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Monday, 22 April 2013 00:02

The Story of Samuel's Home Birth

Written by Sophie Boisjoly

On February 21st, I'm at 40+4. I'm home alone with my two girls Émilie 3 years old and Chloé 17 months old. Daddy Simon's at work. The day before, I had an appointment with one of my midwives, Maggie, and she gave me a good stretch and sweep and told…

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Sunday, 10 March 2013 20:08

My VBAC Turned CBAC For All the “Right” Reasons

Written by Hannah Webster

On 8 January 2013 the stars collided. Once again, a beautiful baby entered my world to change my life forever. Hamish Joel was born via an emergency caesarean. It was not the entry I had dreamed of but his birth was a powerful and empowering event. The story of…

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Saturday, 10 March 2012 00:00

Evangeline's Birth Story

Written by Annemarie Chagnon

I had an appointment with my midwife on Friday (39w2d) and baby was super low. It was getting difficult to walk around between the SPD and having such a low baby. We went over my birth plans which essentially came down to " don't touch me unless you need…

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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:00

Allie's Homebirth: Best Friend's Perspective

Written by Allie McBride's Best Friend

What an exciting week I have had. My best friend and my little sister were due with their babies within a week of each other. My sister was having some mean contractions for 12 hours, so I spent the night near her so when it kicked in I’d be there.…

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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:00

Allie's Homebirth: Dad's Perspective

Written by Allie McBride's Hubby

Chapter Thirty One – The Conception There I sat in a dimly lit dive in south Ajax. The odour of stale beer and second hand smoke hang in the air as though the grimy yellowed window in the corner hadn’t been opened since the honourable Kim Campbell had served as…

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Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00

Breanna's Birth: Water Breaks with no Contractions

Written by Breanna Jewell

Oh Mylanta! I can't believe my little baby is here in my arms!!! It all started when my water broke Friday night. I had been eating labor-inducing foods like eggplant and basil, bouncing on the birthing ball, and swaying my hips all day. I remember that I had…

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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 00:00

Alishia's Birth in a Hospital Shower

Written by Alishia Kemp

A deep breath. It’s September 21st and I’m 38 weeks in: nothing in my house is set up for a baby even though my baby shower was weeks ago. I have tons of clothes, blankets, socks and other things for baby, but nothing is organized and the crib is still…

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Friday, 14 December 2012 17:23

The Love Story of Donnie

Written by Kerrin Eckert

November 2009: It begins with a 21st century version of Love At First Sight. Online chatting leads to hours-long telephone conversations leads to a 500kms round roadtrip leads to an all-encompassing connection, all within 6 days. A week or so later we have a night in the city together,…

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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 00:00

Three Angels Lost

Written by Paulina Romero

This is the story of Paulina, a woman living in Iceland who follows The Birthing Site. She shared her story with us and we reached out to her. I read her story on her website and emailed with her to get to know her and understand her situation so I…

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012 16:42

The Birth of My Little L

Written by Jessica

I began having some contractions on September 28. They were mild but I figured I’d practice all the techniques I’d learned from some great books. Later on that day I went to the bathroom and discovered my mucus plug in my panties. I knew that meant I was somewhat dilated.…

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