn Birth: Textbook Pregnancy, Devastating Loss
St. George, UT- It was the textbook pregnancy. Everything went perfectly, no sickness, average weight gain, all tests normal. I felt great and the appointments went fast because I never had questions or concerns and…
Home Birth: A Father’s Perspective
Burley, ID- Love. Peace. Gratitude. Joy! These are just a few of the feelings that come to my mind as I seek to find the words to describe what I experienced yesterday. I’m writing this…