This is a timeline of my belly from 7 weeks through 36 weeks, 3 months post partum, and my babies at 6 weeks old. I gave birth, at home, to my three beautiful babies at 37 weeks. Though this pregnancy changed by body forever, I loved every minute of it. Being a mom of triplets (and my great 2 1/2 year old) is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
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Discuss: 56 Comments
February 8th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Can we see the pictures on a bigger scale?
February 8th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Yes bigger scale please Bonnie
x
February 9th, 2007 at 12:15 am
How awesome, I am so giddy to hear of you homebirthing those babies!! You are beautiful~
Hbac mama
February 9th, 2007 at 12:52 am
I’d love to see a bigger pic of this! But WOW! Good for you for letting them go as long as they wanted to cook and having a successful home birth
February 9th, 2007 at 12:56 am
wow, that is really amazing.
your babies are beautiful!
February 9th, 2007 at 6:57 am
beautiful! Congrats on birthing THREE babies at home…what an accomplishment! the pictures are small (I third the motion to show them larger scale) your body looks just amazing and perfect. And those 3 gems….beautiful.
February 9th, 2007 at 8:14 am
This is the largest copy of the picture that I have! I will see if I can contact the mom for a larger copy.
February 9th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I would like much to see these photographs in larger format.
Is this possible?
February 9th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
yeah please have her send you some big ones!
wow home birth for 3, very awesome!
February 9th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
OK, updated now, and added another one
February 9th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
GORGEOUS!!!! you are an amazing home birth mama… thank you so much for these!
February 9th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Absolutely amazing. You are a birth goddess to the nth degree. What sweet, precious babes. I (heart) homebirth!
XOXO,
February 9th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I am amazed that you had three babies at a home birth! As a doula in training I would love to hear the birth story! Amazing, and obviously so worth it!
February 9th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
wow, that is even more amazing on a larger scale.
your body looks FANTASTIC in the 3 month post partum photos.
February 10th, 2007 at 3:40 am
Wow! How amazing! thanks for sharing the ’story’ of your body. I am slowly working up the courage to do it too. You look wonderful!
February 10th, 2007 at 7:47 am
WOW! Absolutely amazing and beautiful.
As I was looking at the pictures, I tried to gauge the point at which you would have to start telling people “No, I’m not going to pop!” hehe
February 10th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Omg, those pictures are beautiful..yes,even the post-partum ones =D. I recently became a mother and was sooo upset about how my body looks, this website made me realize i’m just like every other mom, we are all beautiful. And your triplets, oh my gosh, soooo cute. Congrats!
February 10th, 2007 at 11:21 am
I love the big pic. Amazing. Thanks for the other ones. They are awesome. Beautiful babies!
February 10th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Thank you! I have a quick minute so I wanted to share a short summary of the birth.
I had a painless labor up until transition, even then it hardly hurt at all. Pushing was a bit difficult because I was just so stretched that I couldn’t isolate the muscles that well to tell wtf I was doing. Lol. I eventually felt the right thing and was able to continue doing that. Coy was born at 1:26 pm weighing 4 lbs 13 oz.
My body gave me a break and I went and napped with Coy and my older daughter, Dakota. I wasn’t getting any contractions and I was getting restless as the time went by. We tried some homeopathics and my labor started back up around 10:30 pm. I had the urge to push and pushed and pushed and pushed and nothing felt like it was happening. We figured out that Max was presenting footling breech with one leg all funky. We were able to move his leg straight and then he started to move down fine. I pushed until his torso was out up to his nipples and then he stopped coming. His cord was too short for him to be born totally. We had to cut the cord and then very quickly get him born. He was in a bit of shock when he was born, but some rubbing, breastmilk, and oxygen helped him pink up after a while. He was born at 11:16 pm weighing 5 lbs 3 oz. Lily came very quickly afterwards, she was born at 11:32 pm weighing 5 lbs 4 oz. She came so fast that her own daddy missed her birth! I started getting very faint within a couple minutes of her birth and wasn’t really able to hear anyone really well. The midwives gave me a shot of pitocin in my leg and another maybe a minute later. They were telling me to stay awake (all garbled in my head), and I just kept thinking that I just needed to take a nap now. Next thing I remember, I’m laying on the ground with a midwife behind me, one in front of me, one next to me, one talking to one of the paramedics, a paramedic taking my blood pressure, an IV in my arm and another being put in the other one, and a team of firefighters in the living room ogling the babies. I was anemic before the birth and I just lost a bit too much blood for my body to handle all at once. I refused to transfer and I loaded up on placenta and chlorophyll for the next 6 weeks and I felt fine.
