My four-year-old said the following things, mostly overheard during independent play, during my first year as a birth worker. Here is a picture of me wearing an ergo. Clearly her verbal skills have eclipsed her drawing ability. “Let’s build a little town. Here is the birth center.” On anatomy:“This is the fanciest cervix I’ve ever […]
Breech Birth-A Story of Acceptance & Dysplasia
Thanks to Taryn from Australia for sharing this lovely breech story, including a journey with hip dysplasia. Taryn had two breech babies in a row, and both had dysplasia. Breech babies (especially frank breech) are at higher risk for this complication. When my obstetrician told me at 37 weeks that she had ‘pencilled me in’ to […]
Sacrificial Birth
Perhaps you've seen the empathy video circulating the web; the one where the sad fox is in a hole and some well-intentioned mammal comes along, pokes her head down the hole and asks if the sad one wants a sandwich? Great video. One of the things the video emphasizes is the unfeeling way we have [...]
Birth Of A Breech & Head-Down baby
Elisabeth’s first baby was breech, and mybreechbaby’s first birth story. She recently had her second baby (a vbac), and here she shares some of her story. She has experienced labor and pushing with both a breech and head-down baby, so I wanted to know more of her experiences and thoughts. Tell us briefly about your breech birth. […]
Breech Journey With A Fifth Baby
Here is a friend of mine who recently gave birth to her footling breech. I hope I have not been spreading breech vibes to babies around me! She wrote her birth story because breech mamas need more people who can hear them and understand them. Those of you who planned or wanted natural births but […]
