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Forum: Stories at the Hearth

Tell us your birth stories. All births are lifechanging and all mothers deserve to be honoured. Let us learn from your journey.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: VBAC birth stories...

    Link them here! My amazing, empowering VBAC I did it! Fiona's birth story Jarrah's birth - from hospital to home Birthing Willow The...

    Started by Ceres, 24-06-10 09:25 PM
    birth stories, birth story, hbac, vbac
    • Replies: 2
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    25-06-10 11:02 AM Go to last post
  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Members' birth montages!

    http://www.joyousbirth.info/forums/showthread.php?10778-Share-these-homebirth-montages-with-friends-and-family! Share and enjoy!

    Started by The Morrigan, 13-04-10 05:51 PM
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    13-04-10 05:51 PM Go to last post
  3. Exclamation Sticky Thread Sticky: Geographical listing - please read when posting!

    Please post a link to your birth story - home, hospital, wherever - in the relevant state area in Neighbours :ty This is how we can offer...

    Started by The Morrigan, 12-09-07 02:29 PM
    birth stories, geographical listing, neighbours
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,994
    15-01-10 05:54 AM Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: New Moderator

    Hi everyone. I'm the new moderator in here and I am honoured to be sharing your stories and experiences :) ETA: please add a link to the...

    Started by Eostre, 30-11-09 08:13 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 267
    30-11-09 08:13 PM Go to last post
  1. OMGoddess ~ Surprise Twins..! Pics #567 & 762

    UPDATES Sept 8, 85, #848 Sept 4, 82, #814 more pics :) Aug 24, 77, #762 pics!! Aug 22, 75, #751 Aug 21, pg 75, #742 Aug 18, pg 73, #724 Aug...

    Started by firespiral, 02-07-10 04:45 AM
    • Replies: 862
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    09-09-10 01:02 PM Go to last post
  2. Piper Grace, My home birthed water babe :)

    Piper's Birth Story Sunday 18th July I woke up to DH's alarm he had set as he was going fishing and I was very upset that I was STILL pregnant. I...

    Started by mama2two, 08-09-10 11:05 PM
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 89
    09-09-10 11:04 AM Go to last post
  3. Smile The ordinary homebirth of Elliott Ambrose.

    Elliott - The night before your birth my mother and father were staying with us, and we had lingered in the lounge room until midnight debating...

    Started by birthdance, 19-06-10 01:05 AM
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 389
    08-09-10 01:50 PM Go to last post
  4. Leo's ordinary and extraordinary homebirth

    It's long, but it's as short as I could make it! Forgive any typos or grammar issues, it's just told how it was... _________________ I had...

    Started by Indy, 06-09-10 04:28 PM
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 167
    07-09-10 06:10 PM Go to last post
  5. A Normal Hospital Birth Story of Reece Jude

    I would like to Thank all the JBers that have posted so much information about their birthing experiences. Whilst I did not homebirth, I had read so...

    Started by uinpengg, 27-08-10 05:17 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 267
    30-08-10 08:28 AM Go to last post
  6. Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll – A Homebirth

    Well, no drugs actually, but you get the idea :D Discovering we were pregnant with our second child, when our first was just eight months old, was...

    Started by Over The Moon, 26-01-10 08:21 AM
    home birth
    • Replies: 48
    • Views: 1,013
    29-08-10 11:31 PM Go to last post
  7. Journey to freebirth

    Just been thinking about my journey to freebirth. Why did I want to do something that crazy? My son was telling me this morning, having baby at...

    Started by kymmy, 01-02-09 01:07 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    28-08-10 11:42 AM Go to last post
  8. Just a birth

    I've posted a 1st draft of DS3's birth story elsewhere online but thought I'd post it here as well. Be warned, it is really, really long. Also added...

    Started by Shmoo, 05-08-10 10:46 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 146
    18-08-10 05:33 PM Go to last post
  9. the true story of CJ's birth - not nice :(

    Here is the true story of my son's birth. The first birth story I wrote was bullshit, this is what really happened. Followed by a re-pot of My...

    Started by stars, 02-05-10 11:20 PM
    • Replies: 30
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    17-08-10 08:32 AM Go to last post
  10. Niwa's birth story.

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator"...

    Started by stars, 08-08-10 12:00 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 176
    09-08-10 02:01 PM Go to last post
  11. Wren Mae's mid-winter birth *looong*

    Wren Mae’s Mid-Winter Birth This birth story starts like so many with my first birth and second births. A journey and growing over years to...

    Started by Laiste, 04-08-10 03:57 PM
    • Replies: 25
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    07-08-10 11:14 PM Go to last post
  12. HBAC- stressful lead up, simple birth

    Sorry in advance, this may be long.... After a traumatic csection at 36 weeks for my first, I knew even before I was pregnant that I had to have a...

    Started by putiputi, 03-08-10 08:30 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 270
    04-08-10 09:19 PM Go to last post
  13. My VBA2C

    I've just quicly jotted down my birth stories while feeding a new babe .So you'll have to excuse the spelling mistakes and how badly written it is!...

    Started by Azhure, 02-08-10 02:00 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 152
    03-08-10 03:17 PM Go to last post
  14. ********* not birthed

    This is the story of the ******** of my first son. It is written with the benefit of alot of hindsight and learning. I had an early ultrasound at...

    Started by putiputi, 29-07-10 07:48 PM
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 325
    30-07-10 01:28 PM Go to last post
  15. A video of a physiological third stage!

    lol of course only i would want to put this all over the net... but as we didnt get the birth and i believe that many ppl have a need to see a normal...

    Started by Jaya, 18-07-10 06:23 PM
    3rd stage labour, birth, labour, natural birth, physiological 3rd stage
    • Replies: 9
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    29-07-10 11:01 PM Go to last post
  16. ~Safi's Home Water Birth Montage~

    I share this beautiful moment in our lives with you all as I know it will be treated with the love and respect such a moment deserves......Enjoy! ...

    Started by iBirth, 24-06-10 03:25 PM
    • Replies: 38
    • Views: 636
    27-07-10 09:05 PM Go to last post
  17. The reason I found JB. My birth story (warning, birth trauma)

    I found JB after googling "natural birth following 3rd degree tear". So you kind of know how my story ends. I desperately wanted a natural birth with...

    Started by SeaView, 23-06-10 06:51 AM
    • Replies: 89
    • Views: 1,628
    19-07-10 03:53 PM Go to last post
  18. Simple, everyday, normal homebirth of Amber - 5 February 2008

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    Started by birthkeeper, 13-07-10 02:03 AM
    breech, breech homebirth, homebirth
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 319
    17-07-10 12:32 AM Go to last post

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