My first home birth with Stephanie was my 3rd child. We had a water birth with a inflatable pool that was smaller than we originally thought it was going to be haha! But Stephanie let me labor and do things how I needed and it was just a great birth! My second birth with her was extremely quick! I lost my mucus plus and started having contractions on and off that I thought were just strong Braxton hicks because they werent really painful or consistent. Around 5:30pm I realize

I was 41 weeks and 4 days when our precious first born baby decided to begin making her arrival. I had gone into “false” labor twice 2 weeks prior for 5 hours and 8 hours each time. I had no idea at the time, but I think it was those two occasions of “false” labor that created a few issues for us. My contractions started in the late morning/ early afternoon and were pretty inconsistent. It was around dinner time that they really started to pick up. I remember sitting on my to

Nikki’s Birth Story 7/27/16 The preparation and birth of Haze. When I found out I was pregnant for the 4th time, I was excited and scared all at once, and a little shocked as well. I had prayed for 7 years for this baby. Our 3 child Brody was born with spina bifida so that was a huge scare and though mine & Rowdy’s plan was to have 4 children after Brody’s birth and condition we were scared. After Brody turned 2 and he was just a miracle in himself and doing so well, I told R

Layla Maria’s Birth Story Two days before Christmas 2017 we found out we were expecting a baby, it was the best Christmas present we could have asked for! We announced the news to our families, and their reactions were priceless. On New Year’s Day we had an appointment to tour the Family Birth Center. Having a natural pregnancy and birth was something I knew I always wanted, I just didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Galyn gave us the tour and answered all of our q

Baby #2 Birth Story Lively was born 1/21/18 at 9:48 am. She was born during a planned home water birth under midwife Galyn Lacewell’s care. Prodromal labor started about 2 weeks before the birth day, really ramping up about a week prior. Around 7 pm every night, contractions would start, gaining in intensity throughout the night and preventing sleep. The contractions would taper off around 7 or 8 am. Prodromal labor is exhausting, yielding little sleep and also causing you to

Liberty’s Birth Story Liberty’s story begins long before she was even conceived. My husband and I had been trying to have children for three years. We even went to a fertility clinic, but with all the treatment and cost, we decided that if God wants us to have a child it will happen in His perfect timing. Skip forward to the beginning of 2018 and still no pregnancy, so Kevin and I decided to start two businesses and focus on those. Our businesses were going well and Kevin and

A Dad’s perspective Going into this second pregnancy was completely different that the first. While the first was a “learn as you go” affair, the second one was definitely more of a “perfect the art” type of thing. Having already been armed with raising a daughter for 3 ½ years, trained in Bradley method I felt ready for the next one. But…after 10 weeks we decided to explore the option of birthing at home after a close friend of ours recommended a homebirth midwife. Let me sa