Comments on: Riley’s Birth Story

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:28:40 +0000

Thank you for sharing your birth story. I had my first baby in March and I feel like women would have so much clearer expectations for their pregnancies and births if other women would be willing to share their stories with honestly and candor. Riley is a beautiful little boy and it’s so true that all the pain is worth it. Many blessings to you and your sweet family. I love following along with y’all’s happenings on Instagram!

By: Romana

Romana — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:59:43 +0000

Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy, Riley! My son’s name is Riley too but he will be 21 years old in just under a month…..it goes by so quickly. Thank you for sharing your story, makes me very nostalgic for those precious baby times.

By: Mamaoftwo

Mamaoftwo — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:03:39 +0000

I think it’s so important to share our birthing experiences with others, so thankyou for telling your story. I’m sorry it was a challening one! I too was induced with my firstborn, but not with my son… he came fast and furious naturally in under two hours, start to finish and was 10 pounds. I felt traumatized for a good year for a few reasons. The pain was entirely beyond my control.

What really helped me, was to accept how it went and to remember that in the end, he was healthy and so was I. At least physically, but who knows what would have happened if the birth had took a different direction, ya know?! Talking about it really helped me as well, I was surprised at how many other moms felt very emotional (and a bit traumatized) about their births! Don’t be too hard on yourself Ali, we are all in this together! It’s messy and it’s beautiful and you rocked it!