I got pregnant with Emma when Gracie was 8 months old. By this point I had finished my midwifery school and both apprenticeships and had been practicing on my own for almost a year. I was quite busy with
I got pregnant with Grace just 7 months after Abby was born. We were elated and so excited at the possibility for another home birth. Around 7 weeks into my pregnancy, I began with horrible...
After 4 undesirable to mediocre births in the medical/hospital system—my husband and I decided we wanted something better. At the time, we did not even know it was possible to have something better but...
My midwife Robin said if I had labored in a hospital, I would probably have had a cesarean. My 9-pound son, however, was born at the foot of my bed after 40 hours of labor and 5 hours of pushing with APGAR scores of 9 and 9. I went into labor on Monday morning, but...
The story of your birth begins before your birthday. Your Father and I decided we wanted to have you born at our home, where we would be most comfortable and where we could welcome you into the world without any unnecessary outside intervention. We hired a midwife...