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Sibling love is a truly special thing. It’s a bond that connects for life. Jacee Dellapena, a 12-year-old Mississippi girl, took it a step further when she assisted her mother in the delivery of her brother. During her mum Dede’s labor, Jacee decided she really wanted to see her lil brother being born, so asked if she could get closer to the, erm, business end of the situation. “Jacee wanted to attend the childbirth, but we felt she was too young to attend. So this pregnancy her dad and I discussed it and decided it might be a good learning…
Monet Nicole records with her lens perhaps the most important moment in a woman’s life: the birth of her child. She has photographed women during childbirth not only in the maternity ward but also at home when they give birth in bed or in the water. As she writes on her website, her own births changed her. She believes that nothing can compare to the moments when she gave birth to her daughters. “I still cry every time I share the moments when I gave birth to them,” she says. From her experience to date, she firmly believes that the…
A pregnant woman shared on her personal Instagram account her ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴛ about the ᴏꜰꜰᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs she receives. The reason: is her big belly, which, although she is expecting only one baby, looks like she is expecting… four! A week before her son’s arrival, Eliana Rodriguez shared just some of the teasing comments she’s been getting from strangers about her massive baby bump. The most common is that she is stopped on the street and pointed out “how huge” she is, which bothers her a lot. Many, in fact, especially on social media, wondered if she was sure that she was expecting…
A first-time mum was left stunned to find she’d given birth to triplet boys after being told in FIVE scans that she was expecting girls. The mother, who was convinced she would be having two girls, even Gina spent over £500 on pink clothing and accessories to later find out at the 24 scans she is pregnant with identical boys. She and her husband Craig, also 34, took their sonographer’s word for it and prepared themselves for the arrival of their babies, stocking up on pink clothing and accessories for their daughters. They were stunned to learn that Gina was…
The story of birth is always a matter of concern for parents, especially in the last months of pregnancy. Your body operates as it should. Doesn’t give a damn about your whereabouts or your activities. It won’t wait for the ideal moment or give a damn about rules. Labor is the same, there are people who will have the first signs. But there are people who have no signs before birth. A pregnant woman in the parking lot with her husband. Sudden labor. Because of the urgent situation, it is impossible to move to the hospital. So the woman gave…
There’s no feeling that compares to the moment you become a mama, but one that feels just as sweet as seeing your partner with your baby for the first time. Regardless of how your baby came into this world or how this tiny human was created, there’s just something about seeing the person you love the most with your child. Having your baby present in your body from the first days of pregnancy is a wonderful thing. Going through that journey with you is also an effort worth appreciating. Giving birth is a wonderful and inspiring experience for many mothers,…
For ten years, Danny Wakefield has been fighting for the LGBT cause and this time in an even more potent way: as a man giving birth. The power of bringing life into the world is difficult to explain in words, but the photographic records of the time of birth have been a beautiful way of taking us to that moment. So it was with the journey of American influencer Danny Wakefield, a trans man who gave birth to his daughter Wilder Lea last Saturday (28), after ten hours of labor. In a sequence of six emotional photos, Danny appears sitting…
Magical pictures capture the moment a boy helping his mom give birth holds the baby first and cuts the umbilical cord. Certainly in our country, we are not used to seeing such images, but abroad it is customary for older children – if they want to – to help their mother give birth, thus seeing their youngest sibling come into the world. The photos posted on her personal Instagram account by mom the lavender doula herself, as her name is on the popular platform, is simply magical. There is no other word to describe the beauty of the moment when the…
In recent years, the situation of mothers giving birth at home is increasing. Due to the emergence of many dangerous new pandemics, it is also necessary to mention the 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜. When the medical industry is in a state of overload because of the high number of infected patients, and to avoid cross-infection. So preparing to give birth at home is an optimal measure, and also a new experience for family members. When welcoming the little angel into the beloved home. The need to give birth at home is gradually gaining popularity. And it is impossible not to mention the…
BABY Brian Liddle is not as his name suggests. In fact, he is one of the largest babies ever born in Australia. A Victorian mum has just given birth to a 6.06kg or 13,4-pound baby, and not-so-little Brian Liddle Jnr has entered the world as the heaviest baby ever born at Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg. He was born at Mercy Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia on January 24, 2017, but even before his birth doctors knew he would be a bigger-than-average bundle of joy. Mum-of-four Natashia Corrigan knew she was expecting a big bub by the time of her…
No matter the specific circumstances, childbirth is hard. It’s difficult for the mother to breathe as she fights through each contraction; it’s difficult for the mother to hold on while she waits for her epidural; it’s hard for the mother quietly compose herself under the bright lights of the OR, waiting for her C-section to start; and it’s hard for the mama working to keep calm as she brings her preterm baby into the world sooner than she’d planned. It’s a moment that changes a family, a mother, and the world. The moment a new baby enters the world everything…
It’s a moment that you probably wouldn’t want to have captured and immortalised for the world to see, but there is no denying that the faces of women in labour make for incredibly powerful images. For her Hundred Times The Difference series of monochrome photographs, Stockholm-based Moa Karlberg attended births in Tanzania and Sweden while lingering with the women for anywhere between ten minutes and 18 hours. Across the images, there is a range of expressions: grit and sensuality, trepidation and expectation, pain and elation. The images, however, highlight the women’s shared experience—the inward concentration and physical resolve in their…
