On this evening, eleven years go, I was preparing to welcome my second daughter earthside. I was living in a bus in Ireland at the time. Parked up at a friend's place,(well a place they were squatting)

At this exact time, 9 years ago, my second child was born. I was super excited to bring a little sister or brother earthside for my daughter, just as she was, to have one. My youngest loved to sing to

I gave birth to our second son at home, on the bathroom floor, 10 minutes before the midwife arrived.

---Background Info--- I had a wonderfully easy and uncomplicated pregnancy. I had an unassisted pregnancy (meaning I did not see any medical professionals before, during and after birth), focusing on keeping

Using a birth pool has always been a dream of mine, and I almost had it this time! Instead, my little babe made his way into this world in the living room hallway right into his daddy's arms. Unfortunately,

My home birth- “Shut up, I know how to f@&king breathe by now” 💜 Having had Braxton Hicks for a few days, on Saturday 15th December, they started to ramp up a bit more. I went to bed but couldn’t

The following is a written narrative of my personal experiences. Let the reader understand that the opinions, feelings and thoughts expressed, like my memory, are all flawed. This written account is for

👶37 weeks and 4 days along, though Felix and Jasper were BOTH exactly 2 weeks late. I am crossing my fingers and taking my Evening Primrose Oil every night to keep things on track as best I can, only

With only around 40 days to go until my due date of baby number 4 arriving and yes that’s also only 44 days to go for those of you counting down to Christmas. I have started preparing my HOMEBIRTH BOX

After breastfeeding 3 times ... Is it nothing new for me, what is changed is the world and thinking between my second last breastfeeding and breastfeeding anno 2017 ...  I feel obliged to inform other

A while ago I got really sick with the flu and had to sit around for many days. I usually don’t let sicknesses lay me up, but this one was a doozy. I started drawing a picture with a #2 pencil on some

Mother’s milk is best. Oldest of ten, I grew up in a homebirth family, one in which my mother nursed all of us and it seemed the entire time I was growing up there was a nursing baby. Ripping at my mother’s

I'm in the process of starting a website... This is my very first post. The website is getting its shape although not finished yet but would love feedback if anyone has the time! Helllo! My first Free

Since we are expecting our surprise bonus baby I have had the opportunity to share my last birth story many times over the last few months. It is a pretty comical story and most people laugh quite a bit

These are by far the top 3 questions we're asked when people hear we Freebirthed our daughters. If you or a friend are considering Freebirth, the book "Birth Without Fear" by Grantly Dick-Read

Since I just began here on Steemit, and I want to use this platform to primarily talk about my journey with parenting, I will start at the beginning. My birth story. I was blessed to be living on the island

This is a freewrite after this prompt Canal Birth canal - that is what comes to my mind. Birthing, having, and raising children has occupied many years of my life. When I first got pregnant, I didn't think

home birth In a home birth, a pregnant woman brings her child to her own home, often in the presence of family members. She is enjoying more and more popularity with us. My wife and I were sure that we

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