04/10/2026
This mom just has a quiet confidence that is a privilege to witness. When her water broke my assistant and I left mid clinic day and started driving to her. It became apparent from her texts we were not going to make it. Nurse Jen and I talked her through the birth . She stayed so calm and focused. We heard baby Wesley Seidler 8lbs 5 ozs. let out a cry and we took a deep breath also! We arrived to a very calm scene and were able to help with the placenta! Thank you for letting us be a part of your story. Moms Birth Story in her words✨
On April 3rd, I was 41 weeks pregnant, and supper ready to have a baby, but I didn't realize how ready he was to be born - this baby came FAST.
I spent most of my labor walking around the park at Family Engagement Day, thinking it was still going to take most of the day before baby was born. My mom and I left with the two younger kids as soon as they finished their Easter egg hunt, and my water broke right before I pulled into my driveway.
We were on the phone with my midwife, Ivy, while she was on her way to our house, and my mom was getting ready to catch the baby. Joe brought our older girls home from the park and got there right around the time baby's head was crowning, while I was trying not to push.
Our little Wesley was born at 2:29pm, about 22 minutes after I got home from the park. My mom did a great job helping him out and moving the cord away from his neck, and Ivy gave us the perfect amount of support and helped me feel confident my body could do whatever it needed to.
It was intense, and wonderful, and I'm so glad we got to be at home for all of it (and that he wasn't born at the park 😅). He is the most chill baby, and the perfect little addition to our family.
Ask me if you want to hear more details... I love talking birth stories. 😊