There are experiences that test your faith, and there are experiences that show you just how real G-d is. .. my birth story is both of those It's been exactly one month since our little Mr. was born, and I am in complete awe and amazement of the entire birth process every time I look at him. Let me start by saying that since I've become a mother, one of the things I've learned is that my children, much like my spouse, are sent to me to help me to grow. I had an intuitive feel

It's been a little over a week since our little fella was born, I'm STILL on cloud 9,999! I've gotten a lot of questions about home birth, particularly prenatal care with midwives. I'm going to address some of those questions here. My prenatal care was handled 100% by Midwives. Maybe the thought of midwives conjures up image of a wild haired woman, armed with juices, berries, herbal concoctions, with gloves, towels, and a pot of boiling water as her only tools to deliver a ba

Bismillah (With The Name of G-d). I am still processing the life altering events that have occurred over the weekend. Grateful, humbled, and a heart full of joy seem like small words to describe the arrival of our third child and first son! 💙💚💛 󾬔󾬓󾬕He was born after sunset June 26, 2016/ Ramadan 21, 1437 healthy and peacefully at home, caught by his father, and surrounded an international, interfaith team that only G-d could have assembled for us, Alhamdulillah! I'm on c

In the *modified* famous words of Beyoncé, “I see it (vision), I want it (goal), I grind hard (action), I own it (success)!” I believe mental preparation is a HUGE part of achieving any goal! In runners terms, I would liken my pregnancy and labor to running two marathons: Marathon #1 is remaining healthy through the entire pregnancy. I have to take extra precaution to keep my blood pressure in the normal range during pregnancy. Marathon #2 is the labor and delivery itself. S

My journey to a home birth, and in my case, a home birth after two cesarean sections (HBA2C) is not one that I made on a whim, or without thorough research and investigation. I made the decision after consulting with several groups of certified nurse midwives, birth workers, and with the FULL support of my husband and family (biological and extended- thank you village!). Since before the birth of our first child, I knew that I wanted to deliver in a natural, peaceful environm