International Cesarean Awareness Network

I’m new to mommy-hood and new to ICAN.

Here’s my story:

We had been trying for 2+ years to get pregnant, and when we finally did, we were over the moon about it.  Like a lot of moms I hit the library and the internet to learn all about how to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.  After tons of research, my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a waterbirth at home.  We found a local midwife and got in touch with an OB who agreed to to be a back up if I needed to transfer to hospital care.  We went to Bradley classes and practiced good nutrition and healthy living.  I had a beautiful pregnancy with no complication (other than the typical heartburn and other pregnancy discomforts).  I had three ultrsounds and all of them showed a perfectly normal and healthy baby in head down position.   I spent my pregnancy developing a very deep amount of trust in my baby and in my body’s ability to give birth.  I never once questioned my ability to have a natural childbirth… and even got a little judgemental about people who opted for medical births.  read more »