“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 →
Tag: Home Birth
Wren’s New Year’s Eve Home Birth
Wrens birth was fast and furious! It was New Year’s eve and also the eve of a super moon. I watched the huge glowing orb rise up from behind snowy mountain tops and prayed that the pull of this great moon would bring baby sparrow into the world. We had been waiting with bated breath for weeks for the birth… Read more →
Surprise Twin VBAC at Home
A family’s story of their amazing surprise twin hbac… My babies are three weeks old now and I am just starting to wrap my head around our wonderful surprise twin home birth. For me, their birth is a story of incredible love, patience, empowerment, and support. My first birth had been an unplanned cesarean, and this time I was preparing for a home VBAC – Vaginal… Read more →
On the “Wild Card” Third Births
There is a saying in the birth community that third babies are a “wild card”, meaning unpredictable. You never know what’s going to happen, no matter what happened in the previous two births, so you need to be prepared. We do know that first births tend to be long, though not ALWAYS the case, it is typical. What happens is… Read more →
“Unicorn” Home Birth
I love this birth story of one of Kaz’s clients from before we started working so closely together. Make sure you check out the amazing photos. Thanks, Ash, for sharing your story with us!The night before hard labour began, I experienced waves of mild lower uterine cramping & back pain; manageable, but pronounced enough to wake me up from time… Read more →