Wrens birth was fast and furious! It was New Year’s eve and also the eve of a super moon. I watched the huge glowing orb rise up from behind snowy mountain tops and prayed that the pull of this great moon would bring baby sparrow into the world. We had been waiting with bated breath for weeks for the birth… Read more →
There is a saying in the birth community that third babies are a “wild card”, meaning unpredictable. You never know what’s going to happen, no matter what happened in the previous two births, so you need to be prepared. We do know that first births tend to be long, though not ALWAYS the case, it is typical. What happens is… Read more →
I love this birth story of one of Kaz’s clients from before we started working so closely together. Make sure you check out the amazing photos. Thanks, Ash, for sharing your story with us!The night before hard labour began, I experienced waves of mild lower uterine cramping & back pain; manageable, but pronounced enough to wake me up from time… Read more →
This is a story of an amazing home birth I was at a few years ago. My client wrote her story and published it on her blog, so I asked if I could share an exerpt of it here. Please visit her website to view the full story and her insight into why birth is such a touchy subject and… Read more →
As luck would have it, I was able to attend not one, but two special births in my home province of Alberta the fall before last. One was for my sister, who gave birth to the cutest nephew that anybody ever had, and whose story I posted a few weeks ago. The other was for a friend of mine who… Read more →