It’s amazing how long ago it seems that I met sweet Meadow! She started with a different health care provider initially and then decided she wanted to switch back to me for her home birth and I was more than excited to help her! Her pregnancy progressed beautifully and Meadow did such a great job …
Jenn came to me a little later in her pregnancy when she decided she needed a change in her home birth plans. Jenn had successfully delivered at home previously so this was nothing new for her so we were all very excited to see what this next sweet baby would bring! Jenn chose not to …
I had the privilege of meeting Rachel early in her first pregnancy when she decided a home birth was the direction her family wanted to take to bring their new first love into this world! Rachel’s pregnancy progressed wonderfully and as her due date approached, we all could feel the excitement building! Forty weeks passed …
I met sweet Melissa early in her second trimester when she decided an OB-attended hospital birth was not going to suit her needs for this pregnancy. Melissa had given birth to her older daughter in a hospital-based birthing center and wanted something similar but this time, she wanted it in the comfort of her own …
I met Brittany midway through her pregnancy after she decided she wanted something different for this pregnancy. She was nervous about how she would manage the pain but we encouraged her throughout her pregnancy that she had what she needed to deliver her baby safely at home! Brittany’s pregnancy progressed beautifully and as predicted, Brittany …
I met Caroline early in this pregnancy when she and her husband decided they wanted something different for this baby’s birth than they had had with their previous deliveries. While her previous hospital experiences weren’t the worst, and Caroline had even had the privilege of delivering with a midwife the second time around, she wanted …
I met Karen late in her first trimester when she decided that for her second baby, she wanted to have a home birth. Her first had been born in the hospital setting and she knew that for her second baby, she wanted a different experience for all of them! We were excited to see when …
Robin came to me after having had 4 babies in the hospital setting and decided that with her 5th and final child, she wanted to have a home birth and do things more naturally than before. Each of her pregnancy and deliveries were so different and often out of her control so she decided this …
I met Alli early in her pregnancy when she came to me wanting something different for her second pregnancy. She delivered in the hospital setting with her first and knew that their natural lifestyle lined up much more consistently with what a home birth provided. Alli’s pregnancy progressed as expected with no issues or anything …
I met Erin towards the end of her first trimester when she and her husband decided they wanted to welcome their first baby in the comfort of their own home. Erin’s husband, Nick knew my husband growing up and it was fun getting to know them in their consult and hearing how excited they were …
I met Daesha early in her pregnancy when she found out she was finally pregnant after several fertility treatments and waiting for so long for this good news! This was Daesha’s first pregnancy, though she had an amazing adopted son, and she knew she wanted a natural way to bring her baby into this world! …
It’s hard to believe I’m writing my own birth story, well my home birth transfer birth story! I love taking the time to write a birth story from my perspective for each of my clients but it’s still the outsider’s perspective. While I am holding space, I am still not the one experiencing the birth …
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