I am so very thankful for my midwives at The Birth Haven for all their support and love. I've never felt such a bond or sisterhood with someone whom I've employed. I'm not a patient to them, they truly care. I got hugs when they could sense I needed one, they listened to me when I just needed to talk. They never belittled me for my weight or food choices, only encouraged and gave loving support.
My little guy ended up being breech the last weeks of my pregnancy. My midwives were super supportive and helped come up with a ton of safe options to help turn my baby. They even came with me to the hospital to support me for my external version to try to turn my breech baby.
My water broke at 1am a day after my ECV and Allison and Anne Marie met me at the Birth Haven within 20 minutes or less. After examination, Allison and Anne Marie decided that my son was in the worst possible breech position and that a C-section was going to be the safest way to deliver him. I was beyond crushed my birth plan would not happen but so thankful they made this decision so quickly and confidently to ensure the safety of my son and myself. Anne Marie came with me to the hospital and I was so thankful she was there to be my advocate. This was my first baby, and being so confident I was going to have a water birth, I had not mental prepped myself for a hospital visit. She also was an awesome impromptu photographer, thanks Anne Marie for taking pictures! We were so caught up in the moment and the chaos of the hospital (and tons of contractions) that I don't think we would have had a single picture if it weren't for her. A day later Caitlyn visited us at the hospital to check up on us.
They sympathized with me when I didn't get my natural water birth, but gave me hope that my next birth will be how I had planned. They shared their own similar birth stories so that I didn't feel like such a failure. Even if I would have known I was going to end up with an unplanned c-section from the beginning, I wouldn't have changed a thing. I could not have asked for more support and so thankful I chose them. My next baby will surely be delivered with these lovely ladies! Fingers crossed for a VBAC!