As soon as I heard Southern Indiana was getting a birth center, I knew I wanted to deliver there. Even though it meant traveling from Louisville, Kentucky, across the river and into the next state, that was preferable to me over a hospital birth.
My message to anyone reading this is to listen to what your heart is telling you. Do the research and decide what is best for YOU, not anyone else. You CAN do this. Our bodies were literally designed to do this.
Thank you for sharing your story, Crystal! There I was, four days past my “due date” on a very hot August night. My husband was working in the room next to me, and I was bouncing away on my exercise ball. I stood up and had a twinge of pain that stopped me in my tracks; I had no idea that was the start of my labor. We began to eat supper while watching our favorite show. I was so…