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		<title>My Infertility Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We started trying to have a baby in  October 2003. By July 2004, my doctor was concerned and sent us for  testing at a reproductive endocrinologist (RE). The appointment was on  our wedding anniversary.
&#8220;You will never have a child naturally.&#8221;
&#8220;There is a 99.99999% chance that you will never conceive a child on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Always the Over-Achiever – Getting all the Gold Stars… on paper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Naomi’s Birthing Story
I’ve been an over-achiever for as long as I can remember, and I approached pregnancy in the same vein. I did everything I could to ensure a smooth and healthy pregnancy, with the expectation that a smooth and healthy delivery would naturally follow. And it did – but not exactly the way I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/always-the-over-achiever-%e2%80%93-getting-all-the-gold-stars%e2%80%a6-on-paper</link>
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		<title>Birth Story of Jennifer Lieselotte Judith Tarn Archbold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My pregnancy with Jennifer had been by far the easiest of the three pregnancies I had. I had no morning sickness at all with her. Half the time I didn’t feel pregnant at all. I worked in a Swine Nutrition lab at the time, so some of my duties had to be altered, so I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/birth-story-of-jennifer-lieselotte-judith-tarn-archbold</link>
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		<title>Tasha&#8217;s Story: The Birth of Zack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Zack,
Here is the story of your birth.
Peter (Daddy) and Tasha (Mommy) were interested in having a baby, but Mommy lost her period for a year due to a medication she was on, so she was really worried about infertility &#8211; she didn’t know what had happened at first. They kept waiting for it come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/tashas-story-the-birth-of-zack</link>
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		<title>Lachlan’s birth – January 2000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was January, 5 days before my due date, when it all started, and I was not really sure
what was going on. Remembering the midwife’s message of “it can take a long time”
we thought we would head out and go shopping… let nature take its course… that
way I could keep moving and distract myself from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/lachlan%e2%80%99s-birth-%e2%80%93-january-2000</link>
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		<title>Di&#8217;s Second Birth &#8211; July 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the story of the stillbirth of my son, Sebastian. It was a memorable experience, if not a happy one. I have written it without really softening the edges.
When Sebastian was born, we already knew he wasn&#8217;t alive. Just before noon on July 8th, we found out the results of that morning&#8217;s ultrasound, which showed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/dis-second-birth</link>
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		<title>Tracy&#8217;s Birth Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn’t really have concrete expectations before I gave birth. My idea of what a birth would be like was glorified. As a nurse, I had seen two births that were not at all scary: one was a smooth birth with epidural, and it looked all beautiful and happy, just like you would hope it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/tracys-birth-story</link>
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		<title>The Birth of Athena, August 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/the-birth-of-athena-august-2009</link>
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		<title>Births of Three Daughters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/births-of-three-daughters</link>
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		<title>Birth Rites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Birth Rites
on the day she was born
a small black bear emerged
from tall lime green grasses
as I rushed to arrive
my blood rushing too
no one to tell or see, but me
55-years-old and
alone
this, my first bear in
the wild world of my tame life
on the day he was born
Sunday, 7:13 AM, the sun shone
I, 30-years-old, ensconced in
the supposedly soothing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mothergather.com/birth-rites</link>
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