Susan - Paolo McLeod Morris Pesce

Jessica -

I've been meaning to email you for weeks! I was taking your prenatal class prior to having our little bambino - due date was Dec. 21, but the little fella decided to show up a few weeks early! I went into early labor Thursday night (Dec 9) active labor began Friday late afternoon and Paolo McLeod Morris Pesce was born at 1:16pm Saturday, December 11th.

We had originally decided upon a home birth with Leslie Stewart and her partner Elizabeth Dubbs as midwives...(more)

Sheinina - Lila

Hello Jessica, hope you are well.

I didn't mean to disappear, I think Chay had mentioned that my doctor felt I could go into labor the last Friday of February, I panicked! I hadn't gotten wipes, diapers, made my frozen pads.....My due date being March 16.

Well I walked and walked trying to help my baby girl make her way out of my womb...(more)

Bonnie Zane - Lily

Hi Jessica!

I have been eager to get in touch. It's been a great first week. Little Lily is a dream. She's my little munchkin! She's so snuggly, I can't take it!! I remember this comedian coming in for an audition after becoming a first time father and saying that he finally understands why animals eat their young. Not a pretty visual, but I get it. It's impossible to get my face out of the crease in her neck sometimes!!!

I had a scheduled C on Tuesday the 19th...(more)

Nia Cavagnaro - Adelle

Jessica,
Ok, I am attaching my work in progress. I have been revisiting and reworking my story, so it doesn’t feel like an end product, but I wanted to send you something. ...The baby massage with Lynne was so great, and Addy seems to respond really well to the relaxing touch. We just celebrated her 3-month birthday. The end of my childbearing year!...more

Cindy Ricalde - Maya

On March 11, 2005 I was already 7 days over my due date. I had gone to see my Doctor earlier that week and he had told me that the amount of water I had around the baby was low and that possibly on Friday, when I came in for my second check-up, I should be prepared to go into the hospital to induce labor... more

Amy Mushro - Jameson

Hi Jessica,

I am finally writing you my birth story. I have been super busy attending to my new born, Jameson William Rose. He was born on his due date, April 19, 2005 at 4:30AM, weighing 8 lbs, 4 oz and 19 inches long. After 20 hours of labor and 2 hours and 15 minutes of pushing... more

Sarah Rosenberg - Ben

sorry it's taken me so long to get to the computer- my hands are full, literally- if i were an octopus now my hands would still be full...motherhood is amazing, the mystery has unfolded at least the first part has revealed itself...the birth.

my water broke after yoga... (more)

Eva Decolongon - Lina

After Cindy and Sarah both were about 2 weeks past their due date and kept coming to yoga, I imagined the same would happen to me. But our daughter Lina decided to arrive just one day short of her due date - on June 7th. Here is our birth story:

My water broke (trickled) after I woke up from a nap on Monday evening around 6p.m. (thank goodness for that nap)...(more)

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