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Melea,

Thanks for sharing your story.  I had my first two children in the hospital and asked for an epidural the moment I checked in at the front desk.  I knew that I “couldn’t” do it without an epidural.  Now I am pregnant with my third child and after watching the documentary “The Business of Being Born” and doing a lot of reading about childbirth, I have completely changed my opinion about my ability as a childbearing woman.  I had started with an OBGYN, but then promptly switched to a midwife at Alma after visiting Alma’s Childbirth Center.  The birthing rooms at Alma are peaceful and my midwife team is warm, nurturing, and capable.  I am so excited to have a natural childbirth without drugs.  My daughter is going to have a completely different birth experience than my boys did.  I am excited for my children to see that women can give birth without drugs and hospitals.  Midwives have been delivering babies forever and they have a vast amount of experience. 

posted 2 years, 10 months ago
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