Slow birth Home Birth Story
I had a fairly smooth pregnancy. Other than feeling quite sick for the first half, it was rather uneventful, though definitely not an...
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Birth Stories and Articles
Bathtub catch home birth baby
I feel so fortunate for having had such a great pregnancy. Aside from months 2 and 3 when I felt nauseous, tired, and craved dim sum and...
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Maggie’s Rainbow Birth Story
I am so excited to share the story of Maggie’s birth. More than 16 months after her birth, it’s ready for sharing! It took 5 months to...
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Vancouver Home VBAC
Trusting birth. How do you figure out if a VBAC is right for you and your family. We spent many hours going over the risks of VBAC and...
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Born at Home Vancouver Birth Story
Barto guarding the belly and the house. Their doula arrives. Their midwife arrives. Barto keeping watch. Just before they meet their...
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Vancouver Home Birth
Sometimes first-time mom’s birth their babies quickly. A quick first birth is often under 10 hours from start to finish. I knew when my...
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Family Home Birth
I love it when I get a message from M. that they are having another baby and I am invited to take birth photographs at their home birth....
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Doula's Home Birth
It is pretty special when you get to photograph a fellow doula’s birth. What a beautiful relationship this family has and what a...
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Thanksgiving Day Home Birth
Having a baby at home on Thanksgiving day is always special. Especially when you doula is your best friend and your husband has masted...
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Catching Her Baby at Home
The night before Halloween my client welcomed her second baby into the world at 42 weeks and 3 days. She birthed her baby surrounded by...
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Fast Vancouver Home Birth
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm When you feel the...
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Born at Home Mom and Dad's Story
E. & R.’s Home Birth Story E: I woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday with contractions about 10 mins apart. I tried to get...
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Catching Her Baby
There is something very special with raising your family in the house you grew up in. Now imagine birthing your baby in the very same...
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Vancouver Home Birth with Kids Doulaing
One of my best friends met her dream man, they fell in love and made a baby. I was so honoured to get to attend their home birth as their...
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Home Water Birth with Birth and Beyond
I was lucky to attend a birth this week with Natalie from Birth and Beyond, a midwifery clinic located in UBC. (Now Natalie is on Orange...
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Third Boy Home Birth in Surrey
I love getting asked back to my clients second and third births. I wonder if I will be asked to attend a fourth sometime. This client,...
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10 lbs Baby Born at Home
It is a pretty big honour to be invited to a fellow birth workers birth, especially when the mom is a fellow Vancouver birth...
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Home Water Birth with Sibling
It all started early on Canada Day 2015. My client texted me in the morning to let me know her pressure waves had started. She also...
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10 Women Catching Their Own Babies
Women catching their own babies, what?!?! Are you nuts? That’s impossible. Let me show you it’s not. I was showing my girlfriend my...
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66 Hour Birth for this Doula
My birth was 66 hours long so I am feeling overwhelmed at how to write it all down. Things started gently Sunday night, I made groaning...
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