BirthStorytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-4843892007-12-13T12:13:49-05:00TypePadThe Birth of Katrinatag:typepad.com,2003:post-427158082007-12-13T12:13:49-05:002009-04-12T22:47:12-04:00My special day started on 1/11/07 at 4:30 a.m. I went to sleep the previous night for maybe 3 hours. I was so nervous about the next day. My husband was up all night and was really scared of being...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/12/the-birth-of-ka.htmlThe Birth of Althea Rayetag:typepad.com,2003:post-340859082007-05-16T10:56:49-04:002007-05-16T10:56:49-04:00My original due date was 10/1/05. I was home from work for a month already. I was huge. I was in pain. I was so DONE being pregnant. I could barely walk, my feet were swollen, my sciatic nerve was...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/05/the_birth_of_al.htmlThe Births of AJ and LGtag:typepad.com,2003:post-340843802007-05-15T13:48:11-04:002007-05-15T13:48:11-04:00Launched into the World It was a day in the last week of September when I waddled into my midwife’s office for another routine check. At 37 weeks pregnant, I was prepared to wait several more weeks before seeing the...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/05/the_births_of_a.htmlThe Birth of Big Itag:typepad.com,2003:post-307530522007-03-28T00:27:42-04:002007-03-28T00:27:42-04:00This birth story was taken directly from my journal. March 27, 2001 Three to 17 days past my due date and I'm sitting here waiting for the phone to ring to tell me what time to come to the hospital...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/03/the_birth_of_bi.htmlThe Birth of Kathryntag:typepad.com,2003:post-319401922007-03-21T22:23:45-04:002007-03-21T22:23:45-04:00I went for my 38-week appointment on Wednesday, January 24 and was still at 1 centimeter dilated and 50% effaced, no change from the previous week. My doctor went over the plan for what would happen induction-wise if I went...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/03/the_birth_of_ka.htmlThe Birth of Izzytag:typepad.com,2003:post-308893182007-02-25T20:02:08-05:002007-02-25T20:02:08-05:00Izzy's birth story starts on December 4th, when I was 38 weeks pregnant and I was sent to the ultrasound department because my fundal height was measuring a bit on the low side. My fluid level around Izzy was down...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2007/02/the_birth_of_iz.htmlThe Birth of Huntertag:typepad.com,2003:post-145483032006-12-08T21:48:15-05:002006-12-08T21:48:15-05:00June 6th, we woke up early and phoned the hospital case room to arrange a time to come in for induction. We arrived at 7:45 am and were set up in a delivery room. I gave a urine sample and...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2006/12/the_birth_of_hu.htmlThe Birth of "Artist Boy"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-130383182006-09-27T13:13:25-04:002006-09-27T13:13:25-04:00My son was conceived at a time in my life when I had pretty much given up on ever having a child. I had fertility problems, several miscarriages, and was so sure I was never going to have a baby....Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2006/09/the_birth_of_my_1.htmlThe Birth of Julie Yvonnetag:typepad.com,2003:post-122984172006-09-19T20:50:01-04:002006-09-19T20:50:01-04:00Julie Yvonne, December 31, 1965 My second experience of childbirth was distinctly different from my first. Instead of starting single and ending married, I started married and ended single. Instead of losing weight, I gained in anticipation of morning sickness...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2006/09/the_birth_of_ju.htmlThe Birth of Richard Rolandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-122983932006-08-29T00:20:11-04:002006-08-29T00:20:11-04:00I had a lot of morning sickness with my first baby. Actually, I had so much morning sickness that I weighed slightly less when I checked in for his birth than I had before I was pregnant. At one point...Black Belt Mamahttp://www.blackbeltmama.com/birthstory/2006/08/the_birth_of_ri.html