Homebirth midwife in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
> One of the things that is important to me as a midwife is to ensure that midwifery continues on. One way that I do that is by training new midwives. I have almost always had a student midwife, as I enjoy teaching others. Some students stay with me for a little while. Others have …
Have you ever been to the doctor or midwife and been asked for a urine specimen? Do you know why they do that? Why I check your urine Would you believe that your urine tells quite a bit about how your body is functioning? It tells me a lot about what kind of things you …
Ever wonder what people are saying about Mercy and Comforts of Home Midwifery. We are introducing a feature called Testimonial Tuesday. Once a month, we will add a testimonial from women (or their husbands!), so you can see what other have to say about our services. Also you can find out more by going to …
When my oldest two sons were born, birth photography was not really a thing. My mom had a few pictures from the Homebirth of my little brother, but I had only seen a few new baby shots from other people’s births. So I have a few really dark pictures of my oldest getting his newborn …
Last month, I posted about the pros and cons of using a handheld device to listen to babies heartbeat intermittently versus using continuous fetal monitoring like hospitals do. You can read that post here. The focus on that post was more on using a handheld Doppler which uses sound waves to pick up the echo …
Ever wonder what people are saying about Mercy and Comforts of Home Midwifery. We are introducing a feature called Testimonial Tuesday. Once a month, we will add a testimonial from women (or their husbands!), so you can see what other have to say about our services. Also you can find out more by going to …
The message is getting out about how great breastfeeding is for both you and your baby. More people are choosing to breastfeed. If you don’t know all the great reasons to breastfeed or need more here is a link to 101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Child. Just this week the news reported that the risk …
