Client Birth Stories – Page 3 – Birth Takes a Village

Becky and Kevin planned a home birth in Vancouver with me earlier this year. Towards the end of her pregnancy, they began to be concerned that there may be a lack of medical support for their plans to birth their baby at home. However, their belief in home being the safest place for them to birth their baby persevered, and they had… Read more →

One of the most romantic birth environments I’ve been in to date – a birth in an old family home in Vancouver, built in the early 1900’s, a home that had been in my client Alicia’s family for a few generations. Alicia had been there when her own sister was born in the claw-foot bathtub; it was a home that… Read more →

Part of the reason I love my work is that birth is not just about getting a baby out into the world; it’s a beautiful, powerful, transformational family experience that changes people forever. When I read this thank you card from recent home birth clients, I felt emotional for an entire evening. THIS IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO:… Read more →

In honour of Cesarean Awareness Month, I wanted to share a story of Gina, client who chose to have a cesarean last December due to discovering her baby was breech at almost 41 weeks of pregnancy. While woman do have the option of choosing to birth breech babies vaginally (read another client’s vaginal breech birth story here), Gina decided a cesarean birth… Read more →

Earlier this month I got to attend a beautiful home birth with a really fun couple AND my good bud Morag Hastings from Apple Blossom Families. Occasionally we tag-team births where I provide the birth support and she documents with her birth photography magic.  The couple, Erin and Reid, have written their story from each of their perspectives and shared… Read more →