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Baby born in the water bag....

post #1 of 36
1/7/04 at 4:44pm
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I posted this on the VBAC forum, but I also wanted to share it with others who may not visit the VBAC forum....

These are pictures of a beautiful baby, born at home, VBAC, in a pool of warm water, in his water bag (caul)...

Here are the pictures...

and another...

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post #2 of 36
1/7/04 at 4:47pm
the link didn't work for me....
post #3 of 36
1/7/04 at 4:57pm
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ah, try it again...I fixed them (I hope!)...
post #4 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:04pm
Spectaular!!

I giggle out loud when I see pictures like that. I can't wait for that experience!

Very interesting to see in the water bag. I've never seen that before.

What a beautiful baby! Thanks for sharing!!

Amy
post #5 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:07pm
Awesome pictures, Pam! Thanks for sharing! Was this a snowstorm baby?

warmly, (or at least hoping to be!!!)
claudia
post #6 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:18pm
Oh, those pictures are wonderful! Thanks for sharing (thanks and congrats to the mama too!). My son was born in the caul, but I did not get to see it. It was a wonderful experience for me--quick labor and birth, and I did not feel transition at all, even though ds's hand was up by his face when he came out, which I've heard can cause pain and slow progression. They told me it was probably because the bag was intact that I was comfortable the whole time. And, they say being born in the caul means the child will be a prophet!
post #7 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:37pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by TurboClaudia
Awesome pictures, Pam! Thanks for sharing! Was this a snowstorm baby?

warmly, (or at least hoping to be!!!)
claudia

Yep! Born as the snow started to fall....when I drove home about four hours later, the snow was pretty established!
post #8 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:46pm
Wow!

Thanks for posting the pix--how cool, in the second image, to see that wet baby and imagine that he/she's wet from the womb (I knopw all babies are--but that idea just really struck me when I saw this pic, w/ the caul being pulled away.

I have a technical ? ... how iss the baby (and mom!) oriented in the first picture? I mean--is this babe's profile, occiput anterior, what we're seeing?
post #9 of 36
1/7/04 at 5:50pm
Thread Starter 
mom is lying on her side, and yes, that's baby's profile that we see in the first photo.
post #10 of 36
1/7/04 at 6:02pm
on her side...ah ha! Thsans for the ultra-speedy info...(& thanks to your snowstorm mama, too, for sharing w/ us!)
post #11 of 36
1/7/04 at 11:49pm
Beautiful! And so lucky to be born "in the caul"
post #12 of 36
1/8/04 at 12:28am

Wow!

Thats so cool!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing. I'm in awe.
post #13 of 36
1/8/04 at 12:53am
Pam,
There's something truly inspiring about seeing pictures from a normal and beautiful birth. I'm planning my first homebirth (just entered third trimester!) and everytime I get a little freaked out by the enormity of the choice I've made I just look at birth pictures. Is there a good place to go or book to read that has predominantly homebirth pics?
post #14 of 36
1/8/04 at 12:54am
Just wanted to share...

My dd, who is 4 months old, was also born in the caul! My gp who has been delivering babies for over 30 years had never seen it happen before.

Emma

Thank you for sharing the photos
post #15 of 36
1/8/04 at 12:56am
Pam ~ those are awesome!

If I have a baby after we move to Oregon, can I have you for a midwife?
post #16 of 36
1/8/04 at 2:45am
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Quote:
Originally posted by elisabeth
Is there a good place to go or book to read that has predominantly homebirth pics?
I find the most inspiring and empowering photos are the ones at unassisted birth sites. There are so many good places on the net for beautiful homebirth photos....

Here are some links that might be helpful:

http://sabloom.crosswinds.net/Births/births.htm

http://www.compleatmother.com/childbirth_pictures.htm

http://www.birthdiaries.com/diary/GVhomebirths.htm

http://www.ourmidwife.com.au/gallery/gallery1.html



Here are some great homebirth stories:

http://www.breastandbelly.com/dora1.html

http://www.breastandbelly.com/albion5.html

http://members.tripod.com/~trevijean/homebirth.html

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/births...lhomestory.htm

http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/stories.htm

http://www.childbirth.org/articles/s...thstories.html
post #17 of 36
1/8/04 at 2:46am
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Quote:
Originally posted by AdinaL
Pam ~ those are awesome!

If I have a baby after we move to Oregon, can I have you for a midwife?

yes, of course! or, if you're not local, I could refer you to some great midwives! right now, I think we resemble CO alot (snow, ice, etc)...
post #18 of 36
1/8/04 at 2:51am
Actually you guys have had more snow than we have this winter! How is that for strange!?
post #19 of 36
1/8/04 at 1:04pm
those pics rule! thanks so much for posting them. (I would LOVE for my babe to be born in the caul like that!)
post #20 of 36
1/8/04 at 1:17pm
My dd was also born in the caul about one year ago. Right after her birth we had snow for the first time in 10 years! Funny, wvwn though I had a 29 hour strong labor, I never experianced transition either. I did go from 2 cm to holding a baby in less than 15 minutes, however!
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