Welcome to Returning to Birth! I share the amazing ways childbirth can teach us more about ourselves. ALL women deserve a positive and empowering birth experience, and I’m here to help make that happen.
Leo's birth taught me how to surrender to suffering with grace and acceptance. I truly felt like after I had endured forceps and pushing for 3 hours within a worn off epidural, I could do literally anything. #birthstory #hospitalbirth
Aislin's birth taught me that I really can do hard things. Things that utterly terrify me have the ability to transform into moments of glory and triumph. Aislin's birth taught me to trust and honor my body at the deepest level. #birthstory #hospitalbirth #unmedicated
C-sections can be positive birth experiences too! This 41 year old first time mom welcomed her rainbow baby. Read her story here! #csection #birthstory #childbirth
Kara dreamed of having a vaginal birth. She drove 2 hours to see a supportive provider who helped her realize her dream of having her VBA2C (vaginal birth after 2 cesareans). Read her birth story and all the little moments she celebrated along the way! #VBAC #childbirth #birthstory
Ever thought of singing your baby earth side? This momma did just that with her birth team joining in. Click through to read this positive, empowering birth center birth story! #birthcenter #birthstory
What’s most important to having as positive birth experience even if things don’t go according to plan? Options, Support, Respect. This momma had her college graduation ceremony in the hospital while in labor! She worked through some curve balls and had a positive, empowering birth. #childbirth #informed #positivebirth
***TW: Birth Trauma; I believe ALL birth stories are important and deserve to be shared. This is a beautifully written story about a mom’s traumatic birth that resulted in PTSD. If it would not be beneficial to you to read this story as you prepare for your own birth, please skip to one of the many other stories on this site.*** #childbirth #birthstories #birthtrauma
Epidurals aren’t the only option for pain relief in labor. This Labor and Delivery Nurse used IV medications and Nitrous Oxide to help her deliver her baby without an epidural. Check out her birth story! #childbirth #laboranddelivery #noepidural #ivmeds #l&dnurse #naturalbirth
This momma was not planning to be sent to the hospital when she showed up to her midwife appointment. She let go of her plan for what she thought her birth would be like and surrendered to the birth she was actually having. Read the beautiful story of baby Kora! #childbirth #birthplan #hospitalbirth #unmedicated
This is the story of the healing home water birth of baby Hazel after a traumatic prior c-section delivery. #birthstory #homebirth #birthtrauma
A mom with uterus didelphys (born with two uteri and two cervixes) shares her 5 birth stories: C-Section, Trial of Labor turned repeat C-Section, VBAC with Epidural, Unplanned Unassisted Homebirth, and a Planned Homebirth. Read these amazing stories from a mom who has truly seen it all! #positivebirth #birthstories #empoweredbirth
Empowering birth story of a first baby at a birth center. #newbaby #birthstory #birthcenter
