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 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 May 23, 2019 by nicolepeyton
I was a new mom but I was really good at researching what I needed for my pregnancy. I will never forget how amazed I was when I watched “The Business of Being Born” when I was in my first trimester. After watching and… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Malcolm Eli Settle”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth center birth, hypnobabies, hypnobirthing, midwife, strong mama, unmedicated birth, vaginal birth, water birth
Posted on October 15, 2018 by nicolepeyton
Our beautiful baby daughter came into this world on Sept. 19, 2014, unable to breathe, swollen and full of fluid. We knew after being at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for nine days that she was safer in the womb than out in the world,… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Breanna Rose Holmberg”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth project, birth story, birth support, pregnancy and infant loss awareness, strong mama
Posted on October 8, 2018 by nicolepeyton
Mason Benjamin was born still on May 12, 2002. My pregnancy had been near perfect. I never suffered from morning sickness, I was relatively comfortable right up until the end, and my energy levels were good throughout my 8 ½ months of pregnancy. It… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Mason Benjamin”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth project, birth story, pregnancy and infant loss awareness, raw birth, stillbirth, strong mama
Posted on September 17, 2018 by nicolepeyton
April 9, 2009, was the day I became a mommy. My husband Mike and I headed to Sutter Maternity Center in Santa Cruz, California, early that Thursday morning. I had a scheduled induction, as I was 11 days past my due date and there… Continue Reading “Birth Story of Dylan Savino DiPalma”
Category: Birth StoriesTags: birth, birth story, empowered birth, natural birth, strong baby, strong mama