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Call for online auction donations

October 1, 2013
Mary Kathryn
Fundraiser, Get Involved
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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…

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The Home Birth of Eleanor

September 22, 2013
Mary Kathryn
Birth Stories
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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…

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The Home Birth of Zechariah

September 8, 2013
Mary Kathryn
Birth Stories
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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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