This image was born out of the advice a friend gave me. Her words made so much sense and have since echoed in my heart. I sat down one day and found a stock image of a crying baby and placed my friend’s advice next to it. Little did I know that this quote would have such a profound affect on so many others, but I’m so happy to see that it resonates in not only my heart, but yours as well. We all need extra love and understanding, especially our children.
The Birth Interview Project consists of 17 simple questions designed to help mothers process their birth story & share it with others. All mothers are invited to take part in this project. Born out of Joy’s desire to help women discover, process and express the feelings surrounding their birth experiences, The Birth Interview Project strives to offer a platform for mothers and readers alike to share and be heard, to search and to discover, to identify and to heal, and to exhort and remember. The views and opinions expressed here are unique to each woman who takes part in the Birth Interview Project and may not reflect the values of the blog author.
*Editor’s Note: This is Rachel’s second birth interview that she has shared with us. To read her first interview, an unmedicated birth center birth please click here.
37 weeks and 4 days, the day Rachel gave birth.
Please give a brief description of yourself, and what number baby/birth you’re sharing with us.
My name is Rachel I’m married to my high school sweetheart & we have two lovely daughters who I stay at home with.
What was your due date, and what was your baby’s birth date?
Due date was October 16th, our daughter arrived on September 29th
What was your baby’s weight and length?
Sophelia August was 8 pounds 20 3/4 inches long.
The Birth Interview Project consists of 17 simple questions designed to help mothers process their birth story & share it with others. All mothers are invited to take part in this project. Born out of Joy’s desire to help women discover, process and express the feelings surrounding their birth experiences, The Birth Interview Project strives to offer a platform for mothers and readers alike to share and be heard, to search and to discover, to identify and to heal, and to exhort and remember. The views and opinions expressed here are unique to each woman who takes part in the Birth Interview Project and may not reflect the values of the blog author.
(Editor’s note: stay tuned for Rachel’s next birth interview, a homebirth!)
Please give a brief description of yourself, and what number baby/birth you’re sharing with us.
My name is Rachel & I’m married to my high school sweetheart, we have two beautiful little girls that I stay home with & we hope to have more children in the future. This is the story of my first baby & first birth.
What was your due date, and what was your baby’s birth date?
My due dates were May 5th & April 28th & our little girl arrived on April 25th.
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What was your baby’s weight and length?
Annelyse Jean was 7 pounds 4.5 ounces & 18.5 inches long.
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I am Joy, a happily married mother of two waterbirthed babies. I am a doula and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, who worked as a midwife's assistant at a freestanding birth center in TX. As of 2015, I'm a full-time nursing student who teaches childbirth classes at Park Ridge Health, The Baby Place, in Hendersonville, NC. I love serving laboring moms and I enjoy teaching birth education. I use this blog to write about it all - my life, my children, and my passion of all things childbirth.
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