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all natural

I am a 22 year old mother of 3 children, and expecting my fourth . I am 25 weeks along. I've had all of my children in the comfort of my own home without any medication of gas or air or anything whatsoever. I've had the wonderful support of my husband each step of the way and a well experienced midwife. My first baby, a girl, was born after only 5 hours of labor, in my very own bed May 8th of 2004. The day before mothes day! She weighed 7lbs 8 oz. She is now 6 years old and is homeschooled by me and reading and writing on a second grade level. I am very proud of her. My second baby, a boy, was born Dec. 7th 2006 (pearl habor day) after 6 hours of labor, again, in my very own bed. He was smaller, 5lbs 15oz, he was a week early. He had a hard time breastfeeding in the begining but was breastfed until he was ten months old. He is now three years old and quite a charmer! Not to mention a trouble maker! My third child, also a boy, was born Jan 14 2009 after 7 hours of labor weighing in at 7lbs3oz. His birth was by far my best because I think I was in more control mentally due to my experiences. I love having babies, and I hope that the Lord will continue to bless me so that I can birth at home all my days. I'm greatly looking forward to baby number four, and hoping that my husband will not be out of town when the babe decides to show! (Ps all of my babies have been a surprise! No peeking beforehand! I'm hopinh sorta for a girl, but healthy and whole is all I really desire) good luck to you al and happy birthing

Labour!!!

Hello my names Chelsey and im from Liverpool (uk) and im only 17. When i found out i was pregnent everyone disagree'd with it bu after a while everyone understood that i was having this baby no matter what!! When i told my boyfriend he left me!!! It was 2days after my due date and i had my baby after 8hours in labour. My watersbroke on the 16th march at about 20.30. I got took to hospital and after pushing and what ever i had my baby boy at 03:21am he weighed 6lb 11oz!! He is the best thing ever that has happened to me and still some people dont talk to me but i dont care i have my baby and thats all that matters. The father sometimes see's Kenzie-Jay!!!
Good-Luck for all the girls out there with teenage pregnancy's just think its all worth it at the end.

Love Chelsey and Kenzie xxx

Chelsey

my labor story

i was in labor for 15 hours and that was the most painfull thing i have ever been throw.and yes i would do it again. my son was born at 10:26 am march 9. i went to the hospital the night before and felt like i was there for ever. my son was due on the 2nd of march.i went over a week.and it felt like he would never come out.i wanted to do it vaginal birth but my son was to big and after 14 hours in labor i had only dilated 3 centametters.so i had to have a c-section because his heart rate went from 144 to 96 and that wasnt good.so they rushed me down and got started and man it felt like he was never goin to come out. when i heard him cry for the first time. it hit me that im a mother now. and that i have someone to take care of.and that it wasnt all about me anymore it goin to be all about my son and that really didnt bother me.when i first saw him he looked just like me and when they put him close to me and i said his name he stoped crying. when they took me to my room and brung him in and he was crying really loud.when that women put him in my arms and i touched his face and said mama here he stoped crying and slowly went to sleep in my arms.that was the best monent of my life.my son is a month now and he still like to fall asleep in my arms and nobody else. because he a mama boy.

sara

Birth at 17

I was seventeen and about a week overdue with my baby girl. I was living with my boyfriend, and he was at classes (college) when I felt the first contraction. I knew that my bf had an exam that hour, so I didn't want to bother him. I got another one about ten minutes later. I decided that I shouldn't worry yet and tried to relax. Soon, the contractions were coming nonstop, and I knew I couldn't get to the hospital. I just tried to make it until I knew my bf would be back. Well, pretty soon, I felt like I needed to push. i couldn't help it, and I pushed really hard. I felt the baby moving. I had to push again. The baby was coming out; the pain was unbearable. I was screaming, but I still had to push. The baby came all the way out. I cut the cord and she started crying. It was so beautiful. Now, I'm 19 and I two weeks ago, I gave birth to twins...alone. My experience at 17 proved to me that childbirth is a natural thing that can be done without medical help.

Diana

I Had My Baby in My Husband's Car

Where to start... I have two boys and just had my third baby- its a girl.

I was 28 weeks pregnant when I went to the hospital Thursday morning I was having contractions and they did a test to see if I was going to have her early. The test came back negative and the doctor said there was no way I was going to have her for at least another couple of weeks. So 6 hours later they sent me home. My husband and I went to pick up our son from his grandparents house. My contractions were still strong and I was still in pain. I told my husband that if it didn't stop soon t I was going to go back in the hospital. My husband had to go to work for an hour. My contractions were 2 mins apart...My husband got home I told him I couldn't take the pain any more so we got in the car When we were about 10 mintues from the hospital, I had this urge to push. (I had two previous c-sections and my little girl was suppossed to be a c-section.) My husband kept telling me not to push but I pushed as hard as I could I told him that something was coming out. I pushed again and she came out.

She was still in the sack my water didn't break.We get to the hospital about 5 mintues later and my husband ran inside to get the doctors. At first I saw two doctors then when I looked up, there were doctors all around the car. They broke the sack. I was waiting for her to cry or make a noise, but there was nothing. they then cut the cord and still nothing.They took her inside the hospital and they got me out of the car. We got inside and they told us that our daughter was doing well. She tried breathing on her own, but she needed help.

She is my miracle baby. I told the doctor that I was supposed to have her by c-section but I had her naturally. It was the worst pain ever. She weighed 2 pds 6 oz She is doing well. I told her father that we will be keeping the car that way when she asks where she was born, I will always have the car to show her and the story behind it.

Tonya