Tag: Home Birth

Guest Story: A Kindred Mama Home Birth

We’re keeping the birth story train going here, after receiving so much response to giving women a place to share! Women often say the thing that helped them feel the most prepared for birth was reading other women’s stories. This really epitomizes the Birth Takes a Village theme… women sharing their stories in the community of other women wanting to… Read more →

Your First Birth: Getting it right the first time

I’m an anomaly in the birth-professional world in that some of my favourite births to attend are those of first-time mothers. It’s quite typical of anyone who attends births for a living to prefer what we call “multips”: women who’ve given birth at least once before. It’s commonly accepted that multips birth more quickly and easily than first-timers (“primips”), taking much less… Read more →

My birth was a powerful and amazing experience

So, this summer, my baby sister had a baby. No big deal or anything. (Eeeek! Most exciting blog post I’ve ever shared!).She wanted to share her story because she hopes that “more women can learn to trust their bodies and have empowering birth experiences like mine!” I’m pretty much in love with this little guy. He’s pretty darn cute, don’t you… Read more →