Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Crafts–Birth Necklace
Birth Necklace by Kelly Fischer Recently one of my dear friends had an amazing HBAC, and as she prepared for her upcoming birth I was honored to organize a blessingway for her which included creating a birth necklace for momma. I realize not everyone is comfortable with the idea of creating jewelry – so before […]
Tiyama's Birth Story
I had been hospitalized at 26 weeks for softening of my cervix which was then determined to be pre-term labor, thankfully the contractions stopped after being medicated. After four full days, I was discharged with medication (nifedipine) to take while on bed rest to discourage contractions. On Jan 27th, 2007 (30 weeks) I woke up […]
Mandy's Birth Story
Sorrow endureth for a night; but joy cometh in the morning. -Psalms 30:5 My life as a mother began on February 16, 2007, with the birth of my sweet Kate. I was induced with pre-eclampsia two days before my due date. Long story short, I ended up being completely dilated and after pushing, she never […]
Bronwyn's Birth Story
Lenore Calais February 22, 2011 12:42 pm 8 lbs 1 oz 20.5″ I’m the sort of person who recognizes patterns. I don’t have to try. I simply see them. My children are slowly teaching me that it’s okay to break them. I noticed several similarities between my first two pregnancies and births. Both children were […]
Rebekah's Birth Story
I wish I hadn’t had the optional ultrasound at 20 weeks. Our midwife had given us the choice and we decided to find out if we were expecting a girl or a boy. Late in the afternoon a week later she called to tell me that there were some anomalies and that she was faxing […]
