Second time mom, overcomes back labor challenges to avoid epidural and attempt a water birth at Prisma Greenville hospital.

Considering an unmedicated water birth? After laboring twice and delivering once in water, here's my list of pros and cons.

Dean Alphonse entered this world on the morning of Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Magnolia Birth Center, in Houston, TX. This was my third pregnancy, and was thankfully un-eventful. Our first son was born via "emergency" c-section in January, 2008, due to a failed induction for "big baby" at three days past his due date. In the year following his birth, I discovered ICAN, and decided that any future children I bore would be born vaginally, baring a TRUE medical necessity. Three years later…

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers has announced the winners of their 2017 contest, and the photos they chose show the struggles mothers go through to bring new life into the world, and the sheer joy that follows.

12 Reasons to Try for a Natural Birth! Baby on board | pregnancy | mom to be!

pt. 5 and simply the best part 🥲✨ i was in the pool for almost exactly an hour. it definitely didn’t feel like that. i thought i was in there for like 15 minutes. as soon as i got into the pool though i just started laughing and giggling, it felt SO good. the relief was immediate; i can definitely see how it can slow some peoples labor down. the biggest difference between this birth and sadie’s was that i was fully present and in the moment for this entire birth. sadie’s was a pain-free…

The one truth about birth. Every birth is different. Even when this is your third birth. They still manage to surprise you. Labor began during a crazy thunder storm on Monday night. We all headed to the birth center only a short time after a heads up, as Diana’s last birth was a quick one. However,

Throwback: ✨🧡Forever impacted by each birth I’m blessed to attend and capture. Every birth is so wildly different - none more or less important/valuable than another. I feel like I should write a book about all the birth experiences I get to witness. Seeing Melissa just calmly reach down and grab her baby in the water was so special and life changing for me. It made me laugh to myself because though my daughter was also born in the water, she was a couple weeks early and came guns a…