Category Archives: faith
How to Make the Best Out of Your Hospital Birth
By Liz Derry, CPM, LM, birth doula Before the Hospital Do your homework. Research the hospitals in the area and their common birth practices. Do they have portable monitors for the laboring mother? Do they have squat bars available for … Continue reading
Birth of Alondra Abigail written by her mom
(this was a birth attended by Liz when she was finishing up her midwife studies) Alondra Abigail Ramirez was born at 2pm, Friday June 26. She weighed 8lbs 2 oz and measured 18.5 inches. She was born at home with absolutely … Continue reading
Handling an Unplanned, Un-medicated Labor and Birth
By Liz Derry, CPM, LM, midwife, birth doula Sometimes women and their loved ones find themselves in a situation that they are suddenly unable to get medication when they had planned on having an epidural, etc. Maybe their labor moved very … Continue reading
Ellie’s home birth story (an undisturbed water birth where dad caught the baby) written by her mom
I can’t say enough good things about Liz Derry and her team. I had an awesome natural home birth and I am here to share it. With my first daughter I was induced. The doctor gave me an epidural and … Continue reading
The Birth Of William (a planned doula assisted hospital birth to a first time mom whose husband was deployed) written by his Mom, Meredith
I never thought I would actually go into labor on my due date. Everyone said I was still carrying very high so I had anticipated Will arriving sometime over the weekend. However, in the middle of the night on Nov … Continue reading
Do you Doula?
Are you having your first baby? Have you had a baby before? Are you planning a hospital birth? Are you planning a home or birth center birth? Are you planning to get an epidural? Are you planning a natural or physiological birth? Will … Continue reading
Kingston’s birth story, (a Vaginal Birth after two Cesareans, at home) written by his mom, Lindsey
Three weeks after to moving to this area for my husband’s work, we found out that we were pregnant. I tried for about a week to find a doctor but couldn’t find anyone without driving to Corpus Christi. That would … Continue reading
Oliver’s birth story written by his mom Danielle
Ok I had strong but painless Braxton Hicks all day on the 9-12-11, some sporadic, some I could time 3 hours apart. Didn’t have those much during pregnancy so I kinda felt like I was warming up. They picked … Continue reading
Birth in Utopia
I have your attention now, don’t I? We all know that there is no perfect in life or birth, but often things do come close. The definition of utopia is an imagined place or state of things in which everything is … Continue reading
Why Would a Woman Want to Choose a Midwife?
Last night as I sat at the foot of a client’s bed, who was having a miserable bout with acute morning sickness, we talked, and as she was beginning to feel better, she said “Why wouldn’t every woman want a … Continue reading
