Blessings of Homebirth ›
By Betsy Leighton
“Knowing comes from the place within us that is connected to our source.” From A Still, Small Voice by Echo L. Bodine
My second pregnancy was “normal” as far as anyone could tell. I had regular prenatal care with my midwife and our family practitioner. Both felt I was a fine candidate for a second home birth, and that ultrasound wasn’t necessary for me. I measured a little big, but that had been the case with my son as well. Several people joked to me about possibly carrying twins, yet when my practitioners checked me, they both only heard one heartbeat. As part of our preparation for birth, we reviewed the “Emergency Childbirth” pamphlet from our midwife, and consciously visualized a positive birth outcome.
Read all of this amazing birth story at Mothering.com.
