Category: Birth Stories

  • Linda’s Birth Story – The Day That Changed My Life {Guest Post}

    Linda’s Birth Story – The Day That Changed My Life {Guest Post}

    I was 40 weeks and 3 days when my doctor decided that I should be induced because of oligohydraminos (low amniotic fluid level). My husband and I went to the hospital on the evening of January 13, 2011. We waited to be called and after about 2 hours we were sent to a room. I…

  • Story of My Final Pregnancy

    Story of My Final Pregnancy

    I was super excited and nervous when I found out that I was expecting in September of 2010.  Just a few weeks before I found out, I was watching my mother struggle with her battle with Pick’s disease.  Pick’s disease is a rare form of Alzheimer’s that affects the frontal lobe of the brain.  In…

  • Expecting My Second Child

    Expecting My Second Child

    My second pregnancy was a bit of a surprise as I wasn’t actively trying to conceive.  I found out in February 2000, that I was pregnant and was due October in October.  When I was almost 20 weeks, I found out that I was having a little boy.  I was excited and nervous at the…

  • Expecting my First Baby As a Teen Mom

    Expecting my First Baby As a Teen Mom

    My first pregnancy was a bit of a shock, since I was just 18 years old and just out of high school. I found out that I was pregnant in April of 1996.  I was still living at home with my parents and wasn’t married to my boyfriend.  I knew firsthand that my parents would…