The Birth of Maya I began this pregnancy feeling an intense amount of pressure to do things right this time, to have a VBAC, to prove that I could do it and avoid all the heartache that clouded the birth of my son, born via cesarean just 25 months before his sister. I was excited
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From Kelly Fischer, Chapter Leader of ICAN of Northeast Iowa. 1. Thank A Provider – solicit your chapter supporters to each write a thank you letter to at least one of their care providers, or as many as they’d like. For any care providers who are local and hospital based, offer to drop off the
Lucille Catherine graced us with her presence on July 21, 2011 at 2:11pm. It was easily the most beautiful moment of my life, but at the same time, the most heartbreaking. When I look back at her birth, I remember it initially as a time of joy and love and then the trauma and resentment
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For pictures and more, check out Kara’s blog, Emotional Healing From Cesarean. Jason’s Birth- Unplanned Cesarean Before the birth of my first son I believed that birth was easy. You go to the hospital, get your epidural, and in a few hours pop out a baby. Of course I had heard the horror stories of
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At about 6 months gestation, I went to the E.R. for what I thought was premature labor. My previous pregnancy had resulted in a miscarriage so I had some cause for concern. After plenty of testing, the results were inconclusive. I was having some fierce abdominal pain that we could not identify. I went home
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JACK’S BIRTH STORY A Scheduled C-Section My due date was October 5, 2008. And as the end of September rolled on, there was absolutely zero sign that Jack would join us any time soon. Not a single contraction, nothing. Each week at my doctor appointments, I got the same news. A fingertip dilated and not
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It’s Cesarean Awareness Month and here at the ICAN Blog, I’m excited to share a lot of great birth stories, guest posts, videos and more during the month of April! As a reminder, if you would like your birth story to be featured on the ICAN Blog during this month (and it hasn’t been featured
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“The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.” ~Stephen Gaskin
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“This whole situation [hospitals denying women the right to VBAC] is the result of the American College of OBGYN’s in 1999 changing their guidelines for VBAC in response to medical/legal concerns to require that a physician be immediately available during an entire VBAC labour. This has been interpreted by hospitals, especially those in the more
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“Mothers need to know that their care and their choices won’t be compromised by birth politics.” ~Jennifer Rosenberg
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