Have to share this quote with my fellow midwives

[DallasCPM]

Many of my moms send me a birth story from their POV after the birth. It's my favorite gift to get. And while all the stories are so great, this one quote I have to share with my fellow midwives. The full story is about 3 pages long, so I'm just going to share the last paragraph... which I am SO framing and putting on my wall!

And yes, I have written permission from the mom to share.
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Everyone asks me about the birth.
"You really had a 10lb baby, at home, with nothing for pain!?" they say.
And I have to answer "Yep, that's true."
But it isn't. I had my husband's arms for comfort. My children's faces for inspiration, and their soft touches to calm me. I had a trusted guardian, who kept me safe and let me do things the way I needed to. And I had myself, my determination...
I wanted this. I dreamed of this baby for years, and this perfect birth for 9 months...

and it all came true.


*****
I being a midwife.

[delicious]

i am not a midwife, but that is really beautiful. totally made me cry.

[Arwyn]

That is very, very cool.

(And thanks for getting permission to share! )

[laoxinat]

Sniff! What a beautiful beautiful story...thanks so much for sharing, and please thank that mama for US too!

[hellyaellen]

for sharing

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[majikfaerie]

beautiful

[durafemina]

*sob*

beauty!

[Peppamint]

beautiful!

[annanicole]

thank you for sharing. I'm not a midwife, but a simple thank you never seems like it is enough for what my midwives did for me.

[balancedmama]

[wumanh]

That touches my heart!

[Breathless Wonder]

Beautiful...

[mom2mializ]

[*MamaJen*]

Originally Posted by DallasMidwife

I had a trusted guardian, who kept me safe and let me do things the way I needed to.

I'm not a midwife, but I wanted to crash in and say, that's totally what my midwife was for me--a trusted guardian. I know I'll always be grateful for her. It's such an amazing role you midwives play in the lives of us birthing mamas.