This has been one of the best summers, I love the heat and freedom from rain. I have had the good fortune to be given more clients than I usually take in the summer time. Births come to me for different reasons, VBACs, or women that need a bit of extra care for anxieties around labor or birth. I love all birth.
I love that I instinctually know how to help a woman navigate the wonders of labor. The crazy strong parts, the easy and manageable parts, and when I see her admire her baby at the end of labor, resting in her arms, I always have a genuine sense of pride that I was asked to be present at a birth.
So although I have been busier than I thought, I thank you all so much for enticing me to be there – present – while you birthed your baby. I can’t imagine spending my summer any other way