Thursday, August 9, 2012

birth story of the week: a home birth vlog


This is such an endearing video!  I don't think I've ever watched a vlog-style birth story before, and I just love the immediacy and emotion of it.  The proud papa is such a great cheerleader/documentarian of the birth.  Meanwhile, I admire the calm centeredness of mama as she matter-of-factly goes about birthing a ten-pound baby!  Sweet.

9 comments:

  1. Awww, one of the best birth stories ever! So sweet and awesome! Thanks for sharing Leigh (and birth family!) Welcome baby Collin!

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  2. This Is what the birthing process should be- beautiful, intimate and spiritual. Thank u to this beautiful family for sharing.

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  3. BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks for sharing, Leigh! XOXO

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  4. so sweet & beautiful, thanks for sharing! baby is so handsome.

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  5. A beautiful family and well done Mama - she hardly looked like she broke into a sweat!

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  6. Maybe this is personal, but I would not have been able to handle him narrating and saying "can I say I love you?"... I'd have been all "can I say I'm in LABOUR"!! I found dad a little bit too self-focused, but everyone's different when it comes to birthing preferences :)

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  7. what a sweet sweet video.

    my labor was too intense to have a camera in my face (or to do any of the things i had planned to do like candles and music and meditation). but STILL: his love for her and their excitement together and the fun she shared w the doula was very precious to watch.

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  8. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful. I started following your blog 2 years ago because of a birth story you posted and I have since found my true calling as an aspiring doula :) Thank you for holding this internet space, it is truly inspirational. xo

    Jessica

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  9. Ahh this makes me so excited for my own home birth, only a couple more weeks to wait. Thanks so much for sharing : ). xo

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