Birth Unplugged

I bet you thought I wasn't coming back, huh? This blog hasn't really had a place in my life the past several months, but I reserve ...

When we left me, I was kneeling on the bathroom floor brushing my teeth. I was still needing to find a comfortable position. We tried puttin...

Thrilled and terrified at the same time, I woke my husband up in a panic and told him I needed his help to handle these waves. I texted my m...

At about 5:00 am on Wednesday, December 7, I woke up to a leaking sensation. It felt like a period, or rather, it felt just like when I lea...

My son is one year old today! In the spirit of Pam England's #2 Way to Change Birth in Our Culture , I wrote a magical birth story for...

1. Rixa of Stand and Deliver had her baby! It's a girl! Part 1 of the birth story , including video of her catching her own baby, is u...

...I gave birth for the first time. That's right, my baby girl is three years old today. We are doing the celebration with a little pa...

Please forgive the detour from the schedule of posts I had planned. I just have to share that I had my first birth as a doula early this mo...

I found out that Preparing for Birth is doing a blog carnival for Thanksgiving on being grateful for our birth experiences, so I'm jo...

Check out Marwa's Birth Story on the Hypnobabies Blog. Her story is just full of surprises!

Lately, my Understanding "Painless" Childbirth post has gotten a lot of attention. I'm so glad, because much of what is in i...

I did the homestudy program from Hypnobabies to prepare for this birth. I really enjoyed Hypnobabies during my pregnancy. It includes dai...

My first birth story, written s oon after her birth (I removed her name from it, though): Thursday, January 31, 2008 When I woke up I felt l...