Meg Tietz turned 42 years old the day before her youngest baby, Nikolaus, was born. She likes to call Niko her “hey, you’re still fertile in your 40s!” baby, and she and her husband, Kyle, and four older children cannot imagine life without him now. The most challenging aspect of her pregnancy with Niko was […]
All three of our kids have attended Montessori or Montessori-based preschools and we love the minimalistic and practical approach to toys (or works), furniture, and daily rhythms. When we were planning to transition our one-year-old into a room that was more for him than an afterthought/sometimes guest room, I knew I wanted to bring in […]
To listen to this episode, and hundreds more birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter Patreon here! Jennifer’s husband was diagnosed with cancer two months after they were married. They were able to bank his sperm before he started chemotherapy and knew that IVF would be the only way to have […]
Birth Summary On today’s episode, Allyson shares about her experience with a planned c section birth as a first time mom. She talks frankly about how it felt meeting her son for the first time and how her introduction to motherhood did not go as planned. Allyson High Bio Allyson is a social worker and […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month we are sharing this beautiful story again. Same-sex couple Mariel and Viviana knew they always wanted a baby; so, a year into their […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! Peaceful Epidural Birth, Difficult 2nd Birth & Redemptive Surrogate Birth Nicole’s first birth was a positive, peaceful experience. She gave birth in a hospital with an OB she trusted, and felt that having […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! Homebirth & Surprise Unassisted Hospital Bathroom Birth JJasmine’s first birth story was an amazing heartfelt home waterbirth —while her second birth left her in literal shock. Jasmine gave birth to her baby girl on […]
An amazing story featuring Sarah Tuttle and her gestational carrier, Kara! The story of how these two women found each other and brought two beautiful babies into the world is nothing short of amazing!
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! Twin to Twin Transfusion Loss, Miscarriage and Rainbow Babies Ashley shares the story of the loss of her twins, followed by a miscarriage, and then the birth of her rainbow babies. Her […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! Same-sex couple Mariel and Viviana knew they always wanted a baby; so, a year into their marriage they began trying to conceive by the traditional route of IUI’s with frozen sperm via a sperm […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 800 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! Lindsey Bliss shares her six births in four stories: a birth center birth with Mia (now 11); a vaginal twin birth in the hospital with surprise-twins, Birdie & Hazel (now 8); another surprise set of twins, Luke […]
To listen to this episode, and more than 300 other birth stories in The Birth Hour archives, join our listener supporter group here! With her first son, Remy, Tayler went a week past her due date and had a very long labor (over 30 hours). Looking back, she realized that she had been resisting every contraction. […]
