Heroes

I have several heroes. My parents, a teacher, and now a new one, my friend Kimmi.

Kimmi is mom to 5. 4 of them were c-sections. When she found out she was pregnant with #5, she wanted to change her pattern of birthing her children. Her husband was against it, most of the Dr's she spoke with were against it. But she kept on looking - and eventually found someone who would help her have the birth of her dreams. A vbac at home. vbac is vaginal birth after cesarean. It's not very common here in America. The standard mentality is once a section, always a section.... but she knew better. She knew many women who had successfully had a vaginal birth after having a section, even more than 1. She knew she could do it too.... and she had a village of women to support her with that concept. We encouraged her, lifted her up, led her to resources and information so that she could have a safe, vbac4 homebirth.

And she did it, last week a home number 5 entered her life in the most beautiful of ways. She pushed her baby out, at home, with her family and the help of a homebirth Dr.

Congrats Kimmi, and happy birthday Nola Catherine !!