Bradley^® Birth Stories

Here are some birth stories from actual Bradley^® students. Some labors are short, others long. Some are at a hospital, while others are planned home births. There are many variations in the normal process of labor and birth. Providing knowledge and guiding your preparation, Bradley^® classes can enable you to face your labor with calm and confidence, giving you the tools to meet any challenge ahead!

Click on any of the titles below to read the complete birth story.

My own first birth story

My own second birth story

My own third birth story

My own forth birth story

How I personally acheived the births I wanted!

37 hour labor, first child

Back labor

1 Mom, 3 Bradley^® Births

From 3 cm to fully dialated in 2 hours!

First baby, hospital birth

3 natural births, all at home

Second child, short labor
3.5 hour labor, completely natural water birth.

First baby, hospital birth
Natural birth with group-b strep and meconium.

Vaginal birth after two c-sections
Natural home water birth, posterior labor, 33 hour labor.

First baby, hospital birth
Natural birth, 10 pound baby

First baby, home birth
As told by the couple's doula