A Mother-Led Homebirth in Lakewood

When the only way you’ve met your previous babies has been through an induction…it can often be hard to imagine that your body can actually go into labor on its own.

But here’s the reality: it can and will (especially if you give it enough time).

This homebirth began on a warm summer morning…and it went from “maybe this is happening” to “yes definitely happening” to “do we have enough time to fill up the pool?!”

This was a special birth for so many reasons, but one of the things I loved most about this particular birth was that it gave this mom the ability to 1) go into labor on her own time and 2) not feel like her birth/bleeding was an emergency.

We can’t always control what happens in our births. I wish that EVERYONE could have a healing and redemptive experience after a challenging birth. I know this isn’t possible or safe for every person…but I also know that when it does happen…it’s a gift.

And this birth was the most beautiful gift…for all of us.