Category Archives: Birth Stories

My VBAC Story: A Team Effort

Posted on April 11, 2012 by caela

Two years ago this month, my older son, M. was born. He came into the world via a necessary, though unanticipated, cesarean birth. His birth left my husband and I feeling fairly traumatized and uncertain if we would be willing … Continue reading →

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What keeps me going

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Georg'ann Cattelona

The first cohort of BABS babies is getting ready for college or will be soon. Spread out over the US and at least one across the pond, the babies that were in our original playgroup are making college visits, applying … Continue reading →

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I Love BABS

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Brea

Dear BABS, I don’t tell you often enough how much you mean to me. As we approach March, we are also approaching another birthday for B. Is he really going to be four years old?!? In celebration, I wish to … Continue reading →

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Moving on after a complicated pregnancy and birth

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Brea

I get things stuck in my craw. Sometimes it’s stuck in such a way that I cannot let it go and it is all I think about for a stretch (as in – I won’t lie – when a certain … Continue reading →

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Why I didn’t have an epidural. And why I should have.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brea

Even before I was pregnant with my first child, I knew I preferred a birth without interventions. I’m not sure it was even a “preference” so much as my default. It just seemed like a given. My mother had my … Continue reading →