All the babies were born in the water and I loved the whole experience. The pph, not so much, but that’s ok.
February 10th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Wow. Amazing that your belly had shrunk back to it’s former size. I couldn’t believe how big a triplet belly can be and that you were so confident in having a homebirth! Good for you. I’m glad it worked out for you and that you loved your pregnancy. So many people complain about the smallest thing and reading your post (which was tooo small - please say more esp. would love to know your birth story or a link to your blog if you have one. No where in your post did you say anything negative about your body and I’m so happy for you. There is so much to focus on esp your little darlings than scrutinizing every thing about our bodies that wer’re not happy with.
February 10th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Absolutely amazing. Triplets are a miracle. I didn’t even know human skin could stretch out that much.
February 10th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Now THAT is amazing!!!!!
February 11th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Kathryn, thank you so much for posting the story. I’d missed it back when it happened and I love it! (My babies were both born at home, too, although not at the same time LOL)
February 11th, 2007 at 11:44 am
You are a goddess, in every sense of the word.
February 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Thank you very much! It is really impressive! I believe that me, in the long term (40 weeks, one baby) I was like it to 25 or 26 weeks maximum… It is completely unreal… The human body it is made extremely!!
February 11th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Ooooohh!!!
I have just read that they were born at the house!! Wow!!! It is very very rare I imagine! In any case, here, in Quebec (Canada) that is!!! Which are their first names? They are splendid!!
February 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
my blog link is http://sualkin.livejournal.com
The babies are Coy, Max, and Lily.
I’m in the process of writing a total birth story, but I probably won’t have it exactly how I want for a while yet. I’ll probably post it on my blog when it’s done.
February 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
What do you mean by “loaded up on placenta”?
February 12th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Placenta has tons of good hormones and nutrients and so I believe she means she ate it to help her body cope with the blood loss. In some cases placenta can stop hemohrrage. Here’s a link for more info.
February 13th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Hi! your babies are beautiful, im pretty sure that everything was worthed just for the reward of having them in your life.
I just had my first child a baby girl, and even when i know that my life couldn’t be better i feel bad for having my breast dropped and my belly full of stretch marks.
i think that giving birth to a child is marvelous and noble so i just dont get why instead of being rewarded by nature, becoming more beutiful or just keeping the body whe had we get droppy breastand flacid bellys, i just dont get it.
anyway maybe birth is the reason for tummy tuck, but is still not fair because its a surgery its not like just working out and getting it back.
i don’t wanna be a top model, i just wish to have the shape i had before my baby….
February 13th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Yep. I took a few pieces raw and dried and encapsuled the rest to take over the next month. I’ve still got a small mason jar full of dried and ground placenta.
February 13th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Neida, not all cultures feel this post partum body is ugly. It’s all in the eye of the beholder (and what we are conditioned to love growing up) what is ugly. Perhaps Nature believed stretchmarks are beautiful.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
I would love to hear the birth story on this one!!!
February 14th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
thank you for sharing your birth story. sorry to hear of the pph, but it sounds like your midwives acted quickly & you came thru it ok, and your sweet babies did, too! more info on the benefits of placenta encapsulation (i had it done, too) can be found here http://www.placentabenefits.info
February 19th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Thank you so much for sharing these pics and your amazing birth story! You are one incredible mama!
February 26th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
I didn’t realize that this was you! One of the PP said it all—You *are* a goddess. So lovely!! Congratulations, Kathryn. I didn’t realize that this was you! One of the PP said it all—You *are* a goddess. So lovely!! Congratulations, Kathryn. <3
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Wow! Simply amazing!
