Thanks to Sam for sharing the Kentucky home birth story of Silas. ————————————- I had a normal pregnancy. No issues at all. Except, from 37 weeks on, I had prodromal labor. Every night I would have timeable contractions that were slightly painful, but they never seemed to amount to anything. I was getting very antsy and uncomfortable and just ready to meet my baby! I had my daughter 10 days early (medical induction in the hospital), so when I passed…
The Kentucky Home Birth Coalition will be hosting an online auction to raise money to hire a lobbyist for our next legislative session. We need as many high quality, lovely donated items as possible to reach our goal. Do you or someone you know have items to donate? Examples include: handmade goods; jewelry; gift certificates to a local business, restaurant, or for services; “birthy” items; baby gear; etc. Be creative! Want to donate? Please send the following information to auction@kentuckyhomebirthcoalition.com no later…
Thank you to Amy for sharing the 2011 Kentucky home birth story of Eleanor. Eleanor was born in Lexington, KY. —————————————————————- Toning contractions had been happening since the 5th month of pregnancy, and had been rather intense the last few weeks. A couple of times I thought, “This might be it,” but since it was our 5th child, I knew better than to get too excited too early. So when I felt my 1st “real” contraction while grocery shopping with…