Tag: labor
Seven Bags of Blood Saved My Life
It was my first pregnancy. I was thirty-six. The thought of labor and delivery was honestly terrifying to me.
I had no idea that the...
An Emergency C-Section Was My Greatest Fear.
People say that no two births are the same. And in my case, it's been very true. Thirteen years ago, my first baby was monitored...
When Your Insurance Doesn’t Cover the NICU
Oh yes. It happens.
My son, Charlie, was born at 37 weeks at a beautiful hospital in Houston, Texas. I was pre-eclamptic, but at the...
Labor, Delivery, and My (Anti) Birth Plan
During my first pregnancy, my husband and I signed up for a generalized childbirth class that our hospital offered. It took place over the...
The Waiting Game of Pregnancy
Being pregnant is all about the wait and the anticipation for what is to come. Here I am, pregnant with our third and final...
Beyond “Healthy Baby, Healthy Mom”: Defending My Natural Birth Plan
When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child last July, we faced many of the same questions as other...