My daughter Adelaide Rose was born on a brisk fall morning in November, a Tuesday. And, although much anticipated, it was completely unexpected and absolutely perfect. So much mystery had…
Lyla’s Birth
Our first child, Adelaide, was born, with the help of CHOICE midwives, into water on November 16th, 2010. She was a planned pregnancy, and we had even gone through fertility…
He Was Born Where???
He Was Born Where??? He finally came. Palmer Lewis Hamilton was born on May 5, healthy and beautiful, and, like his sister, he was born at home. I know…
Our Home Birth Dream Came True
At 10:30 pm on January 13, Mike and I got into bed. It was a Sunday, the night before my mom’s birthday…and first Monday since leaving my job. I was…
Eryn’s Little Sister
August 18th began as a usual day in our house. Get up, make breakfast, feed the dogs, dress Eryn and myself. Eryn, then two and a half, busily played, half…
Olen’s Empowering Birth
Despite the outside appearance of a perfectly wonderful home birth with my daughter, it was somehow very traumatic to both her and I when coupled with a difficult postpartum period…
NOT A Walk in the Park
Jack has now been in this world for 18 months and I would like to go back to the day he entered this world and document his birth story. It…
Ty Simone’s Birth
Ty Simone’s Birth On Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 3:00 p.m., I felt what I qualified as a possible labor contraction. After sharing this could-be revelation with Gary, I decided…
Tobey
I must admit that I was nervous about performing as well as the couples in the HypnoBirthing videos. Would I be the little engine that couldn’t? Incredibly, we could have…
A Truly Joyful Birth
Hannah, my first child, was born in a hospital, and although her birth was unmedicated, it was not a natural birth. I’d arrived at the hospital at 8 cm and…