Laboring in our bedroom It’s kind of hard for me to believe that when I gave birth to Blair at home that I entered a very small minority of women who have had a home birth. I don't feel like some radical, crazy, or super-woman. I also don’t feel like we made some totally unconventional decision, and having a home birth really felt so natural to me. But the reality is that even though home births are on the rise in the US, still only around one percent of women choose to give birth at home. … [Read more...]
Blair’s Homebirth Story
Blair Grace was born at home on June 8. She is named after her Papa, David Blair Sutton, who called her 'Sweet Pea' and loved her so much, even though he never got to meet her. I know that he is smiling down on her from Heaven. Here is her birth story: Thursday evening, June 7th, I was having some fairly regular contractions. I’d been having them on and off since Sunday afternoon, and was feeling really ready for them to turn into the real thing. I thought that Friday would be a great day to … [Read more...]
