Signing off…Stay Tuned!
After three years as the ICAN blogger, it’s time for me to retire. But don’t worry, the blog will go on! Stay tuned – my replacement is in the works. It’s been a pleasure for me to volunteer for ICAN in this role over the past three years. It’s especially been an honor to read […]
CAM Birth Story: Sarah's HBA4C – "An Incredible Feat!"
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Sarah Fuerstenau. To have your story posted on this blog, email it to blog@ican-online.org. My birthing story begins back in 2005 when I had our first child. I had prepared myself for a natural, drug-free vaginal birth but I ended up with an […]
CAM Birth Stories: Elayne's "Wide Range of Births"
These birth stories, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), come from Elayne Glantzberg. To have your story posted on this blog, email it to blog@ican-online.org. Elayne sends along her four very different birth stories, all previously published on her family’s blog. Below are excerpts with links to the full stories. Cesarean with 26-week triplets: […]
CAM Birth Story: Brandy's HBA2C
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Brandy Pankau. To have your story posted on this blog, email it to blog@ican-online.org. Well I am not even sure where to begin! I guess I will start with my first birth with my oldest son. It is September of 2004 and I am […]
CAM Birth Stories: From Cesarean to Empowering CBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Jordan Bucher. Jordan says, “I wanted to send the story of my cesarean and my attempted HBAC (that turned out to be an incredibly empowering CBAC) for Cesarean Awareness Month. I hope other ICAN blog readers can find some inspiration from my experiences, […]
CAM Birth Story: Heather's Journey to Homebirth
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Heather Deatrick. To have your story posted on this blog, email it to blog@ican-online.org. Birth story of Gregory Patrick HBAC (Home Birth After Cesarean) on 01/13/2011 by Heather Deatrick How I ended up having a homebirth is truly amazing, as it is nothing […]
CAM Birth Story: Janel's HBA3C
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Janel Hyland. Janel says, “Hope this can inspire many!” To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org I know my birth story needs to start with my first birth. This is going to be long, it has taken […]
CAM Birth Story: Ilka's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Ilka Szilagyi. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Well, my story is a tale of complicated things. First of all, you have to know that midwifery in Hungary is borderline illegal, since there were no laws […]
CAM Birth Story: Jessica's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Jessica Baldwin. Jessica previously posted this story on her and her husband’s blog. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org We were 23 and 24 when N5 was born. We wanted a natural birth, to be defined […]
CAM Birth Story: Cortney's VBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Cortney Speir. Cortney says, “My first birthing experiene is pretty disturbing but my vbac was awesome. Thank you ICAN!” To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org The sun was lightly shimmering through the rose in the stained […]
CAM Birth Story: Cortney's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Cortney Speir. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org I lay there unable to move, unable to speak, unable to breathe. I was opening my mouth, gasping for air, but nothing. I kept opening and closing. Open…close…open…close…NOTHING. […]
CAM Birth Story: Allison's hospital, med-free VBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Allison. Allison shared her cesarean birth story with us during CAM last year. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Sunday morning marked 41 weeks. Sleep was scarce due to sore hips and back. I tried to […]
