She was born after 26 hours of labor. We used the shower, a labor bar, nipple stimulation to speed up labor, walking, and a lot of encouragement. I still was not completely satisfied, but in Chicago, there are no free standing birthing centers, and the idea of a home birth scared me. When I got pregnant with my third child while living here in Dallas, I knew it would be the best birth yet. I researched and found a free standing birthing center only 25 minutes from me.
Midwives run it.
I knew it was for me after I took the tour. My pregnancy was difficult, but wonderful. After being two weeks late with both of my girls, I was pretty sure I was in for a threepeat. And I was right. It was the day before I was scheduled for a sonogram.