Birth #4 – Home Water Birth in Upstate New York
Bubba, our most recent addition to our family has now turned two. So, I figured it’s high time I sit down and write his birth story. To do that I am going to start a bit before the actual birth though. Birth Options in Upstate New York When I got pregnant with baby #4, I […]
Birth Story #3: My Third Waterbirth
Annoying False Labor Baby girl was born around 41 weeks and a few days just like her big brother, Mr. Happy Feet. For the first time I experienced false labor on and off for a week before her birth day. I had never had contractions before the “big day” with either of my others, so […]
Birth Story #2: Mr Happy Feet’s Almost Unassisted Waterbirth
I thought I’d get Mr. Happy Feet’s birth recorded before I did #3’s. Here-in follows his birth story. He’ll Come When He’s Ready I was convinced that Mr. Happy Feet was going to arrive early probably because my belly was so much bigger (or at least felt like it was) than it had been with […]
Birth Pool in a Box Eco Mini
Bigger Is Not Always Better Our home birth six weeks ago was our third home waterbirth, but the first using a blow up type birthing pool. For my first two births, I labored in a huge fiberglass birthing tub. That was not an option this time around or I probably would have just stuck with […]
Birth Story #1 – Mrs. Sayuri’s Waterbirth
I am just about two weeks away from my “guess date” for baby #3. As I prepare myself for yet another birth, I would like to share about my first two childbirth experiences of my daughter and son. I wanted to share my daughter’s first, and then I will share my son’s when I get […]
