Feb 4, 2019 | Fast labor, Hospital Birth, Partner Attended, Planned Pregnancy, Spiritual, Surrender, Vaginal Birth
Patience. Experience. Hope. Romans 5:1-5 Long before the pregnancy test turned positive, I hoped for this pregnancy and a more peaceful experience. After 10 months of waiting and holding onto hope, my prayers have been answered! After my 39 week visit, for no medical...
Jul 11, 2011 | Breech, First Birth, Midwife Attended, Nesting, Partner Attended, Surrender
The giving in birth Negotiations began early between us. He is a sly little teacher and I’m a slow learner. A month after his birth, I sat anxious in the doctor’s office (a heart murmur, the doctor says), trying to nurse him to sleep so that he would lie still for the...
May 19, 2011 | Afterbirth, Doula Attended, First Birth, GBS, Hibiclens, HypnoBirthing, Long Labor, Midwife Attended, Overdue, Partner Attended, Ring of Fire, Surrender, Tearing, Waterbirth
Surrender: My Birth Story Surrender: verb, to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield. Before I had a baby of my own I was/am a doula. I’ve been with women as they’ve crossed over into motherhood in both hospitals and birth centers....
