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Laughter: A Natural Plus Size Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE July 30, 2019November 1, 2021

This hospital natural plus size birth story is full of laughter, self-advocacy, and love! It is possible to have a positive outcome when properly supported.

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We Didn’t Make It To The Hospital – Tiffany’s VBAC Birth Story!

ByJen McLellan, CBE May 30, 2019July 6, 2021

I did it – I have my VBAC birth story! This is one Vaginal Birth After Ceserean birth story you won’t soon forget as the mom didn’t make it to the hospital.

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Becoming Mommies
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Our Dream Of Becoming Mommies

ByJen McLellan, CBE March 21, 2019August 3, 2021

My wife and I wanted to start a family right away, we just were not sure how we were going accomplish our dream of becoming mommies.

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When A Beautiful Birth Ends And Life With A Sick Baby Begins

ByJen McLellan, CBE January 24, 2019December 18, 2023

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.

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A Fight For My Plus Size Natural Birth
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A Fight For My Plus Size Natural Birth

ByJen McLellan, CBE April 1, 2018July 20, 2021

I had planned a plus size natural birth from the beginning. So I was trying to mentally talk myself into believing that I could handle the pain for just a few seconds at a time.

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The Difference Size-Friendly Care Makes
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The Difference Size-Friendly Care Makes: A Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE March 13, 2018November 23, 2023

The birth story of Georgia Lin truly demonstrates the difference in care plus size people receive when they connect with size-friendly care providers.

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I Can’t Believe I Doubted My Body_ A Plus Size VBAC Story
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Plus Size VBAC Story – I Can’t Believe I Doubted My Body

ByJen McLellan, CBE March 6, 2018November 4, 2021

I think back at those amazingly hard 30 hours and how emotional they were. I can’t believe I doubted my body and my baby. This is my plus size VBAC story!

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You Don’t Get To Decide How Your Birth Will Go_ A Transfer Birth Story
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You Don’t Get To Decide How Your Birth Will Go: A Transfer Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE February 27, 2018November 4, 2021

Moral of my story, as a plus size mom, is that you get to take your care into your own hands. This is my transfer birth story from a birth center to the hospital.

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Sarah's Plus Size VBAC Home Birth Story
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Sarah’s Plus Size VBAC Homebirth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE October 1, 2017December 17, 2023

My body did know what to do, and it was doing it! This is Sarah’s plus size VBAC homebirth story following a traumatic cesarean birth.

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My Brown-Haired Boy: A Birth Center Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE September 26, 2017August 3, 2021

The night before I got the positive pregnancy test, I had a dream. A little boy with brown hair, waiting calmly. This is my birth center birth story!

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PCOS Conception Story: Stop Telling Me To Just Lose Weight

ByJen McLellan, CBE September 20, 2017November 2, 2021

I thought my body was a failure because we had a different journey than others. But then I look at my daughter and think to myself “my goodness, my body was perfect for her”.

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The Birth Of Maya: Home Birth In Canada
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The Birth Of Maya: Home Birth In Canada

ByJen McLellan, CBE September 12, 2016December 19, 2023

Trista joins the Plus Size Mommy Memoirs blog to share the birth of Maya. This is her second child and she had a home birth in Canada.

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PCOS To Motherhood: Megan’s Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE April 21, 2016December 18, 2022

I always wanted to be a mommy and all I had were the heartbreaking search results that told me it would be a gift I might never receive.

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Beautiful Hospital Birth Story
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A Beautiful Hospital Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE July 23, 2015October 30, 2021

This is a beautiful hospital birth story of a plus size mom who felt completely supported by compassionate care providers and her loving family.

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Not All Care Providers are Fat Shamers: A Birth Story

ByJen McLellan, CBE July 14, 2015July 21, 2021

When I was 17 I was diagnosed with PCOS and told because of it and my size I would be unlikely to have children. I always wanted to be a mother, it was my biggest dream.

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The Unforgettable PCOS Birth Story of Hannah Rae

ByJen McLellan, CBE September 2, 2014November 23, 2023

I am sharing my story because I found great comfort in reading the memoirs of other mommies who had delivered naturally, especially women considered plus-size.

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My Incredible Plus Size Water Birth Experience

ByJen McLellan, CBE September 10, 2013July 20, 2021

By the six month mark, I decided I wanted to have a home birth myself,
 and spent some time warming my husband up to the idea of it. 
Eventually he got on board and decided to support me to have whatever
 type of birth I wanted.

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VBA2C Birth Success Story [First Hand Account]
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VBA2C Birth Success Story [First Hand Account]

ByJen McLellan, CBE January 19, 2012November 25, 2023

After two attempts at home births ending with emergency c-sections Kelli knew this time would be different…she would have a VBA2C!

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Braeden’s Birth Story: Plus Size Natural Childbirth With A Midwife

ByJen McLellan, CBE April 10, 2011July 19, 2022

My life will be forever changed by the transformative experience of a plus size natural childbirth with a midwife. This is Braeden’s birth story…

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