Thanks so much to Jennifer for sharing this story of the birth of Tula, born in Louisville in May 2011. _________ Since this was my second baby I expected labor to begin earlier than it did with my first, but instead I got more practice in patience. After waiting 41 weeks and four days I was tired of waiting. I was fed up, frustrated and weepy. As a midwife I felt my own words, said to many women, reverberating back to…
My name is Susan Kennedy and I am a mother of two young boys in Louisville, KY. We moved to Louisville, my husband’s home town, shortly after the birth of my first son 6 years ago. I was pleased with Louisville’s independent spirit, its friendly community of like-minded mamas, and the prevalence of neighborhood parks and yoga studios. In the four years between my first son’s birth and my second pregnancy, I heard little about midwifery in Kentucky. After searching…
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…