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Thread	Last Post	Replies	Views
The stillbirth of Mackenzie MiChele (very long) started by frontierpsych (11/29/06 at 3:45am) 1 2 3…18	I'm so sorry 2/17/07 at 1:03am by AntoninBeGonin	350	29,776
Finally able to write this *warning* Not a happy birthday started by Fyrestorm (5/4/07 at 10:28pm) 1 2 3…11	hi, i don't know if you still check here, but i wanted to add... 9/2/09 at 10:06am by Peace+Hope	204	51,996
Unexpected Unassisted Homebirth- just baby and me started by Laurabelle (6/1/06 at 7:54pm) 1 2 3…6	thankyou for this inspiring story.... Maya 2/4/08 at 7:36pm by contactmaya	114	17,193
I AM DONE!!!! Overdue...When to start "helping" things along? Still OVERDUE.... started by 3under3 (3/3/07 at 8:05pm) 1 2 3…6	: : : YAYYY!!!! I checked in just to see how you were doing! I... 3/27/07 at 12:33am by Intertwined	113	12,179
Collected stories of "overdue" babies? Added questionnaire started by nuwavemomma (9/14/08 at 11:33am) 1 2 3…6	Bumping so I can come back and post. 7/10/09 at 2:07pm by Maggirayne	113	18,973
UC Birth of Twins: Miriam & Shira started by MamaRabbit (7/24/07 at 3:17am) 1 2 3…6	Congratulations!! Lovely story! 11/3/10 at 9:35am by jeslynn	112	60,632
Aquila's birth and death- placental abruption during homebirth started by liz-hippymom (12/30/09 at 9:54pm) 1 2 3…5	thank you mamaecho 8/17/11 at 10:01am by liz-hippymom	99	25,006
Midwife almost killed me... started by o4smommy (6/11/07 at 6:44pm) 1 2 3 4 5	um? Synchro? the original post is over a year old. why bring... 6/2/08 at 12:04am by Rockies5	97	14,307
Stillbirth - The UC car birth of my baby boy started by L J (8/25/10 at 5:06pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Every time I read Laura's story, I am amazed by her grace and... 5/2/11 at 10:33am by ElizabethE	97	11,978
The amazing birth of Matthew and Molly, followed by PPH and peripartum cardiomyopathy started by annettemarie (12/4/10 at 9:00am) 1 2 3 4 5	Well, aren't they just adorable ! I'm so glad that you're all... 12/17/11 at 1:32pm by CherryBomb	94	9,939
The birth of Samuel - a slide show started by Yin Yang (8/15/06 at 4:09pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Lovely! 1/18/07 at 11:28pm by lanielayne	93	9,917
The Official FlyingSpaghettiMama Story 'o' Happily Harrowing Homebirth started by flyingspaghettimama (4/5/06 at 2:36am) 1 2 3 4 5	i agree with everyone else this is the best birth story i have... 5/12/07 at 2:07am by mama_daba	87	10,144
Velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord started by Texasminx (1/31/05 at 5:01pm) 1 2 3 4 5	I am so sorry for your loss! That must be ao hard! It sounds... 1/28/13 at 6:26am by christyc	85	67,707
Very confused, angry, and have a lot of questions about my birth experience started by demeter888 (1/17/13 at 9:01pm) 1 2 3 4 5	OP -- If you are considering a c-section on maternal request,... 2/22/13 at 9:25am by Buzzbuzz	82	3,351
What Was The Best Memory You Have From Your Birth? started by Doula Dani (10/28/08 at 7:08pm) 1 2 3 4	My best memory is watching my boyfriend be the very first... 2/6/09 at 8:30pm by Lexy	75	7,661
My Beautiful outside homebirth and special surprise baby (Lots of pics in #39 update in #70 & 38) started by mamahen2coop (7/27/11 at 6:08pm) 1 2 3 4	Awww has it been a year already! Wow! Happy Birthday Dean!... 8/29/12 at 4:35pm by Kindermama	74	9,028
