Birth Matters, Inc. - Holistic Midwifery

Birth Stories, clients share their birth experience

We have collected a few birth stories from some of our clients who were willing to share their birth moments with others. Below you can read their experiences written by the mothers who gave birth.

On August 2, 1995, we were blessed with our third baby. After having two boys ages 3 and 4 we welcomed our little girl at 2:30 am.

The end of the pregnancy seemed the longest, since it was 2 weeks past her due date and having both my boys two weeks early it seemed like a lifetime. It was a hot summer day and my sister cam from up north to be with me for the birth. Having had my boys in the hospital, this was going to be my first homebirth. I made sure that my boys were prepared to witness the birth and welcome their sister into the world. We read books, watched videos and talked a lot. I felt I had prepared them as best as I could. . . Read More. . .

Shortly after 11 p.m. October 12, 2002, I began to have small contractions and really just figured it was the usual “balling up” I had felt before. However, these were about 20 minutes apart and staying consistent. I still didn’t worry too much because my previous birth experience with my first born lasted 48 hours. My husband Sean and I just figured the next would be the same. I tried going back to sleep. The contractions kept coming so I decided to take a nice hot bath and relax in the tub for a while since I really didn’t want to wake
anyone up. . . Read More. . .

WOW what a wonderful experience that was! When I found out I was pregnant I was ecstatic, extremely scared, but happy!

I knew that going the doctor route was not what I wanted but I didn’t know if there were any other options. Luckily, when I was a child, our neighbor across the river had a home birth and I remember thinking “Wow, that’s so cool.” I was the only one in my family who felt that way. . . Read More. . .

I have been offering labor support and postpartum doula services, as well as specializing in pregnancy massage, for five years; so planning and conceiving my first child was an exciting step for me, both personally as a woman and professionally. It was finally time to step beyond the informational books, trainings and professional experiences, and turn inwards to apply them to my own life. Conception marked the beginning of an amazing journey and course in self-realization, one that carried all the way through the birth of my son, Jahsiah. . . Read More. . .