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Jackson’s Birth Story (Ruth’s VBAC after a Preterm Classical)

Baby's name: Jackson Lucas Born at 5:08am, September 26th 2011 at 39+4 weeks The birth of our third baby has been so healing, in ways that words cannot fully describe. The heartache and pain of our losses, of our preemie experience and of the surgery that brought our prem into the world had been with… Continue reading Jackson’s Birth Story (Ruth’s VBAC after a Preterm Classical)

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Castiel’s Birth Story (Tiyama’s Unexpected VBAC After a Classical)

2012 was a very bittersweet year for our family. In the late spring of 2011, my husband ended up being diagnosed with unexplained secondary infertility. There were some decisions to make, and after a lot of thought and heart to heart chats, we felt the choice we made was right for us. We decided on… Continue reading Castiel’s Birth Story (Tiyama’s Unexpected VBAC After a Classical)

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Rowan’s Birth Story (Tiyama’s Preterm Classical Cesarean)

January 27, 2007 I had been hospitalized at 26 weeks for softening of my cervix which was then determined to be pre-term labor, thankfully the contractions stopped after being medicated. After four full days, I was discharged with medication (nifedipine) to take while on bed rest to discourage contractions. On Jan 27th, 2007 (30 weeks)… Continue reading Rowan’s Birth Story (Tiyama’s Preterm Classical Cesarean)