Seth's natural breech birth. (Long.) - Page 2

[GentlerBirth]

I love reading "Farm" birth stories! Breech births are so wonderful to hear about! I was just at a midwifery conference where there was a breech workshop. We watched several videos and were able to be hands-on, practicing breech deliveries. Fascinating! Love this stuff! Delivering breeches is sadly becoming a lost art.

[hapersmion]

Heh, it was funny to see my birth story on the boards after all this time.

Luckily, the art of breech birth mostly involves leaving the mother alone, so I am hoping it will be pretty easy to bring back once we get smarter again.

Glad you enjoyed it, I did too.

[GentlerBirth]

Luckily, the art of breech birth mostly involves leaving the mother alone, so I am hoping it will be pretty easy to bring back once we get smarter again.

So true! Repeated over and over again at the breech workshop I attended was, "Hands OFF the Breech!"

[kittywitty]

Great story! Thank you for sharing, it is wonderful to hear these great breech stories.

[octobermoon]

that is so great you got to have your baby at the farm. thanks for sharing this.

[Faliciagayle]

Wow, momma. Thank you for sharing.
Congrats on your birth and healthy babe
And Ina May attended you... double wow.

[Gena 22]

What a fantastic story! A Farm birth! Congrats, and thanks for sharing!

A five hour drive, huh? You might be in my neck of the woods, DC. When I was planning my twin homebirth I considered going to the Farm. Found a under-the-radar MW in town, but that would have been a good option!

[Lemon Juice]

Thanks for sharing your story! It was great to read and hopefully will inspire many people and enlighten them about breech births.

[KavaKaya]

Fantastic birth story!
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[RachaelsMommy]

Great birth story! So did you end up beating your friend?

[hapersmion]

Heh, nope. She had a head start and a shorter labor (but also pitocin and an epidural, which she didn't want - she's thinking about a homebirth next time), and beat me by 13 hours.

Our two boys share a birthday, though. It's really neat, I babysit her son three or four days a week, so they've been growing up together.

[*MamaJen*]

What a gorgeous birth story, and Ina May Gaskin knitting socks in the corner! She's done so much for midwifery.

[hapersmion]

She did a lot for me, too, just by giving me a place to birth.

Heh, I'm glad people are enjoying my story again, it's so funny when old ones get pulled back up. My son will be 3 in about a month!

And if we're lucky, in 10 or 11 months I'll have another good story to post.

[mellowyellowmama]

Awesome birth story! Thank you for sharing! You did the right thing by educating yourself and making your own choices!

[hapersmion]

Thanks! Now I'm hoping the next story is just as good!

[Whittliz]

What a wonderful birth story! I too delivered a breech baby vaginally and recall feeling some of the things you described. Way to make it happen mama!

[hapersmion]

Glad you liked it!

[vegancat]

Wow, what a story! How lovely you could feel him kicking while you laboured, glad it was such a positive experience.

[Mommy2anangel]

Way to go mama! Yay for natural breech births!!