Testimonies: Positive birth stories 28 Articles

by Jane Comyns

At the sight of me on my knees beside my bed, a casual onlooker could well be forgiven for thinking that I am praying. The fact that my stomach is the size of a baby elephant and I am puffing and panting like a steam train...read more

by Bonnie Christiano

Childbirth is a miraculous experience. But if you have never been through it before, all of your information comes from movies and television. Or from the horror stories from other mothers. It is kind of the like the ol...read more

by Keelar

I think my birth story is quite positive, especially since it was my first pregnancy. After having what many would call a relatively easy pregnancy, i.e. no morning sickness or piling on 4 stone in weight, I finally & s...read more

by Jessica Fox

I remember the day I birth to my first child. I'll never forget that moment. I went into active labor sometime between 11:30am and noon.my husband put me in the car but he was so scared he couldn't drive and had my great g...read more

by Missy Bell

Five centimeters. This measurement had become my arch enemy. Three weeks ago I had attended my regular, weekly obstetrician appointment and of course had opted to be "checked". I had reached that time in the third t...read more

by Vicky Smee

Making a baby is the most natural thing in the world. Being so natural I was sure getting pregnant would be the easiest thing in the world. I bought in lots of home pregnancy tests and ovulation tests. It was all so exitin...read more

by Ashley Walcott

It is 102 degrees out and it is eight o'clock in the evening. I am rounding the track, beginning my fifth mile of waddle-walking. I am forty weeks and two days pregnant and I am determined to coax this baby out of it's c...read more

by Stephanie Joynes

It was my expectation to go through hours upon hours of labor and excruciating pain. I had gone to the childbirth classes, practiced my breathing and fully expected to have a natural childbirth. Well, I didn't get what I e...read more

by Emma Riley Sutton

It was fun! Seriously, it was fun. I thought it would be long, hard work (it is called labor!) and it wasn't. I had seen the videos. I had even watched my sister-in-law go through labor. I was expecting hours and hour...read more

by Elizabeth Rogers

I gave birth to four live children, all by c-section. The miscarriage I had was the most "natural" of the experiences and it was painful on several levels. My four healthy children came into this world safely and without a...read more

by Lorraine Wilks

I was dreading giving birth. The closer the day got, the more frightened I became like many women. In the end I am so glad I had a natural birth instead of a C-section. I was induced on my due date and in my opinion that w...read more

by Ainsley Wolf

As the mother of three, I have shared my birthing experience numerous times. All three of my deliveries was the most incredible experience of my life. I had my first child when I was seventeen. Going into the hospital eme...read more

by Charlotte Cox

I have had two very postitive births and i was extremely happy with the medical care i received. I had both my children naturally. I opted out of the c-section as i felt i may not be able to bond as much as a natural birth...read more

by Leanne M Wormald

A Perfect Birth It is 3.40am. Mum made me promise I would call the second contractions started; even if I was sure it was a false alarm. She wanted to make assurance double sure that she would not miss the birth. I h...read more

by Susan Lower

It was winter. The cold March winds blew across the flaky snow in the weary hours of morning. Swirls of white dust danced across our back yard, and of all the days one could pick, the coldest, my waterbroke. 5:30am I ...read more

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by Lcjane Kleinz

I remember my mom asking "What age do you want to be when you have your first child" "Twenty six" I replied.I don't know if this is coincidental but the first child I conceived was the age of twenty six.The first three...read more

by Naomi Smith

I was scared, nay petrified at the thought of labour. Just ask my mother she thought the only way she would get children out of me was through adoption. My husband and I decided to have a baby just a few months after w...read more

by Danielle Difrancesco

It was July 4th when I found out that I was pregnant. Although the relationship that I was in ended shortly after, I would have to say that my pregnancy was great! It seemed to go by so fast and I can remember sitting at...read more

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by Sarah Carbert

When I first found out I was pregnant I was so happy and could not wait to meet my little bundle of joy! However, I found it amazing that there were so many women out there who couldn't wait to tell me how awful their labo...read more

by Amanda Piper

If you're pregnant for the first time you're both excited and anxious about the big day. Many women have thousands of questions as to what labor is going to feel like and how will you know when labor finally hits. When you...read more