Birthing Truth: A Collection Of Freebirth Stories

"The morning was kind of a blur- just riding the waves of birth and trying to rest between the really intense sensations. I had been up all night with surges getting more and more strong. I was laboring in bed, on the toilet facing backwards and laying my head on folded towels, and the bathtub all night. I was focusing on breathing deep and remembering my positive affirmations. I kept rubbing my belly and talking to my baby telling him how excited I was to meet him soon and that we were doing great."

I was 38 weeks and felt mentally abused by my midwife. They continued to tell me that even if I had a vaginal birth, it was going to be very dangerous because she was posterior and my placenta was in the way (which it was not).   They decided to terminate care with me, and at that point I didn’t even want them at my birth.   After trying to figure out what was happening and what I was going to do, I felt abandoned. I felt so lost on what to do and scared about the possibilities. I finally...

The intensity of each wave was growing more powerful, stronger by the second, without any pauses in between, just taking over. After I felt the gush of water breaking and falling out of my body so rapidly, I was definitely certain that the baby would be coming home within the next few minutes. I continued on hands and knees, gripping tightly to our ottoman, getting louder and louder--I was vocalizing and trying to breathe through the fire of those moments right before. I felt like I was between two worlds. Transitioning. Deeply connected and aware of my body and what...

We just freebirthed our baby girl in our bathroom on the 24th of November, and as I pushed her head and body out I felt the strongest light present within me and her. My body was created to birth freely, my mind was created to believe freely, and my heart was created to love freely, and bringing a new life into this world gave me the opportunity to live freely. Following my heart and intuition has never failed me before, and receiving my baby girl naturally and in Power is the biggest testament to that.