birth stories – Birth Takes a Village

Our baby boy decided to land on the earth under the star of his choice, Wednesday September 5th at 3:07am, at home on Bowen Island. 8.1 pounds, and not a day overdue at 43 weeks. Onyx Ganada (Raven) Davidson, Your pregnancy and birth has given me the vitality, strength, power, wholeness, and spiritual awe I’ve striven to achieve my whole… Read more →

“I’m sharing this story to create more awareness around how being an active decision maker in your pregnancy, birth and postpartum period greatly influences your ability to have a positive experience through each of these stages.” ~ Jen Reddish Birthing On My Own Terms:  Some background: After a lot of research and changing of plans, my husband and I created… Read more →

Wrens birth was fast and furious! It was New Year’s eve and also the eve of a super moon. I watched the huge glowing orb rise up from behind snowy mountain tops and prayed that the pull of this great moon would bring baby sparrow into the world. We had been waiting with bated breath for weeks for the birth… Read more →

There is a saying in the birth community that third babies are a “wild card”, meaning unpredictable. You never know what’s going to happen, no matter what happened in the previous two births, so you need to be prepared. We do know that first births tend to be long, though not ALWAYS the case, it is typical. What happens is… Read more →

As luck would have it, I was able to attend not one, but two special births in my home province of Alberta the fall before last. One was for my sister, who gave birth to the cutest nephew that anybody ever had, and whose story I posted a few weeks ago.  The other was for a friend of mine who… Read more →