You are truly an amazing and beautiful woman!
April 19th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
OH.MY.GOODNESS.
This is AMAZING!
You have beautiful triplets too : )
October 16th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
thats so great?
do you have a blog about your pregnancy?
November 16th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
oh my god girl! u were huge as!! u did a great job, well done your babies were beautiful! mwa!
January 8th, 2008 at 12:31 am
wow.. amazing pics and congrats on the babies
January 8th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
your babies look amazing … and think of the fact that i have never said that in my life …
maybe my paternal instincts are acting up …
January 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Oh my goodness. You are beautiful and so are your babies. The human body is an amazing thing and so are you.
How lovely, thanks for posting these.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I too have triplets, and my body has been ‘marked’ by the babies;) I am amazed you birthed your babies at home!!!
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
wow you are truely amazing! Gorgeous baby belly. I’m off to look at your blog now
March 4th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I really hope I’m not having triplets, because that looks really uncomfortable!!! but i can’t wait to start showing!
March 6th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I am pregnant with triplets right now. I am 15 weeks along. I am alredy getting big. I am really scared!! Plus my whole life I have been known for my abs! I know taht loosing them is a price I may pay to have my babies but I am worried. Can a tummy tuck fix that stuff on the belly? Are there thing syou can do to prevent it from happening? How is it having all three of them at home? Please tell me it is easier than you had worried about hwile you where prego!! LOL
March 21st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Hello there!
I currently live in Doha, Qatar (but am an American) so we don’t have the same access to birthing options they have in the states. My biggest question is what did you do to carry them to term? I’m working with a Dr. here and one in the states and they both have indicated I will need to cut down working and then eventually go on bedrest - is that what you did? Also, while a home birth would not fit my personality, I had always wanted to work with a midwife or doula and they don’t really have that here.
My name is Belle and I am currently 9 weeks along with triplets myself. These are our first children and we couldn’t be more elated and more scared!
The Dr’s have sort of said they think I will definitely need a C-section which I am not entirely jazzed about, but I also would hate the prospect of delivering 1 or 2 and then ending up needing a c-section anyway for the 2nd or 3rd. I’d appreciate your thoughts on that if you have time or desire.
Your pictures are wonderful and your children are precious! Thanks so much for sharing!
~Belle Vukovich Kenoyer
March 27th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
to see a bigger pic just click on the pic and itll load to another page and you can see a bigger one
April 8th, 2008 at 3:04 am
I just had my triplets three weeks ago at 36 weeks via c-section, and we all got to leave the hospital together.
Thank you SO SO SO much for being brave enough to post your after triplet belly pic!!!!! Really, thank you. Mine looks the same way although I am still losing the pounds I had to gain for the babies. You give me hope that I can at least get into my old jeans again.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Hi, I’m a mum of 8 month old triplets ( 2 girls, 1 boy). They are absolutely amazing. I gave birth ( c-section) at 36wks + 3 days. No bedrest rest during pregnancy :-), all 4 of us left the hospital after 4 days. They are a handfull but it is definately a lot LESS work then I expected.
Your babies look great. You should be proud.
April 10th, 2008 at 9:06 am
soo beautiful! you look amazing! and your babies are so gorgeous! you look great after having triplets and to be able to give birth to them at home!! you go hot mama!! you are one lucky woman!
June 26th, 2008 at 6:54 am
I would LOVE to hear your birth story! Any chance I could? We up/uc homebirthed all five of our dcs, and I love to hear a good homebirth story, esp multiples.
December 5th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
You gave birth to triplets at home! I’m so proud of you! congratulations!
December 22nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
When I was pregnant with my first, I remembered reading/viewing your beautiful movie on Mothering.com. I love the accompanying song! You are truly inspirational! I hope all is well with your family. You are simply amazing.
December 27th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Wow! very brave to have the babies at home and even more amazing is that your tummy went back basially flat after all that!!! I mean no fat on your tummy. I am not sure about eating my own placenta but hey, I respect your views. I wish my tummy was that flat after my babies. I don’t mind having stretch marks but I wish it was as flat as yours!!!!!!!