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Let me tell you about my rather traumatizing twin birth story! I’d like to preface to say that not all twin births are traumatizing. What happened to me had a 9% chance of happening. I’ve heard plenty of stories of amazing, vaginal twin births that happen at home in a birth tub. But, nonetheless, this […]
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I never in a million years thought I’d be writing about my twin pregnancy, but here I am! It was the epitome of “the days are long but the months are short.” I was miserable every day, but looking back it feels like I just blinked and it was over. It’s crazy how that works! […]
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Sometimes our births don’t go the way we plan or envision. But just because it doesn’t go the way we imagine, doesn’t mean that it isn’t a beautiful, perfect day. When Bonnie and Mike contacted me (two days before my twins were born!) to document their birth story, I was at a fork in the […]
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Tacha and I met in her third trimester when she messaged me asking about birth photography. Her and her husband were planning to have their new baby at Season’s Birth Center in Thornton, Colorado. After having two girls, they were super excited to be having their first boy! Belly Photos We started with maternity photos. […]
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Instant Friendship Jaelene contacted me towards the end of her second trimester. She had seen an ad I posted looking for home birth fanatics near me. We clicked pretty quickly. She is also a doula and a big-time birth nerd, and she knew, without a doubt, the incredible value that having her birth photographed would […]
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I vividly remember my bonus daughter, Melea, group-calling my husband and I to talk. My hubby was at work, and I was at home with my newest baby, folding laundry. I KNEW almost instantly what she had called to tell us, I just knew. She was 18 at the time, so I know she was […]
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We spent a grand total of 18 days in the NICU at the University of Colorado Anschutz following the birth of miss Eleyna. I’ll be honest, I had to really dig to write this post because those 18 days were a whirlwind of sleepless nights, 3 hour alarms, commuting to and from the NICU and […]
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My DIY Induction Attempt The day before I was scheduled to be induced I was given the go ahead to try to naturally induce my labor. I had been researching different *safe* methods for days and came up with a few that the doctors were okay with me trying. Here was the plan… I was going […]
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My experience with hospitalized bed rest at the University of Colorado Anschutz after my water broke early.