by WP Management Team Dev | Oct 28, 2015 | Bradley Method, Positive Birth Stories
41 weeks, 2 days. A grim number when you want a home birth with a midwife. The thought of hitting that 42 week mark scared me into a lunging, walking, acupuncture and herbs for induction machine. California law mandates she can no longer be our care provider after 42...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jun 16, 2015 | Healing From Traumatic Birth
My Vision I pictured sitting in my birth pool, Jack Johnson playing in the background, and lavender candles burning. Bringing my beautiful girl earth-side, in my home, with my husband to catch her was my dream for her birth. All of that sounded beautiful to me. Labor...
by WP Management Team Dev | Jun 2, 2015 | Best Cesareans Possible Positive Birth Experiences, Healing From Traumatic Birth
In April 2011 I gave birth to my 3rd child, my first C-section. Four months after my C-section I found myself pregnant with my fourth child, due May 2012. Every baby is a blessing in my eyes, but I was scared and nervous about this pregnancy. The closeness of...
by WP Management Team Dev | Feb 6, 2015 | Healing From Traumatic Birth
During my first pregnancy, I was planning a natural birth. I had a doula and had been researching different natural birth options and different birthing positions. I felt SO ready. When we toured the hospital, I vaguely remember the part at the “O.R.” (operating room)...
by WP Management Team Dev | Feb 5, 2015 | Doulas I Know
I’ve always had a love for birth. I love learning about birth, reading birth stories, seeing and taking photographs at births. Once I became pregnant, I knew I wanted to take The Bradley Method® because of how much it helped my sister with her three births. When my...