I was lucky to have an easy, healthy pregnancy and to have found Michelle to help me with this homebirth. Throughout the pregnancy we talked about labor, what to expect, and about Michelle’s experiences assisting others. My first birth had also been midwife-attended, but was in a hospital, and did not at all work out as I had hoped. In part this was because of the ...
The night of October 19th-20th, started my body’s preparation for birth. After months of sleeping erratically due to pregnancy, this night I slept hard. I woke up feeling as though I slept like a rock and how unexpected that was. By no means did I think labor was impending and my body was simply providing me the necessary rest before my work was to start. Starting ...
My due date was 1/23 and this was my first pregnancy. I had it in my head that I needed to have the baby before 2/3 because I wanted her to be born during the Year of the Tiger (the Chinese calendar). Mind you, I am not Chinese, nor do I particularly believe in the Chinese calendar. But the placemat at my favorite Chinese restaurant showed ...
