Birth Stories – Birth Services

Greta’s Story

Anne Campbell — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:26:00 +0000

Even before I was pregnant, I knew I wanted a natural homebirth. When my partner and I learned we were expecting our first child together, I called Joyce Kimball, who met with us and discussed a homebirth and her role as a midwife during the birthing year. It was immediately apparent that Joyce is a […]

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Trey’s Birth Story

Anne Campbell — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:26:23 +0000

On April 7, 2016, I woke up at 3:30 AM to the feeling of the first contraction that would ultimately lead to your sweet birth. I was sure I was having contractions, but I wasn’t quite sure they would last because I had had false alarms several nights before where the contractions came and then […]

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Sarah’s Birth

Anne Campbell — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:53:40 +0000

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Ronin’s Birth Story

Anne Campbell — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:57:49 +0000

Our son Ronin was definitely a planned pregnancy. My husband and I had been trying for more than a year with no luck, and I was beginning to feel anxious about it. We went for a fertility workup, which showed no overt issues. A month later, I was pregnant. I guess I just needed us […]

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Anthony’s Birth

Anne Campbell — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:29:00 +0000

{loadposition anthony} Anthony, this is your birth story, as told by your Mom. You were born on Sunday, June 8th, at 12:45 am, at our home in Worcester. Here is how it happened. Things started on Saturday, June 7th. I had Braxton Hicks contractions every day for about a month, but that evening at dinner […]

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Gael’s Birth

Anne Campbell — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:29:56 +0000

{loadposition gael} Labor with Gael was long and difficult. I was getting mild contractions on Wednesday morning (during my rotation at the Large Animal Hospital). They were like mild menstrual cramps combined with Braxton-Hicks contractions, and they were very even at about 40 seconds long and 5 minutes apart. They went away Wednesday afternoon and […]

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Tesla’s Birth Story

Anne Campbell — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:45:00 +0000

{loadposition tesla}by Cheryl Our first birth, as best I can remember… I started with early labor around 11 am on Saturday morning. Nothing painful, but enough to notice something happening. We cleaned the house lightly and had some lunch. Surges continued to be between 7-10 minuates apart, ~30 seconds long for most of the early […]

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Carter’s Birth Story

Anne Campbell — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:45:42 +0000

{loadposition carter}by Kira I’m not going to lie, but it was for some reason a lot harder during labor than it was the first time (with Chloe). I don’t know if it was the expectation that I thought everything would be easier and quicker, or just how the actual labor took place. I fully expected […]

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