Home, Birth & Beyond
A Midwife’s Notes · By Jude
The Homebirth of Everlee
Everlee’s Birth Story Our sweet Everlee made her arrival on July 1st, 2026, at exactly 39 weeks. After a full moon, it felt like the perfect way for our last little baby to make her entrance into the world. ✨ At around 5:30 that morning, I woke up and realized I was...
The Ultimate Partner Playbook: How to Be an Amazing Birth Coach
If you have chosen to birth with just your husband or partner by your side, that is a beautiful, deeply bonding decision. While labor is a massive physical marathon for the mother, it is a high-level team sport for the partner. You do not need a professional...
Arizona Vaccine Laws: A Simple Guide for Daycare & School
Arizona law fully protects your right to decline childhood vaccines. If you choose to opt out, you must fill out the correct official paperwork before your child starts daycare, preschool, or school. Here is exactly how the system works in Arizona, broken down simply...
Declining Childhood Vaccines: Understanding Your Legal Rights, Logistics, and Next Steps
The choice of how to navigate childhood vaccinations is one of the most significant decisions parents face. In recent years, public discussions around immunization have shifted considerably, highlighting two very different, deeply held philosophies about health and...
The Beautiful Realities Behind 5 Common Homebirth Myths
When you share that you are planning a homebirth, people’s reactions usually stem from what they see in movies—which is often chaotic, loud, and stressful. But modern, planned homebirth is the exact opposite. It is a deeply serene, highly organized, and...
The Complete Guide to Waterbirth: Benefits, Process, and What to Expect
There is a reason waterbirth has become one of the most popular choices for out-of-hospital deliveries. Often called "the midwife's epidural," immersing yourself in warm water during labor offers a profound, natural shift in how birth feels and progresses. If you are...
Is My House Too Small for a Homebirth?
When you look up homebirth videos on YouTube or Instagram, you often see sprawling, sun-drenched bedrooms, massive primary bathrooms, and freestanding copper bathtubs. If you are currently living in a 900-square-foot apartment, a rental townhome, or a house with only...
Beyond Birth: 4 Beautiful Ways to Honor Your Placenta
Choosing a homebirth allows you to decide exactly what happens to your baby’s placenta. Rather than treating it as medical waste, many families use this incredible organ to celebrate their birth story, ease postpartum recovery, or give back to the earth. Here are four...
Choosing Your Midwife: Interview Questions and What “Out-of-Hospital” Care Really Looks Like
Choosing a midwife is one of the most important decisions you will make during your pregnancy. Unlike a standard 10-minute hospital checkup, out-of-hospital midwifery care is built on deep relationship-building, mutual trust, and shared decision-making. Here is...
Riding the Waves: Your Guide to Managing Labor Pain Without an Epidural
Choosing a home birth means you are stepping into a profound partnership with your body. Without the option of an epidural, it is completely normal to wonder: How will I handle the intensity? The secret to managing labor pain naturally isn’t about being "tough"...
Home Birth or Birth Center – What’s the Big Difference?
I’m often asked what's the difference between a homebirth or birth center? Before we begin, I’d like to explain the difference between “in hospital” and “out of hospital” birth. In hospital, is just that…in a hospital. “Out of hospital” is birth that takes place...
Amethyst’s Birth Story – Guest Blog
A guest blogger recounts the story of her second birth – a water birth at home.
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