Mary Kathryn

The Home Birth of Zechariah

Thanks so much to Brandy for sharing this story and photos from the Murray, Kentucky home birth of Zechariah.  This story is posted in full on Brandy’s blog, Living a Full Life, so click on over there to read the entire story! ————————————- “I continued to labor and then what happened next could only be described as a God-hug.  The music was playing through the house.  We were all sitting in the living room and a song I hadn’t heard before…

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The Home Birth of Vance

Thanks to Stephanie for sharing the story and slideshow of Vance’s Simpsonville, Kentucky home birth. ————————————– I am sharing the birth slideshow from my 2nd son’s birth.  My first birth was at a university hospital where I had quite a trying labor: pit-induced with no pain medicine and no idea what I was doing. If I had not had my husband and doula there, I am certain I would have had a c-section as the staff there had no idea…

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The Home Birth of Bella – Daddy’s Version

This week we have something unique– a home birth story from a father’s perspective!  Thanks to Cody and Erin for sharing the birth story of Bella, born at home in Louisville. ———— 12 inches of snow fell March 13th and 14th.  Erin began having contractions, and with the roads completely covered and beyond traveling condition we felt certain that it was the beginning of something real.  Well…maybe it was. But, for the subsequent ten days Erin and I watched as contractions…

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