Birth photographer, Monet Nicole Moutrie from Denver, Colorardo in the U.S. has been photographing child birth for the last eight years. She beautifully depicts the excitement, happiness, love, and weariness that mothers experience when holding their newborns for the first time in this amazing collection of potent pictures. Each photo is meaningful and displays so many different emotions. Anticipation, relief, pain, love, wonder, excitement, joy, determination – it’s all there. Explaining how she began photographing childbirth Monet explains it was seeing her nephew enter the world. “Taking photos of my sweet nephew’s first few hours of life was immensely rewarding.…
Rosie Phelps-Goggin, 40, and her husband Brad, 45, were told she would need IVF after doctors discovered a problem with her uterus. Therefore, the couple’s childbearing is very difficult and requires medical intervention, not natural if they want to have children. But Genevieve, Constance, and Evangeline have come from an egg at 200 million odds. Mother-of-four Rosie, of Pylle, Somerset, said: ‘Midwives always say that every pregnancy is different. Due to the number of fetuses carried in the body, the health status will change accordingly. And there will be effects on the mother and child. But in pregnancy there was…
I adore birth photography because it produces lovely pictures. I treasure each lovely memory I have of the birth of a child I will never have. Being a mother is an incredible experience, but seeing your partner hold your child for the first time is also a wonderful one. No matter how your child was created or how this tiny life was formed, there is just something magical about witnessing the person you love the most with your child. A group of photographers about the highly gifted birth shared with us some pictures that portray some of the most emotional…
“Mikey knew in his heart all along this little brother of his was coмing…it was just a мatter of tiмe.” For as long as he’s Ƅeen aƄle to talk, Mikey Marotta has had one persistent request — a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 brother. But, after years of fertility struggles followed by a мiscarriage in early 2017, Mikey’s мother, Jessica Marotta, says she and her husƄand, Michael, thought 6-year-old Mikey’s wish would neʋer come true. “We had a heart-to-heart one night and decided we would Be perfectly content as a family of three,” Marotta told TODAY Parents. “When Mikey would ask when he was going to get…
A birth photographer has created a fascinating photo series capturing the crowning of babies’ heads during birth. Marry Fermont, the photographer behind Fermont Fotografie, said after women have given birth it can almost feel unbelievable that the baby had fit inside their stomach. “THAT fitted in your belly? And it came out through that small hole (or cut)? It’s hard to believe, and that’s what makes these photos so amazing,” Fermont, from Holland, wrote on her blog. “It is really special to be at such an intense, joyful moment,” Fermont told HuffPost UK Parents. “It’s addictive. It gives you a rush that you can’t describe. It’s the best…
A quick-acting dad helped deliver his own baby daughter after she arrived in a hurry just as nurses stepped out of the delivery suite. And photographer Jennifer Mason was there to capture the incredible moment. “This family knew that they would probably deliver their baby early due to their past history of preterm births,” Jennifer explained. “All of their other kids came early, and this baby was no exception! They were very prepared for all the things that could happen, but I’m not sure that they expected this to happen.” Jennifer, who is also the co-founder of Birth Becomes You,…
A MUM was left “𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑” after giving birth to an 11lb 5oz baby – the biggest born at her hospital this year. Grace, 38, from Berkshire, said her lovely daughter Annie weighed 8lb 13oz but was far larger than expected, making her essentially the size of a nine-month-old baby. Proud mum Grace said Annie arrived four months ago by planned C-section at 37 weeks. “I knew she was going to be huge, but I had guessed around 9lb 2ozs,” the full-time mother said. “She was placed in my arms, and they brought the scales over to weigh her next to…
A mother defied the odds by giving birth to naturally conceived identical triplets, tripling the size of her family in an instant. Shocked Katie Craw, 26, from Pentre Maelor, Wales said she and partner Rob Ellis almost fainted when they were told their second child was actually three at their 12-week scan. Triplets are usually non-identical and result from the 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 of two eggs, one of which develops into twins. But Katie is one of just a handful of women in Britain to have identical triplets – known as monozygotic – where the 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 egg splits into three after 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.…
Monet Nicole is a skilled maternity photographer, and we frequently share examples of her work that we find inspiring. The photographer has been to hundreds of births and has a wealth of expertise. She thinks that giving birth is a wonderful, one-of-a-kind experience that alters every woman who undergoes it, and she wants to record both the beauty and the moments via her images. birthing process in its earliest stages. Photos of home births, births in maternity facilities, cesarean births, and water births are posted by Monet on her personal page. Her Instagram page is crammed with images of touching…
A mum whose son was born without legs and with one arm with a webbed hand says she never considered terminating her pregnancy as she praised her ‘perfect’ little boy. Rosie, 29, discovered at her 20-week scan that her unborn son was likely to have Amniotic Band Syndrome – where strands in the womb entangle a baby’s limbs and inhibit proper growth. Rosie said: “It was scary at times being pregnant. “I had scans every four weeks – they kept a close eye because every scan was saying something different. It was fine when I was at work since I…
When full term is exactly 41 weeks and 5 days Lisa, from the Santa Cruz Mountains, wants nothing more than to start labor and her plans for a water birth to proceed and perhaps to see her wish. her a birth caul come true. Eight hours into active labor, and after just 30 minutes of pushing, baby Juniper was born still in the amniotic sac! Check out these breathtaking photos of Lisa’s birth, taken by Santa Cruz Birth Photography. During the birth of Juniper, Lisa, who was supported by her husband Stephen, 42, her daughter Finley, 2, and a midwife,…