Posts by LittleBlackBug

I agree that it's probably one of the best birth videos I've seen!! Yes, DDs birth was quick, 1.5 hours. Our midwife didn't make it and I didn't know how far things were until I felt baby's head out. The next contraction she shot out...

We are having a home birth and will be burning the cord. DD was born at home, but she fell on the floor and her cord broke, so anything is better than that!

Congratulations!!

I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and your family.

My human biology class in high school required us to research a profession. I researched midwives and was hooked. In undergraduate architecture school I designed a birth center and was able to interview a few midwives. It is still on of...

My favorite thing was how my daughter would instantly calm down when I wore her. It was like this magical spell would come over her and she would settle down or help calm here if she wasn't feeling well. I am a fan of both!!

I work on a large floor and most people are not in my department. Regularly the men, mostly older, comment how I made it back another day, week, etc. I can't wait to see how they react in June when I'm a lot bigger than I am now!

We interviewed Jan and Julie with out first. Julie and I clicked well. I thought Jan was great, too. We went with Julie for our DDs birth. We are Julie's client for this baby, too. At first we didn't know if Julie was going to be...

We got our midwives a set of thermometers as they dind't have different types when DD was born. This time we are going to get her a kids book, Welcome With Love, that she said she doesn't haveand would really like. I just need to order...

Our first birth was an unplanned UC as things moved faster than we thought they would and our midwives made it five minutes after birth. We are hoping to have things set up well in advance this time. Birth tub in the house at 36 weeks...