Birth Stories

I always had known that I wanted to be a mother but never once did I think that I would have my babies anywhere but at home. I couldn't envision a hospital setting being as warm and comforting as my own four walls. So, determined and armed with the knowledge that it was safe, healthy...

It was around 5 p.m. on a Tuesday and I found my wife upstairs in our apartment balancing on a yoga ball, her head resting on the bed and both our 12 pound dogs perched on either side of her looking concerned. I had left work early. Amanda was two weeks past the due date...

“I can't lift that bag of dog food, can you help me please?” I said to the Agway clerk.  “I’d carry it myself, but I just had a Cesarean section.” “Congratulations!” said the Agway clerk. Huh? Congratulations?! Oh yes, that's right. I had a baby.  She couldn’t see the scars. ***** At 36 weeks pregnant I...

When my wife, Christina, first told me that she wanted to have a home birth for our second child, I was a little apprehensive at first. I was like most people and thought it was crazy to have your child at home and not in a hospital surrounded by doctors and nurses. I personally do...