tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65852933204879388012011-11-27T19:20:43.273-06:00Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13451329554228767418noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585293320487938801.post-26224765257711689902011-06-30T23:20:00.000-05:002011-06-30T23:20:06.523-05:00

Today my baby girl is 1 month old. The time has flown by. I have been working on her birth story little-by-little for the past month so I am hoping I have included most of what I wanted to. If we should be blessed with another baby, I HOPE to type the birth story up in the hospital while it is all still fresh on my mind. I never imagined life would be so busy with 3 kiddos around so that is why I

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We were so blessed to welcome our sweet little GIRL, Olivia Jael, into the world at 10:59pm last night. She weighed 8lbs, 6oz and was 20 3/4in long. She is so amazing! Her birth story is on the way, but I wanted to share this video that my precious friend put together from Jael's birth. We were sooo blessed to have my friend take pictures during the labor and delivery. ENJOY!!! Untitled from

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Please take a few minutes to read this incredible VBAC story and be encouraged! I met the sweet mama of this beautiful baby girl at a local ICAN meeting where she was the leader. I am sooo thrilled for her for getting the desires of her heart with this birth! I'll try to keep it as ungraphic as possible ;). So most people who know me, know that I started preparing for a VBAC from the time

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I received a wonderful birth story today that I HAVE to share with you! I hope this will be an encouragement to all of you expectant momma's! If you'd like to visit the blog where this story is found, you can find it here.The Beautiful Arrival“dum spiro espero…While I breathe I hope….”Characters:Me (Dee, Kona)- the fullterm pregnant mamaJer/J- The Papa, my husbandJeremiah/Miah/Jem- sweet 2 year

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I have been reminded in the past few days of the reason I initially started this blog....to share encouraging stories of women who birthed their babies!!! If you have a story you want to share, I would LOVE to post it! You never know who may see YOUR story and be encouraged! Email me your story and I will post it asap. rachael.montgomery@gmail.com

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UAB will be holding a one-time class titled "Vaginal Birth After Cesarean" given by Dr. Richard Davis.When: Tuesday, February 1stWhere: UAB Women and Infants CenterTime: 5:45-7:30pmI really hope to attend this! To register visit:uabmedicine.org/women

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Please take time to read this great article about a recent study that was done re. labor progression. I was almost shouting, "amen" as I read it because it took me a LOOONNNNGGG time to dilate with my 2nd son. My entire labor ended up being 28 hours. The labor chart that most drs go by was developed it the 1950s and it simply out of date. Enjoy the read!

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I am planning on getting the blog posts rolling in 2011. :) I decided to kick it off with the story of a little boy that I love very much. His parents and I have been close friends ever since our oldest kids were about 1. They are so dear to our family. To read the story of Isaiah's amazing birth, click here. Also take some time to explore the "Sweet Birth Doula Services" blog while you are there

Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13451329554228767418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585293320487938801.post-71090373065125135602010-04-24T15:07:00.003-05:002010-04-24T15:09:38.741-05:00

This doesn't pertain to birth, but if you're pregnant you are going to want some nice products to use on your baby! You can click here to enter for a FREE baby wash and baby shampoo from ECO Store. These products are free of any chemicals! Thanks, Jenny for your awesome giveaway!!!

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A good friend of mine that works in the medical community forwarded this article to me recently and asked that I pass it out to as many women as I could. Please take some time to read it! Thanks!!!

Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13451329554228767418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585293320487938801.post-55474821168381835302009-12-23T23:05:00.002-06:002009-12-23T23:10:44.848-06:00

My friend, Kendall, has had three incredibly beautiful children! I have asked her to share her story. I hope this encourages you as much as it does me!!!Lena's birth was so much different than Jessi's or Eli's. Let me start by recapping their birth stories as briefly as possible so that it will be easier to understand why I made some of the decisions that I made with Lena. First, I want to talk

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Check out this great article regarding healthy birth practices. It's worth your time to read it!

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It's so important that YOU, the patient, take time to educate yourself regarding your pregnancy and childbirth. No matter what kind of birth you want to have, PLEASE do research and educate yourself. Don't depend on your doctor to tell you everything you need to know. Even the BEST doctors are human beings who are not perfect and cannot possibly think of every detail to tell you. And the detail

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To continue with my thoughts from Josiah's birth...I was told that Josiah wouldn't have fit through my pelvis anyway so it was good that I had my c-section. According to my dr, my pelvis was small so it just wouldn't have happened. He DID tell me that I could try a VBAC with my next delivery though which was encouraging. I learned so much from my labor and delivery experience with Josiah. I don't

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Oh my sweet first son. Words cannot describe how I felt when I found out I was FINALLY pregnant. My husband and I had not been doing anything to prevent pregnancy since we were married and had officially been TRYING to get pregnant for about 7 months when we got the news that we were expecting. We actually took one dose of Clomid to get pregnant...it worked the first time! We both had our doubts

Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13451329554228767418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585293320487938801.post-89829390546428858862009-11-17T20:59:00.001-06:002009-11-24T23:02:43.876-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshowLet me just start by saying that this is EXTREMELY long (as you can see)! I am typing this up more for me, but if you want to tough it out and read it THANKS! My mom was so great and wrote down the times things were happening during most of my labor so that is how I was able to be precise with the times that things happened. I have asked my friend and labor and delivery

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I am the mom of two precious little boys who were born in two very different ways. Despite my intentions, my first son was not born the way that I desired that he would be born. I am so thankful that he is healthy and neither one of us had any complications from his birth. God answered my prayers during my 2nd son's birth and things went exactly as I desired for them to go. I am so thankful that

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