by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
My natural plus size birth story started Sunday, March 22nd, 2014 and I was having some pretty strong, consistent contractions. After timing them for a couple of hours, we went to the hospital around 8:00 pm. The nurse checked me and I was 4 cm dilated. I’m... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
It all started January 2013, when I got a faint positive, and we found out at 18 weeks we were having another little girl. This time my husband Brandan and I agreed things would be different. We drove 45 min one way to Statesville and went to Natural Beginnings Birth... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
My name is Melissa! I met my wife Ariel 6 years ago at work. We got married on May 31, 2014. We knew we wanted to start a family right away, we just were not sure how we were going accomplish our dream of becoming mommies. Trigger Warning For Miscarriage Before we got... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
I had an amazing all natural birth. Then at my baby’s twenty-four-hour newborn screening, it was discovered that my son had congenital heart defects that were missed during my pregnancy. He had open heart surgery at twenty days old and spent the first seven... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
For many desiring a plus size natural birth, it can be challenging to connect with a supportive size-friendly care provider. This is one mom’s story… My Plus Size Natural BirthAt 24, I probably should have felt much more prepared to see those two blue... 
