“The path of motherhood has a beginning but no end. It is constantly changing and constantly challenging. Along the way, we encounter our personal limits over and over. We ride the sharp edge of hope and fear. We fall in love over and over. On this path of...
This was the birth of their 5th child, yet this was the first time this mama has been able to see how she looks in labor. She is currently studying to become a midwife and has helped so many other moms through their own labors so it was a gift to her to have an...
The greatest joys don’t come without the greatest struggle… There were a multitude of things that were different between my first and second sons and the way in which they came into this world. For my first son’s birth I had hoped for a beautiful...
If a doula were a drug it would be unethical not to use it. -John H Kennell, MDThe word doula is Greek for servant. A doula is someone who is trained in childbirth and will tend to your needs before, during and after your labor, whether they be physical, emotional,...
I had been feeling kind of crampy the whole week leading up to labor, so on 40 weeks, 5 days pregnant, I was used to the feeling. My two dogs were extra cuddly that night (they must have known!), and my husband and I decided to take them for a walk. The whole walk, I...
[Tasha’s Birth Story]Saturday, April 2nd was the day our baby boy was predicted to enter this world; that day came and went just like any other day. My mom texted me and asked me how I was feeling. I told her that I didn’t feel any different than I did on...
