Birth Story: Naomi

Cesarean Section Birth There is this nugget of not-so-feel-good wisdom my mom likes to drop on me occasionally which goes like this: “They say, if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”       – Unknown Having a natural birth was...

Birth Story: Surrogate S

Birth Center Surrogate Birth I was a surrogate for some friends of mine, I’ll call them Momma S and Daddy S. We had a wonderful pregnancy! They were able to come to every midwife appointment, and were in every way involved in the pregnancy and birth of their baby boy....

Birth Story: Oliver Michael

​May 28, 2013 Home VBAC birth I’m kind of a baby when it comes to pain. I stub my toe, I scream; I get a sunburn and I whine until it goes away; I get a paper cut and everyone hears about it. Additionally, having a home birth isn’t for everyone; it’s an uphill battle...

Birth Story: Logan Samuel

​December 16, 2012 Birth Center Birth Beginning at week 37, when you’re considered to be full term, I of course began looking for every possible sign that labor was near. I had been practicing hypnobirthing a couple of months prior through a book and cd that offered...