Stewarding Home Diligently & Wisely (P31:27)
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. This is my positive home birth experience with baby #4 born at 7lbs 6oz, 20in. It turned out to be an unplanned, unassisted home birth. I wrote this story 4 days postpartum. It started as a normal day. Painful to get up from bed. It …
Often, we are concerned with how others perceive us or even with what we want to achieve in this life. Ultimately, we want to build something that we can be “proud” of. We want “to be satisfied” with the work we have done. One thing is for sure: we DO NOT want to live a …
Things don’t always go as planned. In fact, most times they don’t go as planned. However, it is still worthwhile making a plan to be prepared with a mental image. Planning can help provide a bit of clarity as we apply what we know on paper. At the same time we can be flexible and …
Currently, baby #4 is baking in the oven and due in May. This time we are planning a home birth – assisted home birth. Home birth is not new to my family. My grandmother was a midwife and gave birth at home in Mexico, my mom birthed my sister at home, and my sister birthed …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. Your labor and delivery will determine what postpartum supplies you need, especially if you tear OR have a c-section. In my experience with my past 3 births, in 2021 and 2023, my needs were slightly different after each birth. I had a second-degree tear …