Birth Stories

Lee is a former Broadway dancer, choreographer and teacher who hasn't let her pregnancy slow her down one bit. Bubbling with energy, Lee decided to found her own dance company when she was three months pregnant with her second child. Her first son also had a jazzy start to his life, Lee performed in the movie "Chicago" while she was five and a half months pregnant. Erika's pregnancy is coming to an end. Her contractions started and are developing rapidly. Her mother-in-law arrives just as Erika abandons her dream of a water birth and moves to the bedroom. The new addition to the family arrives quickly. Chris and her husband take the three kids on their traditional pre-labor hike. She's hopping a little exertion might kick start her contractions. A few days before her due date, Chris contractions start but subside in the middle of the night. She's now playing a waiting game.