Justine was born on Oct. 30, 1986. I was 21 years old, and my desire for a home birth was overshadowed by the fear and ignorance of my MIL and my husband, G. I decided on a hospital birth with a Certified Nurse Midwife in attendance. On Oct 29, around 7pm I felt what were […]
My Birth Journey Includes Unassisted VBA4C
My birth journey is a long one, but how could it be short when there are 9 births? I had 4 c-sections, then 3 midwife-attended VBACs at home, 1 planned unassisted VBAC, then another planned unassisted with transfer for delivery. Baby #1 My name is Ann. It was 1979 and my first baby was supposedly three […]
Planned unassisted but transfered for delivery
We planned an unassisted birth with our third child after having 2 hospital births. During the pregnancy, I had made a birth plan that included delivering the way I want and no unnecessary meds. The dr that I ended up with was the one I didn’t like. She wouldn’t let me deliver upright and numbed […]
An unplanned, unassisted home birth
(Two hospital births, then an unplanned, unassisted home birth. She says they would love to have a planned, unassisted home birth next time.) My name is April and I want to tell you how thrilled I am about the birth of my daughter, Katie. I started to write about it but kept thinking back to […]