Jennifer posted a wonderful story of her orgasmic VBAC on Livemom.com:
I pushed for two hours, which isn’t too bad compared to the 43-hour marathon labor stories we hear. I was pretty vocal; mostly pissed that there was zero pain-relief from the epidural. I think the contractions were more painful because I had the expectation of [...]
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Orgasmic VBAC
28 August 2010, 6:16 am
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Lauren’s Worst Day
25 August 2010, 6:36 am
The day my eldest son was born was the worst day of my life. I know what you’re thinking…how can you say that? But it has nothing to do with my love for him and everything to do with the way that he was brought into this world. I know they say that birthing a [...]
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The Birth of Forest
11 August 2010, 6:54 am
Ingrid sent in her beautiful home birth story to share…
Ocean, my three year old son, and I came home Friday night from a fun evening of hanging out with Ocean’s cousins, Emma and Andrew. We had all gone out for pizza and to the duck pond. I had felt pretty darn tired while we were [...]
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Clarion Notes: Spring 2010 Issue
12 June 2010, 2:52 pm
This is the first in a quarterly series highlighting ICAN’s signature publication, The Clarion. To receive The Clarion, you must be a subscriber to ICAN. To subscribe, please find your local chapter or visit the ICAN bookstore.
The focus of this issue of The Clarion is healing, which includes a phenomenal collection of articles addressing the [...]
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Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending June 6th
7 June 2010, 8:31 pm
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org.
Thanks to MJ Bray for submitting a nomination for this week! I love receiving these from blog readers. Stork [...]
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Erin’s Cesarean
25 May 2010, 9:54 pm
Erin sent in this birth story to share. Would you like to have yours posted here? Send it to: blog@ican-online.org. If you are looking for more birth stories, click here.
I had a perfect pregnancy. I had no heartburn, no hemorrhoids, no morning sickness, no back pain, nothing. I sailed through pregnancy with such ease and [...]
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Rebirthing ~ The Birth of Dolores Philomena
12 May 2010, 3:18 pm
Julie sent in this birth story to share. Would you like to have yours posted here? Send it to: blog@ican-online.org. If you are looking for more inspirational birth stories, click here.
The story of her labor and birth began with Paul. We had wanted a homebirth, but due to many things and choices that we made, [...]
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CAM Birth Story #46: Erica’s HBAC with Twins
30 April 2010, 3:05 pm
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2010, we will be filling the blogosphere with stories from real women (and their families) who know first-hand the consequences of a 32% cesarean rate. Each day we will post at least one birth story submitted by these women. Prepare to be moved (hint: grab a box of Kleenex)!
From [...]
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CAM Birth Story #45: Janea’s HBA2C
30 April 2010, 1:00 pm
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2010, we will be filling the blogosphere with stories from real women (and their families) who know first-hand the consequences of a 32% cesarean rate. Each day we will post at least one birth story submitted by these women. Prepare to be moved (hint: grab a box of Kleenex)!
From [...]
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CAM Birth Story #44: Becky’s VBAC
30 April 2010, 6:42 am
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2010, we will be filling the blogosphere with stories from real women (and their families) who know first-hand the consequences of a 32% cesarean rate. Each day we will post at least one birth story submitted by these women. Prepare to be moved (hint: grab a box of Kleenex)!
From [...]
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