Aug 17, 2015 | Empowered, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, VBAC
I didn’t believe them. I wanted to feel it. As we made it to the center of my suburban street on a gorgeous warm summer day, more of my waters leaked down my leg, sliding past my green summer dress as I held onto my partner through a contraction and my best friend...
Aug 17, 2015 | Early birth, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, Twins
I always knew when we found out we were having twins it would be a game changer, but our story is far from what I expected. Everyone would comment on how difficult it would be to juggle life at home with two babies, but for me the struggle began much before they made...
Jul 27, 2015 | Empowered, Home birth, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended
Both my sons were born at home. Calm, Serene and blissful; my first son was born still sleeping into a pool and gave a gentle sigh for his first breath, to a delighted audience of four, myself, my husband and two lovely midwives. Loud, raucous and exhilarating; my...
Jun 24, 2015 | First Birth, Hospital Birth, HypnoBirthing, Partner Attended, Vaginal Birth
“Are you sure you’re in labour?” The nurse at the reception asked me. I looked at Dustin and laughed. My face had a look of pure calm, peace and bliss. “I don’t know… You tell me!” I looked around the waiting room at the dozen...
Jun 15, 2015 | Empowered, First Birth, Hospital Birth, HypnoBirthing, Partner Attended, Ring of Fire, Vaginal Birth
This is the story of the birth of my first child. I now realize it’s as successful a birth as I could have asked for (all natural, no interventions), but of course it did not feel like a success at the time. First, how I prepared for labor: I took a Bradley class with...
Mar 30, 2015 | Breast feeding, Doula Attended, Empowered, Exhaustion, Home birth, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Partner Attended, Ring of Fire
Early Labor It was roughly 2:30 AM that 23rd day of July 2014—a typical Wednesday I thought. At 41.3 weeks pregnant I was all too familiar with spontaneous contractions (false alarms) that colored various segments of my wobbly days and kept me awake at night. “Yup.” I...
