Posted on April 23, 2020 by nicolepeyton
My due date was March 3, and based on what I know of statistics on first children and my mom’s experience, I was fully expecting that I would be late. Not that we weren’t generally ready for the baby, but I was assuming in… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Betsy”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: baby girl, birth, birth project, birth story, hospital birth, mom blogger, motherhood, unmedicated birth
Posted on April 8, 2020 by nicolepeyton
Mason James was born April 9, 2018, at 2:53 a.m. This is the story of his birth. I didn’t quite realize it at the time, but it all started the evening of April 7. It was a Saturday, and my husband Chad and I… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Mason James”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: baby boy, birth, birth project, birth story, birth support, strong baby, strong daddy, strong mama
Posted on February 14, 2020 by nicolepeyton
On July 4, 2017, Josh and I welcomed our second son, Samuel Owen, into the world. This is the story of his birth. In hindsight, it all started about 12:30 a.m. I woke up and had to use the bathroom in an urgent way… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Samuel Owen Schultz”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: baby boy, birth, birth plan, birth project, birth story, birth support, birth trauma, boy mom, vaginal birth
Posted on January 30, 2020 by nicolepeyton
My first contraction came and went at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 16. I wrote it off as gas as we were at a family Christmas party and no way did I think labor would start while I was there. A half hour later… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Landon Harkema”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth project, birth story, birth support, doula, home birth, midwife, motherhood
Posted on January 21, 2020 by nicolepeyton
I gave birth to my first boy, Oliver, at the age of 20. I was unprepared and scared, and he pushed me to my absolute limit at 42 weeks. I had dreamed of a natural birth, but was secretly afraid of the pain. When… Continue Reading “Birth Stories of Oliver and Isaac”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth dreams, birth project, birth story, boy mom, induction, unmedicated birth
Posted on January 14, 2020 by nicolepeyton
4:57 a.m. I woke up for what I thought would be my typical 5 a.m. pee. I’m sure many pregnant women can relate. As I sat down on the toilet, I had a brief thought that this could be my water breaking, as I… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Warren James Justice”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: baby boy, birth, birth center birth, birth project, birth story, birth support, midwife, strong baby, strong daddy, strong mama, vaginal birth
Posted on January 11, 2020 by nicolepeyton
My daughter was born via scheduled c-section on Oct. 26, 2018. Nothing about having her went the way I expected. Not even her conception. My husband and I struggled with infertility for years before finally conceiving Billie on our third round of IUI. I… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Billie Joyce Roberts”
Posted on January 9, 2020 by nicolepeyton
On Feb. 9, 2016, at 8 a.m., I went in for an induction at 41 weeks pregnant. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 30 weeks, and was experiencing very high blood sugar, which concerned my doctors. After I was given Cervadil to start… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Brooklyn May”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth project, birth story, birth support, c-section
Posted on August 30, 2019 by nicolepeyton
On July 8, 2019, The BIRTH Project Network hosted a free online meet-up on the topic of fertility. The meet-up featured subject matter expert Beth Dorsey, L.Ac, FABORM, who has worked in Chinese medicine and women’s health for more than 14 years, specializing in… Continue Reading “The BIRTH Project Network Meet-up: Fertility”
Category: Motherhood Memoir Network Meet-upTags: acupuncture, birth, birth project, birth project network, birth story, birth support, Chinese medicine, clean beauty, conception, egg quality, endometriosis, fertility, infertility, IUI, IVF, Keto diet, mind body connection, PCOS, pregnancy, prenatal, Western medicine, women's health
Posted on August 11, 2019 by nicolepeyton
This story was written by Melissa Harness, who has suffered through five miscarriages. She has carried eight pregnancies, given birth to three healthy children, and lost five angels. She wants to tell her story to “give a voice to all those that have suffered… Continue Reading “A Fertility Journey: Melissa Harness, Angel No. 5”