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Birth Story: Oskar
| When we found out I was pregnant, my husband Chris and I made an appointment with a doctor. The more we thought about it, though, the more we felt there was a better way to welcome our baby into the world. So, half-way through my pregnancy, we switched to hospital midwives. They were fine and wonderful women who held our baby’s best birth as their philosophy. But Chris and I still didn’t feel quite right about it. |
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So we did a little research, asked our friends and neighbors, and found Alma when I was eight months pregnant. We met with our midwives Kate and Stephanie, and apprentice Stephanie, only three or four times before I went into labor but in that short amount of time we were sure we’d finally found the right place to have our baby.
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There is nothing easy about labor! But when we look back on the night I labored at Alma, we are overwhelmed by how special it was. Our son Oskar got his one perfect birth because we were at Alma. I got the best coaching, most importantly from Chris, but also from my midwives who knew when to get tough with me and when to encourage me. I will never forget how wonderfully supportive they were of us. They sensed when we needed direction but also did a really great job of letting us work it out on our own. My friends look at me like I’m crazy when I say I enjoyed laboring and giving birth. But it’s true, I did – not least because of the amazing midwives at Alma. (The awesome doulas/massage/food/recovery room didn’t hurt, either.) |
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