The birth of this beautiful baby girl was everything I hoped it would be. We are both healthy and happy, and she was born safely and gently at home.

I liked the idea of a homebirth, it made sense to me since birth is normal and natural.  I also didn’t feel comfortable being away from my son since I never had been gone overnight before.  It was time to trust my instincts.  

It was such a cool experience to have birthed my baby without intrusions, yet still with so much care and support.  I felt so proud of myself for having had my baby the way I wanted to.  I am so grateful to Karen & Laura for everything!

Her birth was like my re-birth - the physical wounds from my c-section healed long ago, but the emotional scars barely fade. Julia's birth reminded me of the strength I have as a woman and in the power of birth. 

Having my baby at home was one of the best decisions I ever made. Comparing stories, I honestly believe my birth was easier than what a lot of women go through in the hospital. 

This is the story of how Molly Lillian Keller peacefully and gently came into the world.

Karen enabled us have the birth we wanted. She was a wealth of information before, during, and after the birth.

Then I felt a good strong contraction and I felt like I jumped on the wave of it heading down a long narrow canyon.  I visualized something in the southwest, red bedrock, steep sided walls, tiny river down below, and I flew through the canyon.

There is no other feeling in the world as such, giving it your all for the sake of your new baby.  This warm slippery creature, with eyes beaming, is born ready for life as we know it.

She answers my questions so thoroughly!  The appointments would often last 2hrs because I enjoyed talking so much.

I thought about this day long before I even found out I was pregnant. After having the privilege of attending several births over the past two years, it was finally time for me to attend my own.

It was nice to sit around in the bedroom and everyone talk about what a  wonderful job I did. My labor was smooth and I was in control. I have never felt so good about myself! I think it was a life changing experience in how I viewed myself.

Juniper’s timing was impeccable and I am excited to be able to share this beautiful birth story with her. I believe my birth was perfect and my baby was strong and healthy due to my seasonal, organic, and home grown and wild meat diet, consistent chiropractic care...

Birth is truly an incredible, powerful and unpredictable phenomenon... I remember being asked during my pregnancy what my "birth plan" was and always feeling that was a funny question. I definitely had envisioned myself in an intimate and comfortable home setting but truly the plan was always to be fully present and do whatever was needed to safely usher our daughter into the world.

Very early Monday morning, September 12th, a contraction woke me up and I made my way to the bathroom as I had done several times every night for months.  However, when I got there I realized that the contraction didn’t stop when I changed positions…

The atmosphere was calm and peaceful throughout my labor, I remember listening to Joni Mitchell’s album Blue, over and over again, until it was imprinted indelibly in my consciousness.