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What I wish I could Tell you!
I’m alone in the house. Again. Treska went to yoga, she drives herself. (A story in itself!) Kaya is at a friend’s home in Arroyo Seco. Falko is fixing my car with the mechanic – Manny. I started a...
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Midwives are Born
I am realizing more and more why I write this blog. I forget everything that I don’t write down. Seriously. This is one heck of a glorious fall, I suspect it may be the most beautiful in years....
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Amish Country and a Birth too, of course!
Unexpectedly, visiting my friend and former midwifery partner, Bobbie, at her new home in Ohio was one of the most awe-inspiring experiences this trip. It was short. A mere 24 hours, but impressive in...
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To turn or not to turn
View on my way to clinic this morning..... A couple of years ago we had a young first time mama come in. She was driving 2 hours for her appointments at the birth center. She had a sugary, sweet...
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Going back to High School…..
We walked in to the High School and the first thing we said was, “Well of course our teen mom, Emily, (all names changed) could do birth no problem, she does this every single day!” What an...
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Thank you for not bleeding……
So there was definitely a recent moment (maybe 10), when I wondered why I midwife. I found myself, in between births, lying in the darkened “pink room” on the bed. I had planned on lying there and...
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Homebirth 40 mins from town……
I waited for the phone call all morning, afternoon and evening. This was a seventh baby for this mama living on the outskirts of town. I knew she was in early labor and we always think those multip...
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Apples and Dopplers
The phone rang at 3:30 am. I had been lying awake wondering if my phone was even working as I was hoping and waiting for a phone call from a favorite client that needed to be in active labor soon!...
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Being Alone
I was able to go away for almost an entire week. It was for a conference of the AABC (American Association of Birth Centers). I left near sunset on my daughter’s Birthday. We had already...
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You labor as you live. What do you think?
It is flabbergasting. It is so hard to figure out why women have such different types of labors. There is no predictive factor. I, as the midwife, can never know how your labor will go. You can not...
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