Raela Jane

Contractions started about 5pm on Thursday, December 21st. They started out a very regular 10 minutes apart, but they were certainly not strong. I didn’t even bother to call Patrice because I knew she’d say go to bed and try to rest. I continued to feel them all night long, but I did manage to…

11/11/21 —- 11:49 pm Born at Home November 11th, 2021 seemed as if it was going to be a day just like any other. The weather was becoming colder while my family prepared for the holiday season to arrive. At this point we were nearing 42 weeks of pregnancy and truly becoming impatient to meet our…

I’d been up all night with a nasty stomach flu, cancelled my chiropractor and midwive appointments for the day and hoped to get a little more rest. I noticed my first serious contraction sometime between 10 and 10:30. All but one of my midwives were at a birth, but I was able to get a…

After having my first baby a few days before my due date, I was very unprepared to go ‘overdue’ this time. (SUCH a bad idea. Next time, I’ll be prepared!) It was only a couple days, but I was SO ready! Monday, November 1st, I cleaned my whole house again and washed my bedroom walls….

Our Home Birth Story: When we found out we were pregnant last fall, one of our first questions was, “Do we want to plan a home birth again?” (For those unaware, our birth with Reese was a planned home birth that ultimately ended with a transfer to the hospital due to an unforeseen complication—one that…

This woman is a former client, but moved to the other side of the state.  She gave me permission to share her great birth story! Here’s my vba2c birth story for Freddie: Tuesday May 5th: I was making breakfast at 8 am when my water broke! The fluid was clear. The rest of the day…