C-Section Births

• allij's story - Induced with Pitocin/ C-Section- Failure to progress NEW Nov. 3
• antym's story - planned c-section preceeded by labor.
• cynthia2's story - C-section after a long night of labor.
• fosters's story - Birth: happy accident results in a premi baby who is fine now!
• glday's story - Elective c-section.
• jac_q's story - mom with lupus - induction followed by c-section. Stories by both dad and mom! Link to their page.
• jamiedee's story -LONG, ending in c-section. Link to page with pictures!
• kas_wash's story - C-section for BIG baby and failure to progress.
• kathykl's story - Back labor, epidural - Dad story too.
• kimmomme's story - c-section after epidural for back labor, fetal distress. Link to page to see a picture!
• mariafr's story - C-section after failure to progress. Pictures at Maria's site
• morteh's story - C-section because of failure to progress due to old scar tissue.
• nhunter's story - Labor started 3 weeks early. Quentin got stuck on the cervix and ended up coming out via c-section.
• renalt's story - c-section for high blood pressure and breech at 34 weeks.
• ricki10795's story - C-section with spinal block.
• sahrah's story - emergency c-section for placenta abruptia.
• tanix's story - Induced with Pitocin/ C-Section- Failure to progress.
• wendya's story - Scheduled c-section with spinal headache. Ouch!
• willbmom's story - Emergency c-section for baby with no amniotic fluid.

Hospital Births, medicated

• 4boys4me's story -Full moon arrival. Epidural didn't work.
• abc123's story - Two trips to the hospital, fairly uncomplicated delivery with epidural
• andreas' story - Forcepts delivery with epidural.
• aturner's story - 8 ½ hour labor with epidural - missed the tornado! Link to page to see a picture!
• barb3g's story - Finally used pitocin to get the fast labor of first two kids. NEW Sept. 16, 1999
• careermama's story - 7 hour labor (plus 2 weeks) with epidural, Dad's Story.
• cherd's story - Induction, labor, epidural and then hemorraging.
• colesmum's story - "Thank God for epidurals" NEW Sept. 16, 1999
• connie415's story - Waters broke in midwife office. Pitocin and Stadol.
• constar's story - Longish labor - Dad finally made it by the end! Link to nice page with pictures!
• cosmo8's story - Difficult: epidural, forcepts delivery.
• ddmerc's story - Induction from sciatic nerve pain.
• eposmon's story - Twins!! NEW Sept. 16, 1999
• evasb's story - "semi-natural birth" NEW Sept. 16, 1999
• gr8fuldead's (Courtney's) story - Despite trying to come out face up, Maya made it with only a lung infection.
• handymom's story - Fast active labor, help from epi god.
• hstreet's story - 11 hour labor with epidural.
• jackimarie's story - Quick labor,so no epi god. Group B Strep positive.
• jdecker5's story - Cord around baby's neck caused major distress. 5 days NICU, fine now. Pictures at Benjamin's site
• jeanmarie's story - IUGR baby born small but grew quick. Placenta had to be manually removed.
• jspost's story - Hospital birth with help from the Epidural God.
• judymiller13931's story - 32 hour labor. Baby appears healthy but lab results confusing.
• karencook's story - Epidural and forcepts, attended by dh and doula.
• kristinet's story - Pre-ecclampsia? Induction that lasted DAYS. Link to page to see a picture!
• kzhall's story - VBAC at 35 1/2 weeks.
• mamax3's story - Induction with epidural, hemmoraging. Pictures at Casey's site
• momofmc's story - Successful VBAC at 37 weeks with a doula.
• nanilii's story - Induction with cervical lip - epidural NO help!
• pearla's story - Blissful experience even with epi problems.
• pritty519's story - Spontaneous Rupture of Waters, Induction (with Epidural)
• prochon's story - Scheduled induction with epidural.
• raeli's story - Relexed birth with epi help.
• roxiedog's story - medicated hospital birth.
• seahorse1360's story - Great birth experience with nubain and epidural. Pictures at Brady's site
• sue8lynn's story - Waters broke, induced labor, had epidural.
• summerayne's story - Birth: Long labor with epidural
• terriduff's story - Katie's birth story NEW Sept. 16, 1999
• tobymc's story - Planned homebirth - hospital transport. 72 hour labor! Link to page to see some pictures of Adam!

Hospital Births, "natural"

• 2mom14's story - 2 hour labor with some nubain.
• amberlee21's story - 2 hour labor induced with castor oil.
• amelia1's story - Fast labor but back labor.
• atrill's story - Only 9 minutes of pushing, but what a nine minutes it was! Pictures at Gabriel's site. Another picture here
• budricks' story - Relatively pain free and fast delivery at 37 weeks.
• catmandu's story - Nearly had baby in the shower!
• claired's story -Water broke at 38 weeks. High blood pressure dictated some extra interventions.
• diannebean's story - Despite Hannah's early test results, she arrived in the world mostly healthy with no pain medication during the labor.
• dorothyr's story - 12 hour labor, the baby popped out.
• eileen_ca's story - Induced with Pitocin/ C-Section- Failure to progress NEW Sept. 16
• jacq01's story- Fairly quick birth with iv and oxygen at the end.
• jeanelaine's story - Tanner slipped out 10 days early after a 4 hour labor.
• jessica5's story - identical twin girls!
• kelly1234's story - Nice, long "natural" childbirth story.
• kellyjean's story - Very fast, but intense labor and delivery.
• kimmum1st's story - Laughing gas helped Zoe into a busy birthing room with 27 people present!
• minner's story - Speedy delivery: induction but no pain meds.
• pinkster's story - Fast but HARD.
• tylersma8534's story - Very fast pushing stage bruised baby, but she is fine now.
• vickie1374's story - Vaginal breech delivery at 37 weeks!

Birth Center Births

• erin_b's story - Back labor, labored in tub, birthed in bed.
• caterh's story -GBS positive, screamed a lot!, doctor missed the delivery!. Link to page with a picture!
• kiersti's story - independent bithing centre with midwives, fast unmedicated labour
• lisarene's story - Birth center transport for pelvic shape problems. Vacuum extraction.
• zodiac's story - Birth Center with dh, sil and midwife.

Home Births

• araniw's story - Planned unassisted homebirth--awesome!
• parsnips' story - planned unassisted home waterbirth. Great Dad's Story too!
• sibylle's story - Unassisted homebirth with sibling present
• tobymc' story -Planned homebirth - hospital transport. 72 hour labor! See Hospital, medicated section too. Link to page to see some pictures of Adam!

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