The births of Jack and Emmy

I delivered my little lady just before midnight on Boxing Day 2017. What an amazing experience. To feel my body perform such a magical feat was unreal.

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Luke's Birth: Pitocin, Forceps, and a Warrior Mother

"I truly did not feel anything - even though the monitor showed the contractions were at 75-90% intensity. The only way I knew I was having a contraction was the skin of my belly got tighter and harder (more than it already was at it's maxed out, 9 months state)." Amy tells us the story of Luke's birth in Virginia, USA.

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