by WP Management Team Dev | Aug 17, 2015 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories
Let’s Try Some Natural Labor Induction First This was my first pregnancy, and I was nine days overdue. To avoid a medical induction and to naturally induce labor I tried three methods of natural induction: I took a homeopathic blue cohosh, caulophyllum, (click to...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jul 29, 2015 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories
Things got moving on Wednesday, July 1st. I had been having noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions for several weeks but something felt different in my belly that day. I can’t explain what, but I mentioned this to one of my co-workers that morning. I...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jul 25, 2015 | Best Cesareans Possible Positive Birth Experiences, Bradley Method
O Boy, I am not even sure where to start with my birth story! It was our wish and plan to deliver at home with a wonderful team of midwives within the 42 week time period, which is the time limit that the state of CA puts on home births. That did not happen. On the...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jul 21, 2015 | Bradley Method, Healing From Traumatic Birth
The Monday before Ada was born, I woke up at 2 am with intense cramping. I couldn’t sleep, so I rocked on my exercise ball, applied a heating pad to my back, and snacked a bit. The contractions were painful, but I could easily talk through them....
by WP Management Team Dev | Jul 2, 2015 | Bradley Method
For the 2 weeks before my due date, I was growing increasingly impatient. I wanted to meet this baby already! I started massaging the labor inducing pressure points, eating spicier foods, and going for long walks. The weekend before the due date, Nico and I walked...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jun 21, 2015 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories
Years before becoming pregnant, I knew I wanted to have a home birth and I researched accordingly. In October 2013, we found out I was pregnant and were surprised at our first ultrasound when we were told it was twins. Although I found twin home birth stories online,...