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...

Birth Story: Katherine Elizabeth

April 16th, 2012 Birth Center/Hospital Birth Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby The experience of a laboring mother, father and a grandmother at Sarasota Memorial Hospital Brief Overview: “You have your birth plan, I have mine. When yours does not agree with mine, we will...

Birth Story: Hendrick Gavin

January 13th was my estimated due date but seeing as this was my first baby, I knew that I would be passing that date but I didn’t think I would pass it by 9 days! Jan. 18, a Friday, I had my midwife Christina go ahead and strip my membranes and I was only at 1cm...

Birth Story: Eva Nicole

August 28, 2012 Birth Center Birth A year has gone by with my sweet princess, a year full of joy and new experiences. It is so nurturing to relive the moment of her birth and now I share it with you… On Sunday, August 26, at midnight, I was awoken by a wave of pain in...
Birth Story: Elijah

Birth Story: Elijah

August 18th, 2011 Birth Center Water Birth A Mother’s Birth Story of her Second SonI was driving to work on my last day of work. It was two weeks before the baby’s due date. I felt a few contractions on my way to work but they stopped when I got to work. I got off...

Birth Story: Emersyn Mae

May 17, 2011 Waterbirth at Birthways Jason and I found out we were pregnant on August 27, 2010. From that day on we decided that we did not want to find out the sex of our baby. I began my morning sickness at about 9 weeks and it never went away. I actually ended up...