Having come ten days early, we were caught by surprise by Edith’s birth. After a nice afternoon walk around the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, VT, Edith started the final part of her journey to join us. Not so much with Alder. They say that if your first child came early then your second probably … [Read more…]
If you missed Part 1 read here first. Contractions started to intensify and I labored on the exercise ball, walked around a bit, and did some side lunges/rocking while Neil worked with the midwives to get the birthing pool set up. Around 10am one the midwives checked me and found I was at 7cm and … [Read more…]
and just like that we had a baby. This birth experience was a completely different experience than I had with Edith and it was much faster (for the most part). Let’s get down to the chain of events … Wednesday July 30th – Alder’s due date. Now unlike Edith who had two due date options Alder’s … [Read more…]
A Doula Story: Lindsay, Neil & Edith I’m Sarah Campbell, doula and childbirth educator with Mother Rising Childbirth Services. Lindsay and Neil took my private birthing class before they hired me as their doula. This is the story of the birth of their sweet Edith. The weekend before Edith’s birth, Lindsay had been on … [Read more…]
So where did we leave off from Edith’s Birth Story Part One.. After finally being taken off the monitor, I met my nurse, Ellen, and saw my midwifes Ellen (there was also another nurse named Lindsay and my middle name is Ellen!) and Tanya as they came on duty. Of all the midwives at Gifford, … [Read more…]
It all started on June 8, 2012… Sunday, after a lazy morning, Neil and I headed over to the Ethan Allen Homestead to walk the nature paths and enjoy the beautiful weather. While we were there I thought that I might be having contractions about 10-20 minutes apart. I wasn’t sure if they were real … [Read more…]
