pamela on Aug 22 2008 | Filed under: births
I received a call from a Russian mom, expecting her ninth baby. Her water had broke and labor was starting. Since she was a good hour and a half away with no traffic, I headed up. I am surprised that it only took me an hour and 40 minutes considering there was […]
pamela on Aug 09 2008 | Filed under: births
After two days of stop and start, off and on contraction patterns, my friend kicked into active labor with her water breaking at around 5.30 this evening. Contractions became intense and close together immediately, though I never would have guessed it by looking at her. She laughed, she made conversation and just paused to pay […]
pamela on Aug 05 2008 | Filed under: births, vbac
My dear friend Megan is in labor! This is her third baby, her second HBAC (homebirth after cesarean). We are excited to meet her little girl - she’s working hard in the water right now…keep her in your thoughts!
UPDATE! Ms. Ivy Persephone emerged, underwater, into her mother’s hands after three hours of hard, […]
pamela on Aug 04 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized, births, cool stuff, placenta
The mama with the PROM had her baby in the wee hours of the morning Saturday morning. She had a girl, after about four hours of active labor. Smooth, gentle labor and birth with three of the older sisters watching.
A first time mama gave birth this morning at 10.36am after starting active labor […]
pamela on Jul 20 2008 | Filed under: births, life of a midwife
Last Thursday night I was at a birthday party for a friend when I received a call from a client’s partner asking us to come up for her labor. They had planned an attended unassisted birth and that’s how it all went down.
Dad caught his 9lb 4oz baby boy while we listened in the other […]
pamela on Jul 08 2008 | Filed under: births, vbac
VBAC mama birthed her 7lb 1oz baby girl into her own hands after 42 hours of labor yesterday afternoon.
First-time mama birthed her 7lb 4oz baby girl into her partner’s hands under the water this afternoon. It was 23 hours since the birth yesterday.
Busy time!
The response to my call for a new apprentice has been overwhelming. […]
pamela on Jun 27 2008 | Filed under: births, life of a midwife
Births four and five for the month of June:
A sweet baby boy, 8lbs even, to first-time parents that wanted an unassisted birth. They hired us and asked us to be there for the birth, but to be in another room unless asked or needed. We arrived around 3pm on Wednesday afternoon and after about four […]
pamela on Jun 14 2008 | Filed under: births
Third baby, second homebirth, an 11lb 6oz baby girl waterborn into her father’s hands after just under four hours of active labor.
pamela on Jun 12 2008 | Filed under: births
third baby, second birth with me. beautiful baby girl born into her father’s hands in the water at 10.31pm last night. 8lbs 1oz.
pamela on Jun 08 2008 | Filed under: births
Baby girl arrived at 6.55pm last night, 8lbs 8oz, to first-time parents at home. She is simply beautiful.
pamela on May 13 2008 | Filed under: births, life of a midwife
born this morning, into his mother’s hands in the water, after a three hour labor.
third baby (third boy!), first homebirth. at one point the eldest boy, who is about seven, said: “This is the happiest event in our lives!”
congratulations to the sweet family!
pamela on May 09 2008 | Filed under: birth story, births, life of a midwife
Third time mom, first home birth. Various due dates ranging from April 10 to April 27. Long prelabor, stop and start painful contractions for the past month.
Late last night, after a three hour labor, this beautiful mama birthed her 11lb 14oz baby boy into hers and her husband’s hands in the water.
What a different birth […]
pamela on Apr 02 2008 | Filed under: births, life of a midwife
a beautiful baby girl, 6lbs 12oz (the exact same weight as two of her brothers!), joined a family that has three boys prior. their second homebirth, I was fortunate enough to be asked to attend both. labor started around midnight, baby born at 2.51am.
pamela on Mar 21 2008 | Filed under: birth trust, births, life of a midwife
New parents welcomed their first baby, a boy, breech at home yesterday afternoon. Baby weighed in at 8lbs.
This week has been intense and I wish I could share more, but they’re not my stories to tell without permission (and asking for that has been the last thing on my mind lately). I’m glad […]
