Hello and congratulations on your
pregnancy! What an exciting time in your lives. A time of
significant growth (on many levels) that is sure to influence the way you see
the world. Pregnancy certainly had a powerful impact on who I am
today……
I came to my first pregnancy with an
extremely mainstream view about childbirth. In truth, I hadn’t ever
given the birth process much thought at all. I suppose I intended to leave
the details of my pregnancy and birth up to the discretion of my family
doctor. During my second month of pregnancy, on the insistent
recommendation of a good friend, we went to meet the Briar Hill Midwives.
This meaningful encounter opened our minds to the realization that there were
actually options surrounding birth, along with important decisions to be made
regarding our unborn baby.
My husband and I hired the midwives
and, after doing some research, decided to take Bradley Method Classes.
What an educational journey that was! Kyle and I learned everything there
was to know about childbirth and how to work as a team. In 1997 we had a
beautiful experience with the birth of our first daughter Makenna.
Labour was tough work, forcing us to put our Bradley strategies to work for more
than 20 hours. We soon delivered our little one into the loving hands of
our midwife, Joy, at the Foothills Hospital. Almost five years later, in
2002, we welcomed Kassidy into the world in the gentle comfort of our own
Jacuzzi tub at home. She was obviously anxious to meet her big sister,
arriving only four hours after labor began.
In the months that followed my first
daughter’s birth, I came in contact with dozens of women who were noticeably
traumatized by their birth experience (and who weren’t afraid to share
it). In addition, the vast majority had only negative things to say about
their partner’s role in the process. This saddened and disturbed
me and quickly became the motivating factor to attaining my certification to
teach the Bradley Method. I felt a responsibility to share with people that
there was “another way”. I was driven by a strong need to encourage,
inspire and empower couples to become informed consumers, allowing them to make
wiser choices with regard to their pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond.
Nine years involved with the Bradley
Method and my passion, dedication and belief in the program holds strong.
There is unparalleled reward in assisting couples to discover their birthing
potential, while giving partners a voice and a well-deserved place in
birth. Bradley Method training produces healthy mothers, healthy
pregnancies, healthy babies, healthy relationships, healthier, more positive
birth experiences and a healthy transition into parenthood…..all of these
things inevitably impacting the family unit, lifelong.
Come journey with me and allow me the
honor of helping you prepare to give your baby the best birthday gift ever - a
safe, healthy Bradley beginning!
Warm regards,
