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…

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…

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…