Childbirth. A beautiful and terrible act. For pain and suffering to go hand in hand with bliss and rejoicing is nothing short of a miracle and that, of course, is exactly what birth is. We just welcomed our third son into the family and while I’ve not made time for blogging since the first of this year, writing is how I come to terms with things and so I’m writing again. Writing and sharing the birth story of our little […]
A Mommy Again (birth story) and Linkup
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.There’s nothing like becoming a mommy, unless it’s becoming a mommy again! We welcomed our second son Malachi Wray on Feb 6th and couldn’t possibly be more in love. Since I enjoy birth stories and many of you do as well, I’m sharing it below. Keep reading or skip down to the bottom to share your Living Proverbs 31 posts in the linkup! I experienced ICP with my first and 90% of moms who have it once will have it […]
Joy Comes in the Morning ~Birth Story Pt 3
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Weeping may endure for a night, but Joy comes in the Morning. Psalms 30:5 When Plans don’t go as Planned, and Accepting a Different Plan are parts one and two of my birth story, today I’m finishing the story with Joy Comes in the Morning. After I had been given some pain meds through my IV I fell into a fitful sleep. This sleep was interrupted around 6pm with a very very painful contraction. The midwife came in to check […]
Accepting a Different Plan ~Birth Story Pt 2
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Last week I shared the first part of our birth story: When Plans don’t go as Planned. Accepting a different plan wasn’t easy. I had wanted a homebirth and it was hard to give that up. But, from the first time we did blood work, I was trying to prepare myself for that possibility. Monday I called my midwife again and talked to her about ICP some more. I then went in for blood work the second time. Jason went […]
When Plans don’t go as Planned ~Birth Story part 1
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.What do you do when plans don’t go as planned? As many of you know, I had planned on a home birth. I had planned on going into labor naturally, being able to labor in my own clothes, go outside to take a walk if needed, lay in my own comfy bed if I wanted, and finally crawl into my pool for the rest of my labor and delivery. It didn’t get to happen that way. And I wouldn’t change […]