Homebirth midwife in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Summer is here and it is hot here in North Texas. This is the time of year that I can get numerous calls, texts, complaints from clients about headaches, abnormal amounts of Braxton Hicks contractions, and possible pre-term labor. My first two questions are #1 What has your activity been the last two days and …
Have you ever been to an obstetrician’s office or any really doctor’s office really and had to sit and wait in the waiting room for an hour or more before the nurse came and got you? Did the nurse spend more time with you getting your weight and vital signs than the doctor did when …
Do you like maternity photos? How about new baby pics? Curious to see more behind the scenes photos of Comforts of Home Midwifery? I decided to do a monthly Wordless Wednesday post that will have one or more of the above each month. I will try to stick to a theme for each post. See …
Image via Pexels. A not so big secret about me is that I have been a single mom for the majority of my adult life. I have also served single moms during my career. So when Alexis approached me about doing a guest post that targeted our single parents out there, I jumped on the …
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 I was pregnant with my oldest son, What to Expect When You are Expecting was the main guide for pregnant women. I dutifully read it, but found the nutrition information impossible to live up to. That was just too much food to eat daily. I was a single mom working at Taco Bell at …
This blog post contains affiliate and referral links which may reward me in the event of a sale. I use this funds to feed my dog. Thanks for the dog food. Do you do water births? Why would I want a water birth? Is water birth safe? What are the benefits of water birth? …
April is Cesarean Awareness Month, so I thought today would be a great day to discuss C-sections and VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). As a Cesarean and VBAC mama, I will be the first person to tell you that sometimes C-sections are necessary. It is so awesome that modern medicine can save the lives of …
While working on this post, I went to other websites to review their lists of why to have a homebirth. The main thing that I discovered is that each list is highly personalized and ranged from 4 to 35 reasons. Here are my reasons: 1. Better Quality of Care It doesn’t matter what type of …
Let’s face it. I stink at naming. When I was 8, I won a stuffed rabbit in a drawing at a Hallmark stationary store. Years later when his fur had rubbed off from being loved so much, his name was still only Bunny. 6 years later, my sister’s cat had kittens. I was allowed to …