Novalee Mae :: A birth lodge birth
The women sang softly, the gentle rhythm filling the birth lodge. The song washed over me and tears filled my eyes, slipping down my cheeks as I stood quietly watching,...
Beau Isidore Cedar Blue :: A Strawberry Moon Birth
I pulled myself up onto the porch railing, bracing myself so as to not fall while I pinned the sheer curtain to the porch ceiling. I hopped down and looked...
Andrew Mijen Vincent :: An Ashland Memorial Center Birth
Expectant mamas usually create a birth plan--it can be intricately crafted or loosely planned {I was totally the latter!} and sometimes things go according to THE PLAN. Sometimes things don’t...
Why I wish I’d hired a birth photographer, from a mama & birth photographer perspective ::
As I consider the births of my two children and their respective labor and deliveries, I don’t have any regrets about either experience. And I’m fortunate in this, I know....
Northland Midwifery :: Ada Mae
He met me at the door, relief etched into his tired features. “She’s this way.” I followed him through their home—I couldn’t help but notice the furnishings were furnishings I...
On fast, first-time labor: A Birth Story ::
I paced the long, narrow hallway in our single-wide trailer—not our dream home certainly—but a place to grow a dream. It was 3 in the morning. I was wide awake...