Mild Mama

SO, where was I... Oh right, we decided to call both an OB & a midwife to see what the options were and what their opinions were on everything that had happened with my previous doctor. I got off the phone with the OB office, who I was really leaning towards because I believed I needed another hospital experience, I had tried unmedicated before and it just wasn't something I could do. I got off the phone with them and they said they would call me right back. Meanwhile, I called the midwife and left a message with them, a little relieved they didn't answer and feeling like maybe that was the sign that I was going to have it all work out with this other OB office.  I was out to lunch with my sisters when I missed the call, 1 new voicemail. It was from the OB office informing me that I was too late to take on as a new patient. They told me how sorry they were that it wouldn't work out but wished me all the luck. Juuust what I was dying to hear (queue the sarcasm). As I was...

Today, I decided to dust off my computer and put out a new blog! YAY. I was wondering what I should share but I decided to write out my birth story. Mostly for my keeping, but I've had few people ask as well. I've been reeling over it the past few weeks and I have really wanted to share the entire story and how it all went down. Bear with me, I will probably have to share this in increments. Back about a month and a half ago, I was at my OB appointment when he sprung the news on me... "I wont be delivering your baby" WHAT?! I was so confused..This is a long story for another time... I was two weeks away from giving birth. COOL. How could he do this to me? I had carefully picked him out knowing he was pro VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), knowing he supported my crunchy ways. My last 3 births were semi-traumatic for me. First, Emma was an unplanned c-section, then I had tried to have Cyrus at home naturally but after a labor that lasted almost 18 hours, I stalled ou...