Childbirth - xoJane

Welcome To Your Drug-Free Hippie Birth With Hypnosis

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I wholeheartedly recommend hypnosis for childbirth (and migraines, and stress, and dental work, for that matter).

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Baby Daughter Died At Two Weeks Old

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0500

I would do anything to hear her heartbeat again. Why didn't I record it? I smell her little hat and cry.

Delivery Room Sex! It's A Thing

Somer Sherwood — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Sex can help speed up labor. But should couples be doing it in the delivery room?

It Happened To Me: I Had My Baby While On Vacation

Jamie Lieberman — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

At 29 weeks pregnant, the only thing more exciting than getting 5 uninterrupted hours of sleep was my upcoming trip to Hawaii.

It Happened To Me: My Natural Birth Ended Up With Me In The Hospital With A Post-Partum Hemorrhage

Jenny Rose Ryan — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Other than being of the "advanced maternal age" of 33 when I gave birth, no other risk factor applied to me. My wonky placenta was just the luck of the draw.

Here's Some Of The Stuff You Won’t Expect When You’re Expecting

Johanna Gohmann — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0500

You will suffer this psychotic laughter at very inopportune moments. Like when you are watching Rue die in "The Hunger Games" in a crowded theater on opening weekend.

Turns Out Lesbians Have Fertility Issues, Too

Cynthia — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500

With two uteruses in the relationship, I thought getting pregnant would be simple.

I Could Have NOT KNOWN I WAS PREGNANT: It Took a Baby To Get Me Over My Fear Of Doctors

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:00:00 -0500

This is how screwed up my brain was: I actually weighed the merits of having a baby vs. having cancer.

It Happened To Me: Having a Baby Forced Me to Get Treatment for My Anxiety

Sharon Baldwin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Some people struggle with depression and anxiety for years after having children. It may never feel worth it.

Marissa Mayer Must Be Superhuman Because She Returned to Work TWO WEEKS After Giving Birth

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0400

I couldn't do it, but then again, I'm not making $1 million per year.

It Happened To Me: I Had A Smug Labor

Jennifer Barton — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:30:16 -0400

Let me just preface this by saying this is one of the few things I have managed to do well in my life.

It Happened to Me: I had Post-Partum PTSD

Tricia Stream — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:00:29 -0400

My twin boys were born by C-section at 27 weeks. I was desperately hoping for a third trimester, but failed.

Michelle Tea: This Is Totally The Kind of Drug Addict I Am

Michelle Tea — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:42 -0400

If these shady drugs don’t hook me up with a belly full of triplets or at least one good set of conjoined twins within six months, I think it’s time to move on to the harder stuff.

Michelle Tea: The Cruel Calculus of the Fertility Clinic

Michelle Tea — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:00:41 -0400

It seems crazy that I could just have SEX with Quentin and get preggers, but if I want his seed catapulted into me via the miracle of modern medicine, the FDA wants to get involved.

Michelle Tea: Happy Birthday, Quentin!

Michelle Tea — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:00:25 -0400

Quentin comes over carrying an unwieldy, hand-written protest sign. Occupy SF has been shutting down the financial district since the early morning, and Quentin has been down there all day, celebrating his birthday with some free speech and outrage.

Michelle Tea: Every Second, Sperm are Dying

Michelle Tea — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:00:16 -0500

I’m not positive, but I think that trying to get yourself knocked up is considered private business in the mainstream heterosexual universe, like money.

Birth-Shaming is the New Slut Shaming

Lia Tremblay — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:00:17 -0500

If you don’t know a woman well enough to know how she feels about what’s happening with her vagina, then you don’t know her well enough to advise her on it.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: Take a Dip In My Vagina Pool

Michelle Tea — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:08 -0500

The more I learn about pregnancy, the more I marvel at how any of us are born at all.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: "This Bod Aint Big Enough For Both of Us"

Michelle Tea — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:08 -0500

A mom -– a gorgeous, glamorous mother of two -- looks me up and down and says, “You got to eat ice cream every day.”

Getting Pregnant with Michelle Tea: "Ryan Gosling's Sperm Would Be Totally Great Sperm."

Michelle Tea — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:02:56 -0500

With a donor on lock and my bowl-bearer set, I am really sweating it hard with Dashiell. I’m looking for the perfect moment between Whoa, TMI! and Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?