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Phoebe’s birth

By Sarah Marshall

After a night of intermittent contractions, I awoke on June 12, 2008 and knew that my baby was coming. My husband Mike stayed home from work. We made arrangements for our children to be elsewhere and we labored at home much of the day. It was a beautiful day.

I called my doula regularly, telling her each time that I spoke with her that contractions were getting closer together, lasting longer but that we were doing okay...Read More