This is what a fast and furious home birth looks like for a first time mom and dad. This sweet girl was born at home with us December 18th and her mama powered her out in less that 5 hours! Congrats to this lovely family!
This first time mama worked so hard to push this beautiful baby girl out into the world, she and her husband were a great team. Born at home with us on December 15th, weighing in at 9 lbs even. Congratulations, sweet family!
This sweet mama was having baby number 4. As the waves came she cuddled her youngest to sleep. The waves grew stronger and she pushed her 9 lb 2 oz baby out in bed right next to sleeping big brother. The rest of the family came in the meet the little one while he slept. The things that happen when you are sleeping…
It was especially fun to help this repeat family welcome their second son into the world. I helped them with their first 3 years ago and this time around big brother got to be there to witness his baby brother being born. Beautiful water birth, born into daddy’s hands and big brother got to cut the cord. I love this sweet family!
This first time mama labored so quickly, we barely had time to set up the birth space. I arrived at 1:45am and these beautiful baby girl was born at home in the birth tub at 2:41am. Such a sweet experience to help this family have a beautiful home birth.
This sweet baby boy was born to a first time mama who advanced into active labor rather quickly. We were there at her home less than 4 hours before she powered her baby out and into the hands of student midwife, Katrina Bolduc. Weighing in at 7 lbs even, we were so blessed to be there for this sweet family.
This family transferred from OB care late in pregnancy because of the hospital regulations regarding COVID and a desire for a more natural birth experience for their second child. Her first baby came 4 weeks early so it was quite a surprised when this baby went past her due date. But when labor started it came on so quickly this mama barely had time to get home from the beach and have a baby. We were able to fill up the birth tub in time and she had this 9 lb beautiful girl in the water. I think her expressions say it all.
This little one was born to a first time mama that just went for it. Labor started around 11pm and baby was born before 10 the next morning. No hesitation at all and her partner offered great support. There is a lot to be said for not having a lot of expectations and just trusting the body knows what its doing. Birth is a natural process, not a medical event.
This sweet first time mama broke her water in the late afternoon just a couple days past 37 weeks of pregnancy. Around 10pm contractions began to get noticeable and shortly after midnight the dad called to tell us they were 2 minutes apart. We knew we had an hour drive so we headed on our way. We arrived to find this strong mama laboring hard, baby was born in water into his mamas hands just a half hour after our arrival. Congratulations sweet family!
This first time mom starting labor more than 2 weeks early with her water breaking around noon. She started having contractions early the next morning around 4:15, by 6:15 the dad called to tell us she felt like she had to push! So we headed over right away and arrived to find her laboring with what appeared to be very little effort and light contractions. She barely made a peep and we could hardly tell when she was having contractions. Baby was born at 9:16am with a true knot in his cord. This little guy never skipped a beat and his mama made birth look easy!
This sweet boy came in fast and furious with the full moon, weighing in at 8 lbs. Beautiful birth for this family who chose home birth after deciding they didn’t want to have their baby in the hospital during the pandemic. It’s been a really special 3 months caring for them and big sister was over the moon and well on her way to being a midwife!
Midwifery care is especially important right now during times of COVID, as many are being forced to birth without their support team in the hospital. Home Birth Midwifery care integrates the whole family into the experience. We welcome family members and feel that families should be able to choose who they want there with them on their special day. This little one really enjoys her mama’s prenatal visits. She is a great little helper. I see midwifery in her future.