Rebekka’s Birth Story
It’s crazy that I’m writing our birth story! Feels like only days ago that I was 12 weeks pregnant scrolling through the birth stories on Carmen’s page wondering if I should switch from our OB to midwifery (glad I did!). - It was around 2am, three days after my due...
The Most Magical Home Birth
I found out I was pregnant a month into the pandemic. A surprise first pregnancy and the fear of the news was overwhelming and I had zero trust in the only hospital in my town! Knowing a few women who have had homebirths, I started asking questions! When my sweet...
My Birth Story
It was a Thursday morning, I was 2 days shy of 40 weeks, and I felt a little crampy. I thought it was probably early labor, but I also didn’t want to get my hopes up, since I was still 2 days “early”. There was this expectation that I had set in my head of going late,...
I Had A Home Birth
A Personal Home Birth Experience “I had a home birth” are words I never thought I would say let alone say proudly. But now I can’t image our son being brought into this world any other way. At first, I was very hesitant. I hadn’t heard of anyone having a home birth. I...
Izze’s Birth Story
Home birth was something I dreamed about for a long time but was never an option due to one reason or another. I never had a bad birth experience in a hospital setting but I always wanted something different. Something more intimate and personal than showing up at a...
Personal Attention Makes All The Difference
Thank you Carmen! What a caring, patient, and knowledgeable midwife! I chose to have my baby at home and started the hunt for a midwife. The first time I met with Carmen, I knew she was the one. She offers amazing prenatal care, including all aspects of wellness. She...
Sophia Madelyn’s Story
Normal birth stories start with the mother going into labor. I feel that in order to get the proper understanding of our birthing atmosphere we need to go back to the very beginning. Once we found out we were expecting our first baby, without hesitation we knew we...