“I’m sharing this story to create more awareness around how being an active decision maker in your pregnancy, birth and postpartum period greatly influences your ability to have a positive experience through each of these stages.” ~ Jen Reddish Birthing On My Own Terms: Some background: After a lot of research and changing of plans, my husband and I created… Read more →
Many people wonder how and when the baby should be separated from the placenta, especially those in the “free birth” community who may be birthing without professional attendants. Here are some things to consider about the baby’s umbilical cord: When to cut the cord: My opinion is that the best thing to do is to wait to cut the cord until… Read more →
When I shared my sister’s family freebirth (birth outside the medical system) story and birth images last week, they created a ripple effect in the online world that inspired a lot of women to want to share their stories and images from their beautiful births. Over and over again I have women tell me that the thing that helped them most… Read more →
I had always thought I’d have a hospital birth. After all, I wanted to make sure that my baby and I would be safe…where could be safer than a hospital? My sister Jessica is a birth doula and she told my husband and I that research shows home births are safer. But not until we began talking about getting pregnant and… Read more →
What is an “Unassisted Birth” in BC? Under Vital Statistics Canada, births where there were not any registered medical professionals in attendance at a birth are called “unattended” births. Other names for “unattended” or “unassisted” births are free-birth or medically-unattended birth. Logistics to consider when planning a medically unassisted birth in BC: Birth supplies, including supplies for clamping and cutting (or… Read more →