Birth Stories

Paavo's Birth Story
"Waiting for Paavo was a challenge. We were so excited to meet him, and always expected him to be early since my water broke with my first son at 33 weeks. All throughout the pregnancy Cynthia and I were diligent about doing all we could to prevent another preterm rupture of membranes. When 40 weeks rolled around I really started getting impatient. Each day felt like an eternity of high hopes and disappointment. We had bought a bottle of castor oil around 38 weeks, which I had been staring at every day. Just looking at the bottle seemed to give me the courage to keep waiting because it sounded like such awful stuff." - Lydia C.
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Rachel, Aaron & Ethni
"I had stopped believing the encouragement that she was coming and was just waiting to hear excitement in Aaron's voice indicating the baby was arriving. Cynthia finally told me her head was under and the baby was coming! Aaron's excitement over her emerging head confirmed she was right and I pushed with great gusto, knowing there was FINALLY an end in sight!" - Rachel M.
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A Pilgrimage to My Dream Homebirth
"My labor was smooth and nearly painless; it was just all so beautiful and spiritual. I will never forget how perfect Crystal and Cynthia were. They were like wallflowers beautifully sitting nearby if I needed them and lending encouragement. They let me labor and birth on my with my husband as they quietly sat back and assessed the situation. It was almost like a free birth as my husband caught our newborn but had their wisdom and helped us when we needed them." - Stephanie A.
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