Sometimes birth satisfaction is spelt c-e-s-a-r-e-a-n started by AwaitingJuno (11/6/12 at 2:10pm) 1 2 3 4	Thank-you Demeter for the well wishes. My son is doing very... 1/25/13 at 11:59am by AwaitingJuno	73	3,202
Baby Boy!! pics added! started by AKmoose (5/18/07 at 7:04pm) 1 2 3 4	congrats, and BEAUTIFUL pics & story! 1/6/08 at 12:11pm by blue_bug	72	10,502
Video of my UC started by TrishWSU (2/11/08 at 1:42am) 1 2 3 4	Thanks for sharing!! That was really beautiful! 4/22/08 at 7:29pm by HerthElde	71	7,882
My twin homebirth - UPDATE: Photos added (see post #1 at bottom) started by 2+twins (4/13/06 at 9:23pm) 1 2 3 4	What a beautiful story, and pics. Congratulations! And I'm ... 1/2/08 at 11:32am by amitymama	69	28,598
Gregory- the bullet version story started by alegna (6/6/08 at 11:10am) 1 2 3 4	Late to the thread... Huge congratulations! I was getting... 6/15/08 at 6:14pm by lunapier	69	7,574
I had my unassisted waterbirth VBAC!! (edit: + pictures and birth story) started by littleteapot (10/4/06 at 4:22pm) 1 2 3 4	congrats! 10/10/06 at 3:18am by CDS	68	7,069
Kenny's Birth Story started by HeatherSanders (12/23/02 at 7:10pm) 1 2 3 4	Quote: Originally posted by hlsandersDo you know of the Native... 12/28/02 at 12:58am by abigailvr	68	8,795
Sophia's Wisdom - Breech HBA2C (but not at my house!) started by ccohenou (4/3/07 at 9:20pm) 1 2 3 4	Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes, it was a great story!... 6/28/07 at 9:24pm by Shanana	66	8,665
My birth in pictures...I promise its good!!! started by DoulaLes (8/8/07 at 1:58pm) 1 2 3 4	Those are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 10/26/07 at 3:54pm by ColoradoMama	66	14,970
My birth story (very, very long and involves adoption) started by CrazyCatLady (10/7/06 at 5:25am) 1 2 3 4	Ditto that. I am ashamed of mydself Melaya. I am putting my... 11/24/06 at 11:28am by Emilie	61	5,608
Thomas' breech birth at the Farm (Long!) started by alamama (2/8/06 at 3:14am) 1 2 3	Lovely, esp. to hear all your thoughts, doubts, worries... and... 10/11/06 at 5:29pm by AllisonR	58	13,856
Stillborn unassisted birth story of Micah Zachary started by Cuddlebaby (6/19/08 at 12:45am) 1 2 3	I am so very sorry for the loss of your Micah. You will meet... 12/17/08 at 10:47pm by Phoebe	53	10,273
Bradley Method Birth gone Terribly wrong-in need of support started by GoddessKristie (5/31/07 at 3:27am) 1 2 3	I tell my students to bring an I phone to the hospital with... 12/9/12 at 6:55pm by birthprep4u	53	43,865
Our unexpected unassisted homebirth, January 24, 2008 started by akwifeandmomma (1/25/08 at 9:39pm) 1 2 3	Reading after your link in the cerebral/analytical birth... 8/11/10 at 4:24am by HeatherB	51	6,750
C-sec instead of planned VBAC best decision I ever made started by Periwinkle (3/10/05 at 5:40pm) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by Periwinkle I realized that the... 3/19/08 at 3:18pm by mysticmomma	51	10,215
My grass strip birth started by mamamelia (1/25/07 at 12:46pm) 1 2 3	Holy cow! What a wonderful birth story... thanks so much for... 6/19/08 at 2:18am by logies-mom	50	6,337
The Pain Free Surprise UC Birth of Alexia started by Shelsi (8/4/07 at 1:56am) 1 2 3	A totally great story! I love the ending snippets about your... 3/14/11 at 5:11pm by Italiamom	50	17,741
