Written to my daughter “Magdalena Rose of the Highest Divine Order” (her true full name) An Immaculate Conception Dancing with grief after losing several family members all at once in a firey plane crash, an explosion, including my own Godmother. She always wanted a daughter, I was the closest she had to a daughter. She Read more
1st Homebirth: Veyda Veyda’s Birth Story! Written in early December, 2018 by Betsy. I wish I hadn’t waited as long to write this because the feelings and twangs of the initial postpartum period are dissipating and I have to catch what moments and thoughts that are still lingering. I’ve been meaning to for weeks already, Read more
In May of 2022 I gave birth for the first time at my home in Sunshine Valley with the trust of my body, my lover, our baby and some warm water…
The Conception Madly in love with my husband, I finally decided to allow our baby into my womb. I was the one holding him off for years as I was needing to feel deeply in my bones that I was ready for this complete shift into motherhood: to fully honor it. Once we decided it Read more
ney from the birth of her first son: a week long labor ending in an emergency c-section, to her second son: a homebirth VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). Phoebe tells in her own voice the physical and mental obstacles she had to overcome to get herself to open and allow her baby through her birth canal…this work is extraordinary healing over past lifetimes!
I found out I was pregnant 3 days after I moved in with my partner in Arroyo Hondo, which also happened to be the same week that quarantine began- early March, 2020. I had had a miscarriage on Christmas, a little over two months prior, and this experience certainly informed my early pregnancy doubt and Read more
Pregnancy was surreal for me. I found out I was pregnant on Mother’s Day at the age of 24. Not fully understanding the reality of what precautions I needed to be mindful of, two weeks into pregnancy I was still riding bikes on mountain trails until I took a spill, luckily only inflicting my legs Read more
This was my 5th homebirth but my 1st free birth and pregnancy (my last 2 births were unassisted and i only received minimal prenatal care. ) A free pregnancy and birth just felt right this time around. I felt confident in my knowledge & in my body. I am trained as a traditional midwife/ birthkeeper Read more
As I bounce on this ball with my 2 month old baby girl sweetly sleeping (and suckling) in the ring sling I feel an urgency to create this website TODAY. This is a project I have talked about since I was pregnant with my first 3 years ago, when I was reading birth stories constantly Read more
