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So many sweet babies we got to see today!
10/13/2021

So many sweet babies we got to see today!

10/11/2021

Right Occiput Transverse (ROT) is when the occiput is towards the mother’s right and baby faces and kicks towards her left side. This position is called Right Occiput Lateral in the UK Australia and New Zealand.

Just a few of our summer babies and the sweet midwifery and nursing students who help us love and care for them.
09/15/2021

Just a few of our summer babies and the sweet midwifery and nursing students who help us love and care for them.

Trending now, the name Ruth! We’ve had out third Ruth in two weeks here at APM. January we had 7 boys and February we ...
02/19/2021

Trending now, the name Ruth! We’ve had out third Ruth in two weeks here at APM. January we had 7 boys and February we just had our 5th girl. Excited what the rest of the month brings.

21 years ago today I caught my first baby of my very own practice. It was a boy of a mama that none of the other Midwiv...
01/30/2021

21 years ago today I caught my first baby of my very own practice. It was a boy of a mama that none of the other Midwives would take. She had some emotional issues but was really well informed of birth and knew she struggled but wanted the best for her little one. She was determined, and I was amazed she felt so desperate to choose a brand new midwife and I determined to be the best I could. We only had a few months working together but her homebirth was a sweet and uneventful as could be. I still remember her sitting in the bed after, with her baby nuzzled at her breast and the way the light from the window illuminated her face - she was beaming with accomplishment and love. I remember being exhausted from being up all night plus the adrenaline of being in charge, even great births are charged with a lot of energy, and thinking just seeing her face made it all worth it. It was at that moment that I thought, “I’m a midwife, it’s who I am now”.

My family has sacrificed a lot over the years so I could live out this calling. My body has paid the price of years of on-call stress and lack of sleep. I’ve used a lot of my income to pay for alternative medicine that counteracts the adrenal fatigue and ravages of autoimmune issues but I’ve met the most amazing physicians, Chinese medicine doctors, chiropractors and massage therapists that I believe have enriched my knowledge I pass in to my clients.

I’m not sure how many years I have left to practice but I do know that birth also imprints on my heart each and every time. Each one alike yet so very different. I’ve gotten to know women and families of every culture, ethnicity, religion, women married, some alone, some waiting for a baby for years, others surprised to be pregnant, some giving their child up. I’ve seen the most supportive fathers, witnessed others who have strayed, and a few who were just plain as****es (thankfully just a few). Most births have been amazingly wonderful while others shook me to my core and made me doubt that I wanted to walk the line between living and dying. The most traumatic being a baby with both her arms up behind her back entangled in her cord and severely stuck. I had nothing left but to break her arm to get her out and then resuscitate her all the while another mama was heading to the birth center. Mama and baby went to the hospital while I washed blood and amniotic fluid from the depths of my body, closed her birth room door that looked like a trauma bay and smile as the next woman walked in and act as if I didn’t have anything in the world to think of but her. Multitasking and compartmentalizing are traits I’ve honed and wonder what that will help me with as I look forward to other seasons in my life. Twenty one years and a lot of Mothers, babies and families. It’s been a wild, beautiful, scary and amazing ride!

We have a new student starting in 2 weeks. I’m praying for her journey to be easier than mine was. That somehow we can impart our wisdom and knowledge to her and that she can soak it up and as a result be light years ahead of what I had to go through in the early years. I pray she becomes an incredible, loving and SMART midwife who takes chances when she should and knows the difference when not to, and develops the backbone to make the hard decisions pregnant women often don’t like their Midwives to make.

These are my pondering this January 30th, 21 years after my first primary birth. To God be the glory!

May your Christmas be sweet and filled with joy!
12/25/2020

May your Christmas be sweet and filled with joy!

09/29/2020

We call them our Pandemic babies and we love helping their Mamas and families

Hey Mommy Made Encapsulation were probably going to be calling you within the hour! It’s that time!
07/20/2020

Hey Mommy Made Encapsulation were probably going to be calling you within the hour! It’s that time!

Better yet, whenever possible don’t cut it till after the placenta is birthed. That’s our norm.
06/30/2020

Better yet, whenever possible don’t cut it till after the placenta is birthed. That’s our norm.

Ancient Paths Midwifery is celebrating its First Anniversary in the new Birth Center today. It’s been a whirlwind year ...
05/02/2020

Ancient Paths Midwifery is celebrating its First Anniversary in the new Birth Center today. It’s been a whirlwind year with lots of opened doors, precious families and beautiful babies. Wish we could have a huge party but Facebook posts will have to suffice. Share a sweet memory with us, a photo from your birth, a pic of your “baby” no matter how old or leave us a review. Those really do matter! Thanks for choosing us to be part of your family!

Our last April baby arrived this afternoon and he is squishy delist!
04/30/2020

Our last April baby arrived this afternoon and he is squishy delist!

Anyone having unprotected s*x tonight, your due date will be New Years Eve. We look forward to celebrating with you!
04/10/2020

Anyone having unprotected s*x tonight, your due date will be New Years Eve. We look forward to celebrating with you!

04/08/2020

Pregnant women are navigating more now than ever before. Over the last weeks they have had to change birth plans which only include their partner/support person and no guests. Today we are fielding calls because now OB groups are telling them they have to wear a mask inside the hospital at all times in labor and after birth. It’s hard enough to breath in the masks when you’re not “running” a birth marathon! The other part of that equation is once the birth is over, the Dads are being sent home about 2 hours postpartum and not allowed back in the hospitals to see their wives and babies. They come pick them up when they are discharged.

Edit this for update this evening; at SARH today: Dads have to drop wife off at L&D and will get called back when she’s complete and pushing and he can stay one hour after birth for bonding then back when she’s discharged. 😭

We’ve had many calls and discussions with women looking in to alternatives over the last month and we’re going to be talking to a lot more in the coming weeks. If they can’t transfer to us we’re referring for virtual doula services so here women can stay home as long as possible.

Almost forgot to share our new bed in the Ahava room
03/17/2020

Almost forgot to share our new bed in the Ahava room

03/17/2020

The early trickle of new coronavirus infections has turned into a steady current. By creating simple simulations, we can see how to slow it down.

Wednesday we start our Telemidwifery appointments, and Friday we start our Drive-Through Prenatal clinic. We have blood...
03/16/2020

Wednesday we start our Telemidwifery appointments, and Friday we start our Drive-Through Prenatal clinic. We have blood pressure cuffs, Fetoscopes and urine sticks our clients can purchase at cost if they want to self monitor. Our back-up OB thought we were brilliant, I told him Midwives are generally a resourceful lot. We roll with the punches and make due with what we have. Who else does births in the floor in the dark of someone’s bedroom so they don’t wake the sleeping children in the family bed but a midwife?!!

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