Birth Stories

Ezra Storm Gaw

On January 10th 2018 I woke up at 5:30 AM, beginning my full day of teaching elementary school art. It was the day before my due date. That evening my husband, Alex, and I went to see I, Tonya. My contractions began during the movie. This was around 10 pm. The chairs were reclining, otherwise continue reading..

Louisa Ava and Freya Elyse

Louisa Started with contractions at 4 am. I didn’t wake daddy yet in case it was Braxton hicks (I had been having them for weeks). By 8 am they were 5-8 mins apart. Daddy woke up and ate breakfast thinking they would stop. Then had to start rubbing my back as I sat on the continue reading..

Birth Story: Scarlet Grace

Sometime in the wee hours on March 3rd, I had a few pressure waves that woke me up. I didn’t really think anything of it. Logan woke up around 6, as usual. Kevin got up to get him. I told him I would get him because I couldn’t really sleep anyway, but Kevin kept going. continue reading..

Bear Shark: A Birth Story

A week before my due date, I had been feeling VERY early labor pains at night with little to nothing during the day. Since these contractions were the same type I felt with my first son the day I went into labor, I just assumed things would progress in a similar fashion. Everything else about continue reading..

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