First-Time-Mommy.com Featured Birth Story: Baby Madilyn

        Baby: Madilyn Babies sex: Female Due Date: 2-20-2011 Birth Date: 2-28-2011 # of Weeks Pregnant: 41.5 Birth: Vaginal Babies Stats: 7lbs 9oz, 20 inches Mom: Nora S.   I went to work, and then drove over to see my doctor Friday, when Madilyn Joy was already 5 days overdue.  My coworkers were always joking about my water breaking in the office, and I often found myself checking the floor to see…

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First-Time-Mommy.com Featured Birth Story: Baby Avery

          Baby: Avery   Babies Sex:  Female Due Date: 12/20/12 or 12/26/12 (see below) Birth Date: 12/29/12 # of Weeks Pregnant: 40-41 Birth: Vaginal with epidural with induction Babies Stats: 8lb 1oz and 20 inches long Mom: Jessica I.     I had a fairly “normal” pregnancy all along. I didn’t have any major problems except the usual tiredness and sickness. I couldn’t wait to meet our little girl. My due date had…

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Miracles Do Happen– Please Welcome My Baby Girl Silje Marie–Born 6/8/12

        25 years ago on a beautiful August day I was riding in the backseat of my parents car on our way to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when news came on the radio of a plane crash in Detroit.  Northwestern Flight 255 had 155 people on board when the accident happened. There was one sole survivor. A 4 year old little girl who had been identified as Cecilia.    You can imagine as…

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Friday’s Featured Birth Story: Cody Lukas

        Baby: Baby boy Birth Date: October 13, 2011 Due Date: October 19, 2011 Birth: Vaginal Weeks: 39 weeks Babies Stats: 8lbs 14.4oz, 20.5 inches Mom: Michelle C.      On February 5th, 2011 I found out I was pregnant! Seven home pregnancy tests later, and a trip to the doctors confirmed it, my husband and I were expecting our first child after only one month of trying to conceive. I knew…

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Friday’s Featured Birth Story: Amber P.– All Natural, Drug-Free Water Birth

          Baby: Baby boy Birth Date: June 25, 2011 Due Date: June 25, 2011 Birth: All Natural Water Child Birth (Drug Free) Weeks: 40 Weeks exactly Babies Stats: 7lbs 1 oz, 18 inches Mom: Amber P.   6/25/2011 6:00am My contractions started. They were mild and irregular. I stayed in bed and tried to sleep/rest as much as possible. By 6:45am The contractions had became painful, and started happening every 5…

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Friday’s Featured Birth Story: Jack

          Baby: Jack Birth Date: November 22, 2010 Birth: C-Section Weeks: 36 Babies Stats: 6lbs 0 oz. 19 inches Mom & Dad: Jane & John   The day my son was born, November 22, 2010, was the best day of my life, hands down. However, I made a very poor choice that day. Rather than listening to myself, and doing something the right way, I allowed myself to be led another…

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Friday’s Featured Birth Story: Jasmine Love

    Due Date: December 13, 2010 Birth Date: December 18, 2010 Weeks: 41 Mom: Ashley D.     My birth story begins when I was a week overdue!  I went in to my doctor’s office for my appointment 1 week overdue (Dec 17th). They did the stress test then an ultrasound and checked me. I was 2 cm dilated and 65% effaced, but I had a low fluid level so my doc wanted to…

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