"Born at Home"

Sweet brothers :)


Ben joining his brother for a little tummy time!


Working on chubbing up his cheeks - Noah's started out smaller than Ben's so he's got to get going if he wants to be in the chunky cheek club!


Noah's "Born at Home with Love" onesie from our midwife Chinmayo


My midwife, Chinmayo, with Ben and Noah

What do you picture when you imagine a home birth? Do you picture frantic craziness and emergency like situations? A PLANNED homebirth is not like that at all. My homebirth was a wonderful and despite all the pain, a very peaceful experience. I was able to move around, go to any room in the house I wanted to, shower, take a bath and push in what ever position I wanted. My midwife, Chinmayo, who to me is the epitome of a homebirth midwife, is soft spoken and has a wonderful soothing accent. She is always tuned into your needs during labor and is there as much as you want her to be or not. She even gave me a foot rub with oil while I was in labor which was so soothing. When Noah was delivered both Chinmayo and the assitant midwife, Suzi, backed off and let me hold my new son and have that immediate bonding experience. They unobstructively checked him out and then checked me out. His cord stayed attached to the placenta until it stopped pulsating and then was cut by my sister :)
For my next child I will most certainly be having another homebirth as I can imagine nothing else. Ben was born in the hospital after laboring and pushing at home for 25+ hours. He was born healthy, which is the ultimate goal, but the experience was not what I had hoped for...Noah's birth felt like my redemption birth and it gave me back my confidence that I really can do this whole childbirth thing!
So thankyou to Chinmayo for helping to provide me with such a wonderful birth experience!!!