Comments on: Charlie’s Birth Story

By: Anja Nilsen

Anja Nilsen — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:43:47 +0000

What a great story Mary, thank you for sharing and once again CONGRATULATIONS with little Charlie 🙂
Love Anja

By: Mary Helen

Mary Helen — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:06:12 +0000

Thanks, Michelle. I’m glad to have been able to share it. Hooray for blogs.

By: Michelle Hill

Michelle Hill — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:40:15 +0000

what an amazing birth story! Thank you for sharing, its very inspiring and brings a smile to my face. enjoy your little bundle!!

By: Mary Helen

Mary Helen — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:01:40 +0000

Thanks, Kandy! I hope your next birth is a beautiful one. Babies seem to come however and whenever they please. I think my midwives would tell you not to try and break your own water. I think there is an infection risk with that. Besides, once your water breaks there is a time limit before you’d need to be induced. At least, that’s how things worked at our birth center. I imagine after the baby is a week overdue it is pretty tempting to take matters into your own hands though!

By: kandy p

kandy p — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:22:04 +0000

such a great birth story!!!! for the most part it sounds like things went according to plan. a big congrats again on your precious healthy baby! you are a strong woman to choose a medicine-free birth in this age of scheduled c-sections and epidurals as soon as you walk in the door. i truly hope my next childbirth (if my ivf works!) goes a little something like this. i feel a little robbed since i was induced and never experience natural contractions. i was a week late and my little one was almost 9lb at birth and he darn near didn’t move down the canal. after pushing for 10hr we were a moment away from an emergency c-section. i wonder if you can by those little hook things to break your own water…….