What Would I do Without My Doula?

Written by Suzanne Doyle-Ingram

By the time my husband and I finally got pregnant the first time, I had done a lot of reading about birth options and we had already decided to have a midwife instead of a doctor. We believe that pregnancy is a healthy state of being, and unless something came up, a midwife was the best way to go for us. (read more…)

Taira’s Birth Story

*photo courtesy of Katie Wielbacher

Did you plan for the next two days?” I asked my husband. I knew that I was not due for another two weeks, but I was sure (read more…)

Sarah’s Birth Story

My name is Sarah and I am now almost 21 years old. I found out that I was pregnant in July of 2007, but I already had a feeling that I was even before I knew for sure. This was going to be my first baby! Being only 19 and pregnant made me feel extremely nervous and a little scared to say the least. (read more…)

Lee-Anne’s Birth Story

I have three daughters. My first was (read more…)

Dawn’s Birth Story

My name is Dawn, I’m 30 years old and I found out that I was pregnant in January. This was going be my first child, so of course, I was very very nervous. My husband and I have only been married for a year and a bit and we were not really planning on having any children, (read more…)

Ann’s Birth Story

I was a young mother to be 17 (23 yrs ago) and was very pregnant. We were in Florida at the time and my brother in law was visiting. It was warm I didn’t want to eat the supper he had cooked for us (and he was a FABULOUS cook). So I had a little salad and went to bed. When I awoke that night around nine o’clock, I felt extremely hot and I got sick. (read more…)