This week I am in Chesapeake, Virginia, with my sister, at her home–along with her husband, her son and my son, we are anxiously awaiting the debut of her baby. Baby is literally due any day now, and if she/he chooses to come soon, she/he will have a beautiful homebirth nestled in a pretty decent […]

Here are some key things I discuss with my clients to help make sure they have a happy, healthy postpartum: Keep your (naked) baby at your (naked) breast as much as possible. Your baby NEEDS to be skin-to-skin, even when dad is taking a turn. This will help your milk supply and ensure your baby […]

In the last few weeks, I have fielded quite a few questions from a specific “type” of mama–one that has had at least one previous hospital birth and is now starting to investigate homebirth. Within this breed of mama, there are still some differences. I’d say that some are sold on homebirth because of their […]

In the last week, I have had the honor of attending two labor and births; both for mamas having their 4th baby. It made me very aware of a belief I have, and which these women both exhibited so beautifully. That belief is that pregnancy, labor, birth and motherhood require ATTITUDE.

Contractions started Saturday afternoon, the 8th of July 2006 for me. It was kind of funny because Guy and Laurie left, and not very long after that, I had a contraction.. of course at first I didn’t think it was anything different than the “braxton hicks” contractions, so I just kept going on, not thinking […]

Does using technology render our intuition useless? This is a thought that flashes through my mind quite regularly. I only work with women choosing homebirth, and for what it’s worth, most of them are choosing ultrasound. I find it to be a hard situation; for me, that is.

Sunny’s pregnancy was long and hard, puking did not ease up until the weeks were into the 20s and nausea remained throughout, giving me a brief break around 35wks, but was back again just weeks later. Pelvic instability set in at 14wks and so began months of pain that didn’t ease up until the wee […]

February 11, 2007 PM Cold winter day, snow in the forecast “Mom, I just had a dream that you just stood up and your water broke and the baby just came out.” my son Izayah said to me a few days before my new son was born. I laughed and dismissed his dream and told […]