HBAC, Saturday October 16th

 Me and my amazing midwife preceptor, Jill

SO I didn't get to go to Saturday Morning Market on Saturday but I did get to go to an AWESOME home birth. The mom had had a previous cesarean for "failure to progress" after pushing for over four hours. This time her entire labor was less than five from start to finish! She was standing when she triumphantly delivered a beautiful daughter at home with the loving support of her husband, doula and friend.

After the birth the mom was sitting in the bed holding her precious baby and talking with her friend. Her friend had a HBAC just six months ago and they were discussing how "do-able" home birthing is. "It's totally do-able," says a mother less than an hour after having a totally natural, undisturbed home birth. Those are the moments that keep me going. I'm so lucky to be apart of such powerful rites of passage, it's almost unbelievable sometimes when I stop and think about it. I love it!

If you want someone to have a baby, make plans.

Yay for babies but seriously, can a girl catch a break? I want an empanada from Saturday Morning Market! I miss you Empanada World, one day soon we will meet again!

One more time with feeling!

Thursday I met my friends (and one of my first doula clients!!!), Jessica and Jack, at Labor of Love for their interview with the birth center. She is expecting baby number two and is hoping for a birth center birth for this baby. Her first birth was beautiful and I'm so glad that I'm going to get to be apart of this birth too! This is my first repeat client. I am SOOO excited for her and her family, it's going to be great!