2011 - Talk Birth

Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt (2011-12-12 15:41:18)
My last birth taught me a lesson about it being okay not to know. I didn’t know my baby would come almost a month
early - and it was okay. I didn’t know my midwife would be out of town and her back up would come instead - and it
was okay. I didn’t know if my baby was a boy or a girl - and it was okay (actually, I didn’t know that with my other
two, either, but . . .). I didn’t know my labor would be so short (4 hours) - and it was okay. I didn’t know what to
do at one point and my birth assistant made a suggestion that worked - and it was okay.
Toni Hill (2011-12-12 08:04:08)
My third birth taught me that above all LOVE is the most awesome medication for everything!
Leanne (2011-12-12 08:14:19)
My birth taught me that me that my gut is usually right, that I have a knowing inside me that I need to listen to.
DoulaSummer (2011-12-12 08:21:00)
Ooh! I’ve had four births, but the first and the last were the most pivotal for me. The first one set me firmly on the
path of birth work/advocacy. It taught me that listening to myself/my body was paramount and that I could love my
baby more than I had ever loved anyone but dislike the way she entered the world. The last one taught me that my
body can do AMAZING things! :)
Marcia Barritt (2011-12-12 13:01:05)
The beauty and empowerment of a peaceful birth in the home with midwives is a profound experience of which to be
a part! And I feel very blessed to be on the path to becoming a midwife.
thebirthmuse (2011-12-13 22:10:43)
Birth taught me that I can survive anything, that being alive is full of FEELINGS, that I love being with people all
the time, that I can really fully let go and be safe.
Terina Shrout-Knarr (2011-12-23 19:38:40)
Each time I gave birth I realized I was stronger than the time before, but it was a different kind of strength. And
each time I watch someone else capture their strength during their birth, I think I secretly build more strength as a
woman and a midwife.
Rachel (2011-12-24 01:41:56)
It taught me everything. That I’m strong. That I want to help give birth back to women. That there is so much work
to do, and joy to experience.
Asheena Kiser Kuhn (2011-12-15 14:16:53)
My first birth taught me how powerful & deep the love between mother and child is. My second birth taught me that
sometimes the unexpected happens and that I truly know my body and never to give up on that knowing. My third
birth taught me that my power was within me and that it is ok to let go.
Jen Chendea (2011-12-16 07:38:43)
Holy cow, birth taught me how to be... how to let go, how to be vulnerable, how to know that I am amazing. Also,
my second birth taught me what it feels like to be high on drugs (I think?) because those first two days of her life I
was so high, just floating around in bliss.
Lynn (2011-12-27 12:39:56)
My births taught me to trust myself–that I really will make the best possible decisions for my family and my children.
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