Labor of Love: Bypassing a Scheduled Cesarean – Natural VBAC

Until my first daughter Carly was born by an ER-style emergency c-section, I had never been to the hospital except for the couple of times with minor injuries as a small child. The experience was so extraordinarily shocking to my system that it catapulted me into a determination … [Read more...]

Labor of Love: My Daughter's Home Birth, Hemorrhage Story

Almost seven years ago, I gave birth to my daughter. My pregnancy began with really bad "all day" sickness in the first trimester, where I would watch Dr. Zhivago between trips to the bathroom to puke. My second trimester was grand, as I was big enough to look pregnant and not … [Read more...]

Labor of Love: Julian's Birth Story

Editor's note: Here's our first birth story of the week from a guest writer! Amy Gates writes about attachment parenting, activism, green living and photography at Crunchy Domestic Goddess. Thank you Amy for sharing your story! Julian Emerson's birth story Recorded on Nov. 29 … [Read more...]

Labor of Love Week Give Away: Win a Pair of IsaBooties or an Envirosax!

As part of Eco Child's Play Labor of Love series on birth stories, natural birth, hospital births, and home births, our writers will be sharing their birthing and pregnancy stories. We'd like to hear your birth stories too, whether you are a mother, father, grandparent, or … [Read more...]

Labor of Love: A Series of Birth Stories and Commentary on Natural Birth

Any mother knows, birthing a child is a labor of love. Inspired by a discussion amongst the writers on Eco Child's Play about our births and the safety of home births in particular, we decided to share our labor experiences with our readers. One of the things we hold in common … [Read more...]