by wfbirth | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
“2021 Snovidacopolypse” How do you like that word? A smash up representing the crazy historical weather event, the never ending Covid event and the sense deep inside of that this is the beginning of the end. Or maybe it’s not so deep inside of you. Maybe...
by wfbirth | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was 2008 and Shane and I had four girls, he’d just started a new career (which meant debt from when he was in school). We had land in the country we wanted to build on so we could move out of town. We felt like our family was complete. But to make sure, we decided...
by wfbirth | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth
My best emotional advice to all new moms is to journal their birth stories. We think we’ll always remember every single detail, but time fades some of our details and may even blend them together. I am very inconsistent when it comes to journaling but I try to...
by wfbirth | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth
While recently leading the Wichita Falls Birth & Wellness Center’s newly implemented Client Orientation Class, I laughed and said, “I don’t know, maybe I’m not all that hippie.” The participants, who’d known me all of 47 minutes, laughed bigger and said, “Oh yes...
by wfbirth | Nov 22, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth
Congratulations, you’re pregnant! You’ve been reading birth stories and waiting for it to be your turn. You knew you’d like to give birth at a birth center so as a responsible patient, you’ve submitted your referral paperwork to get all your ducks in a row. You call...
by wfbirth | Nov 15, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth
We have a large family and except for the last two, they’re all about three years apart. That means as soon as one was mastering potty training (Yay! No more diapers!), I was pregnant with the next one. Maybe our celebration of this milestone should have been an ice...