by EnlightenedMama | Jan 23, 2015 | Birth Stories, Blog
Thanks to Amy and Nichol for sharing! I am fortunate to have had the experience of birthing at home, surrounded by loved ones and amazing midwives. For this months newsletter/pregnancy blog I get to share with you all about the labor and delivery. After a few nights...
by EnlightenedMama | Jan 9, 2015 | Birth Stories, Blog
Special thanks to Cara and Gabe for sharing their birth story with us! Although I totally bought into the idea of a guess date, and theoretically prepared to go past that date, when June 12th came and went I started getting very impatient. I was experiencing...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 11, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
“Never were we scared, never was it too much. Yes it was hard work, but the best kind of hard work.” To preface our story, I had no idea what to expect from labor. Our midwives said, “Ask your mother, your labor will probably be like hers” but my mother...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 7, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
Although I totally bought into the idea of a guess date, and theoretically prepared to go past that date, when June 12th came and went I started getting very impatient. I was experiencing contractions fairly regularly, had my cervix swept, lost my mucus plug and was...
by EnlightenedMama | Jul 29, 2014 | Birth Stories, Blog
Special thanks to Meg for sharing her story with us! What’s in a number? To summarize – my birth was amazing. At first I felt guilty telling my story because it’s so rare for things to go ‘as planned’. But a friend told me, I had some struggles...
by EnlightenedMama | Sep 11, 2013 | Birth Stories
Check out this amazing story from one of our sweet mamas, Courtney…. I wrote the majority of my story in the first few months after my daughter’s birth, but have had a difficult time finishing it. Perhaps this is because the birth process never feels final. At...
