MotherGather

Real Baby and Birth Stories from Real Women

The Birth of Athena, August 2009

diblog | September 12, 2010

A Perfect Birth
As Remembered by the Doula
Tania was referred to me in her last month of pregnancy. She felt that, had she received the right kind of support for her first delivery, it may have gone differently and less traumatically. After 3 prenatal visits and a refreshed course, Tania and Lorin were prepared [...]

Births of Three Daughters

diblog | September 8, 2010

Erica’s Birth, July 1985
Hard to believe it was 25 years ago that my first daughter was born. Some memories will come and go, others fade with time, but birth memories stay with you forever!
Pregnancy was always something I dreamed of and looked forward to, even as a little girl. And let me be clear, I [...]