After my daughter Eleanor turned 18 months, my husband and I decided that we wanted to try for our second baby. We were surprised when we...

First a little backstory: I had three hospital births prior to my home birth. Each of them were pretty smooth, fairly quick labors, and I...

What should you have on hand or bring for your birth? We've got you covered right here! Below you'll find your master list of things to have on hand for either a home birth OR a hospital/birth center birth, along with some explanations if needed. AND we have a free download to print out and use as a checklist! You'll likely have some of these things on hand already but we also have links to where you can find them. Many of them can also be borrowed and some can be bought seco

The first thing you need to know about me is that I didn’t get married until I was 33, and had my first baby a month shy of 34....

Birth is the most incredible thing ever. I just love it and am so honored to have been given the gift of natural birth. Three births...

Background: With our first pregnancy, we began on a typical route with an OB office. We loved our OB but after reading Made for This and...