C section mamas - do you still say you "gave birth"? started by Claire98909 (3/11/12 at 3:26pm) 1 2 3	"Birth stories are women's war stories, but better. We didn't... 4/13/12 at 4:02pm by JenRave	50	2,871
The Unassisted Birth After Cesarean Of Violet Hope started by jrojala (10/10/07 at 12:07am) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by butterfly1001 I read both of... 12/3/07 at 4:01am by jrojala	48	5,424
1 hour, 40 minute Homebirth with Hypno started by Spark (12/11/05 at 9:43pm) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by Raven I am so glad I read this! ... 12/22/05 at 12:00pm by Spark	48	6,312
hard, high-risk hospital birth: cascade of interventions/NICU/emotional aftermath started by ~pi (12/6/06 at 5:38am) 1 2 3	Wow. What a story. It is unfortunate when high risk moms don't... 11/25/08 at 4:56am by BabyMed	48	12,855
A fresh new baby to love!!! started by HarperRose (11/1/07 at 10:21pm) 1 2 3	(no title) 11/3/07 at 11:54am by kittymac	44	2,486
Alaina Rennae Born at home 11.28.05 started by Emilie (12/31/05 at 2:30am) 1 2 3	just bumping this up for a friend to see! The link for the... 10/23/08 at 11:45pm by Emilie	44	4,453
Jericho's birth (c/s and childloss) started by littleteapot (10/15/06 at 5:52pm) 1 2 3	I just finished reading all parts of your story without... 6/10/08 at 4:00pm by mytwogirls	43	12,680
Homebirth gone hospital (graphic--very long) started by Surfacing (3/12/07 at 3:40pm) 1 2 3	I am sorry your birth was so difficult I had adifficult time... 5/14/07 at 1:40am by applejuice	43	5,970
UBAC waterbirth; 11mos after c/s and childloss started by littleteapot (10/5/06 at 8:07pm) 1 2 3	That was beautiful. I really like your 3rd picture I think it... 9/26/07 at 3:43pm by rharr!	42	11,258
Had my baby yesterday on the floor outside the elevator! started by Helen White (10/8/04 at 1:04am) 1 2 3	WOW!! Amazing story. Thank you for sharing... 9/19/05 at 12:49pm by pycelan	41	5,285
Successful and Uncomplicated Twin HBAC! started by christyc (5/10/07 at 1:20pm) 1 2 3	Awesome birth story and your babies are beautiful. I love the... 11/28/07 at 1:03pm by drea2447	41	5,808
Berkeley's precipitous car-birth started by G&B'sMama (7/6/05 at 8:40pm) 1 2 3	(no title) 5/25/06 at 3:39am by )))Ruca(((	40	5,553
PROM at 31 weeks...Unbelievable Birth a Month Later! started by salt_phoenix (2/6/08 at 4:32am) 1 2 3	What a simply lovely story. So glad it all worked out better... 6/6/08 at 7:47pm by hippiemum21580	40	7,183
Frank breech natural vaginal hospital delivery (long) started by siobhang (12/21/06 at 6:20pm) 1 2 3	Holy crap, I wish I did that! 2/1/07 at 5:32pm by saucebox	40	4,654
Seth's natural breech birth. (Long.) started by hapersmion (1/6/07 at 9:22pm) 1 2	A note to anybody else attempting to find a doctor to... 12/7/12 at 7:24am by BreechBirth	39	10,603
Non-ideal, non-traumatic, UC transfer started by sapphire_chan (8/28/08 at 3:55pm) 1 2	Quote: Originally Posted by gothmommy Was that Methodist you... 10/30/08 at 11:28pm by sapphire_chan	39	4,629
Accidental Unmedicated Unassisted Homebirth - Heidi Annora started by erinspice (7/28/08 at 10:43pm) 1 2	:::::::::: ::::: WOW! Makes it hard to plan for but don't you... 8/16/08 at 4:46pm by saintmom	39	5,724