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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
