re: my home birth

What an amazing labor story! Congrats again you guys!

You totally just made me want to have a home birth next time!

Wow, what a great writer you are! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I enjoyed reading is so much. Congratulations on the bundle of joy.

Isn't the adrenaline rush the craziest thing ever? I'm so glad everything worked out for you... I also love the name you picked out!

That was awesome. I was completely engrossed. Mara, you really should wirte professionally, if you don't already. Thanks for your truly inspiring labor story. I hope I can go naturally as I have planned, but I am too scared to have a home birth. Your story gave me even more courage to go ahead & try to do it unmedicated!!!!

THANKS!

your awsome lady.congrats on the baby boy.your story made me like the fact that im going to have a water birth.it seemed to me that the showers you took during your labor helped somewhat.i know its gonna hurt but i also know that it will be the best experance of my life so far.i want it to be calm and relaxing and i wont get that from a hospital.i really like that part in your story where you said if you were at a hospital and were offered drugs for the pain you wouldnt be able to say no...lol i dont want drugs and i know the docs at a hospital would talk me into it.congrats again mama and thanks for the insperation.so far all i have red on here of labor stories has been the births take place at a hospital and they get a epidural or some other drugs and everything is just so intence.so tanks again. 

It definatly is the best labor story ever! You are amazing!

amazing labor story mara!
I am still so incredibly happy for you and Nick.

That was the best labor story ever!! kudos for going all natural!! and congrats on having such a cutie pie!!

I can't believe I missed this! Beautiful story Mara....it made me get all teary eyed!

I have just one question though, when you were walking the stairs of doom.....were you wearing your bikini? Hehe.

Quoting Jen Lynn:“ I can't believe I missed this! Beautiful story Mara....it made me get all teary eyed! I have just one ... [snip!] ... teary eyed! I have just one question though, when you were walking the stairs of doom.....were you wearing your bikini? Hehe.”

heheh... yeah. i wrapped a sarong around my lower half though. i'm semi-modest for strangers... even in the throes of labor.

Wow! That is the best labor story ever! Congrats Mara & Nick! Max is so gorgeous!

Let me know what you do with it. (Referring to the last line of the story!)

This is amazing!

Wow.

I cannot...CANNOT...imagine...

The immeasurably, indefatiguably, indestructable Mara......whining?

Wow.


I love this labour story....it made me appreciate how easy i had it,
While at the same time almost...almost wishing i had done it the same way.

Thank you.

Best labor story ever, hands down. Congrats Mara!

Quoting Prenita:“ Wow. I cannot...CANNOT...imagine... The immeasurably, indefatiguably, indestructable Mara......whining? ... [snip!] ... made me appreciate how easy i had it, While at the same time almost...almost wishing i had done it the same way. Thank you.”

there is a sense of "nothing can eff w/ me now" that i've gained from this experience.

no matter how dead tired i am breastfeeding max at four in the morning or how my muscles feel weak and/or ache on a long run, all i have to do is remember labor, and suddenly it all seems petty in comparison...

i guess that's the reward long-term of having gone the hard way.

it's also made me a bit more "fearless" ... i mean, i did labor so what's the world possibly got that can compare to that pain?