re: my home birth

I was so drawn into this story.  I even felt like I was reading a biography by a award winng author. You should print this. As a matter of fact. You should write your own pregnancy book and publish it! I would buy it! Congrates on Max. Wheres the photos? Yet again - the labour story...WOW. I nearly felt that I was there!

Wow thats an amazing story. I have a sugesstion for the placenta. My sister in law who has had several home births buries the placenta and puts a tree on top of it to grow. That way she has a tree that grows along wth her child and the placenta nourishes the tree. I think its so neat that she does that. Congatulations on your birth.

Quoting Rudolf:“ I was so drawn into this story.  I even felt like I was reading a biography by a award winng author. ... [snip!] ... it! I would buy it! Congrates on Max. Wheres the photos? Yet again - the labour story...WOW. I nearly felt that I was there!”

you can see them in my profile album (under babies).

Quoting juliap:“ Wow thats an amazing story. I have a sugesstion for the placenta. My sister in law who has had several ... [snip!] ... along wth her child and the placenta nourishes the tree. I think its so neat that she does that. Congatulations on your birth.”

thanks, unfortunately, we don't have a yard right now (we live on the beach but it's public access) ... i've actually decided to take it to my mom's and bury it under this plum tree outside my childhood bedroom in oregon. i watched that tree grow since i was a child (born in my mother's bedroom) until i left home for college at the age of 18.

I just found this and that is one amazing labor story! I felt like I was there with you. Congratulations on your sweet baby boy!

Beautiful story, thankyou so much for sharing   I too plan a homebirth... and love hearing other women's stories of theirs!

Quoting purus_venia:“ Beautiful story, thankyou so much for sharing   I too plan a homebirth... and love hearing other women's stories of theirs!”

me too!!... not too many sites or online communities around that support homebirths... But I think with the buzz about Business of Birthing.. and more and more women opting to take their labor into their own hands... we might see a change in the tide  

Wow! That was an amazing story!! Congrats on the little guy!!

The placenta is kinda weird though, lol, but I can imagine the conversations it starts.

wow that was an amazing story...I felt as though I was present when you gave birth...Congrats on ya baby boy Max!!!!!You did a great job.....Go mama!!!

Wonderful labor story!!!

Your story is amazing! I Love your writing, and now I absolutely can't wait until mine. Congratulations on your baby boy!

P.s. I literally laughed out loud when it came to the part where you pushed Nick when he suggested you walk the stairs some more, I wouldv'e done the same thing!

I don't know what else to say, other than, WOW!

Quoting trinimama:“ WOWWWW...I loved how u wrote/narrated ur labour story..still speechless... I felt as if i was right ... [snip!] ... wow admirable.. I hope that when my term comes I can show bravery and fortitude like u and many other amazing women/mothers!!”

i had a fully licensed midwife there -- she's assisted in more than 3000 births and also used a dopplar to intermittantly monitor max's heart rate... so i wasn't doing it w/out medical help in that sense.

Congratulations Mara! I am so glad you had a successful home birth. Having been through both a home and hospital birth myself I really think the home birth is so amazing. So, now that it is all over, would you have another baby at home?