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 …
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 …
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 …
Today, we are wrapping up World Doula Week! All of the ladies on the Comforts of Home team have or are still currently doulas in addition to being midwives or student midwives, so we have a heart for doulas around here. Doulas One question that I hear a lot is “What is the difference between …
My Mom’s Birth Experience One of the questions that I get asked the most is, “Why did I become a midwife?”. It starts with my mom’s pregnancy with my little sister. When my mom was pregnant with my sister Carina, we moved from Bishop, CA to Ridgecrest, CA which was about 2 1/2 hours away. …
Are you thinking about having your other children present for your birth? This meme made the rounds on Facebook in the last 9 months or so. I found it pretty humorous, so I saved it. Women have many different reasons why or why they may not want their children present. This decision is very personal. …
I am about to get controversial on you. There is one thing that I think many birth professionals are doing a disservice to our clients on in the natural birth community. We teach women to pursue the perfect dream birth in many ways. Some of this is through books that encourage calling contractions rushes or …
Upon getting a positive pregnancy test, careful consideration should be made about you is going to take care of you and your unborn child for the next 9 months. There are several things to think about. Do you want a doctor or a midwife? Do you want a hospital birth, birth center birth, or homebirth? …