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Midwife Stories

I had a BABY!!!!
06.07.11
Hello everyone, I had a BABY!!! This last Friday, February 3, 2006… It was totally amazing!!!!!!!!!!!   I woke up early Friday morning having what I knew were no longer Brackston Hicks contractions.  I started doing my hypnobirthing techniques and just actually enjoyed...
The Birth of Ezra Shea
06.07.11
Easter weekend, I had loads of Braxton-Hicks contractions, so I was pleasantly surprised when I woke Tuesday morning, 4-14-09, to a different kind of contraction.  Starting around 5 a.m. the contractions felt a bit more painful, lingering in the small of my back and across my entire belly,...
The pushing itself was wonderful!
06.07.11
I always love the look on people’s faces when they come into my home for the first time and I casually mention that my son was born right over there in the dining room.  It amuses me when someone says I must be crazy or very, very brave.  I just think giving birth to my...

Doula Stories

Oh how the plans can change!
06.07.11
Joy and Chris, firm in their commitment to each other and resolved to start a family together, gathered their resources and chose to aim for an unmedicated delivery of their first child. Chris’ family had a long tradition of C-section deliveries, and Joy’s heritage delivered babies...

Student Doula Stories

A Quick Dash to the Finish
06.07.11
After 42 weeks and 1 day, Tara was finally in labor.  She had planned a VBAC after her first birth started with an induction at 42 weeks and ended with a c-section.  Now, with this pregnancy every non-stress test had perfect results.  So she felt good about putting off an induction...