Linus's birth story...

For those who don't know, my daughter Yarrow was a home birth transfer to the hospital and a crash c-section for a prolapsed umbilical cord. This is a very rare and completly random complication where the rush of fluid when your water breaks brings the cord forward to be pinned in front of the baby's head. It was very traumatic and hard for me to recover from both physically and emotionally. When I found out I was pregnant with Linus, it was never a question in my mind that we would be doing a home birth again, with the same midwife. I did not want a repeat c-section. Having had two children already, I knew I could push a baby out and I didn't want everything I wanted to be a fight, as it would have been in a hospital setting!

We made the right choice by far! It was a wonderful experience for me, Brice, and Linus.
Here is the story:

Linus Ashford 8lbs 6 oz!!

Contrax started about 10:30pm Sunday night, thought maybe it was it and I was really glad! I was 10 hours away from being forced to tranfer care to the hospital because of the Colorado laws regarding homebirth...since I was 42 weeks.

Called my midwife, Janelle, around 12:30am told her it was moving along, called Ambeur to warn her that baby would be here tonight so don't go anywhere. I was thinking I have another few hours left just based on Yarrow's labor. Well, I was so wrong! Janelle got there about 10 minutes before Linus did...my best friend, Ambeur missed it...it all happened so fast!

One second I was just laying in the water the next his head was out! Brice woke Laurelle up just in time and he also caught the baby coming out! He was born in the caul! He didn't cry forever but did get pink pretty quickly.

I am so happy I was able to have him at home and that I didn't even once think about my scar. I had heard that many VBAC moms forget all about in labor and I certainly did! I am actually feeling pretty good...for such a quick birth, I didn't tear or anything. I also didn't have a hemorrhage like I did with both Laurelle and Ori. It was the perfect homebirth!

I still can't believe he is a boy though...I have always thought of Ori as my little man, this will be quite a shift for me! It is all good though!