Comments on: Home Birth : DIY Labor and Delivery

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:32:42 +0000

Hey! Just wanted to tell you that I am so happy you put up such an informative and real video about natural childbirth. Your birth was beautiful and your son is as well. I had a homebirth also, in July 2010, and it was exactly as you described. A lot of work, and pain, but fearless, and comfortable. And of course, so undescribably rewarding. It is so nice to hear that other woman are having wonderful homebirths. It was an amazing experience for me too, even though it is perhaps harder than hospital birth, it is so much more real and natural. And of course, the best part, you are home! In your own bed, your own bathroom, with your pets, food, and clothes! Thanks again for sharing your experience and I hope other moms out there will give homebirth a chance.

By: Carrie Brown

Carrie Brown — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:23:49 +0000

Beautifully done! I am pregnant with my 7th baby and have had 4 homebirths so far. You really captured well the wonderful simplicity of homebirth and the sense of control you have without coming across as angry. I had the pleasure of having both Aimee and Peggy attend my last birth and will say also that they exemplify well what Aimee referred to as the “Lifeguard” role. Aimee’s beautiful smile as she held your moments old baby is what I love most about midwifery. Congratulations and thanks for giving me a resource to share!

By: Katrina

Katrina — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:43:34 +0000

Very Well Done. Thanks for your sharing your beautiful birth. Signed, Aspiring Student Midwife

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By: MikeyPod

MikeyPod — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:34:51 +0000

fantastic work! I really enjoyed this!

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By: Joy Lorien

Joy Lorien — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:35:16 +0000

Hey Ryanne and Jay

What an awesome video you did of the home birth of Katherine and Todd. One of the best guests you can give. Here in this county we have not had births in over 20 years and it is unconceivable when you think of it. Kind of like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. We all have been silent to long on those things that are our birthright such as wholesome food, sustainable practices, spirituality, our country and so much more. From the cradle to the grave we need to take back and re-claim our lives again. Thanks so much for the video and was looking and some of your sites of vlogging of Michael Verdi and yourself and looks like fun. I need to create a webpage myself. Peace always.
Joy Lorien from SS

By: gurdonark

gurdonark — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:28:04 +0000

This film appeals to me because although it advocates a point of view, its narrative devices remain free of “toss-off” assertions and narrow advocacy. Instead, the film uses first person narrative and experiential observation. I believe that the excessive use of c-sections in the USA is a real issue, albeit an issue for which alternatives other than a home birth solution may also be available.
Yet though my own ideas may not align completely with your narrators’ ideas here, the gentle power of their (and your) presentation makes this a very effective film.

The set of images surrounding the birth are just wonderful–that sense of quiet miracle, of ineffable biology. Thank you for making this film–and for using my songs as well as those of the wonderful Teru.

By: Stan Hirson

Stan Hirson — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:05:43 +0000

I really enjoyed watching this video. I almost said participating in this video. That’s what it felt like! In particular, I liked the way you did not adhere to a linear chronology but cut to the baby stills and then went back the narrative. It told the viewer that we are not going to string you out with a “story” until the very end with some kind of contrived pay-off. And, of course, I appreciated the use of the chats on the net. It not only made the video interesting, but pushed for new uses for interactive use of video.

Good job *everyone*.

And it’s nice to see new videos from you. Seems as if it’s been a while.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:12:34 +0000

Thanks Ryanne and Jay for a very well documented DIY birth! Of course, congratulations Katherine and Todd. And welcome to the planet, Elliot!

By: Maureen Hall

Maureen Hall — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:02:27 +0000

Wow! Thank you so much for doing this video. And thanks to the delightful young parents for allowing something so intimate and personal to be put out there to inform and inspire other young parents-to-be.
Love to you and Jay,
Maureen

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:59:34 +0000

Ryan and Jay, I just loved watching this video about your friends and their home birth. It was totally informative, real, and beautiful to watch. Thanks for doing this!

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By: Will

Will — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:43:25 +0000

My wife and I went with a birthing center with both our kids. Mid-wife, a non-hospital room, all-natural. It was great, but with the added support of a hospital if anything happened. Nothing did. Labor for each was like 6 hours. And it was an amazing experience. My wife was born at home and really wanted to do a home birth, but I was concerned because a friend of mine had a pretty dangerous situation with a home birth. They didn’t have the back-up plans in place. The important message is that with the right preparation, the calm and focus of being at home is so much better for all involved. Especially the mother.

Great video. Very inspiring.

By: Tracey Johnstone

Tracey Johnstone — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:24:07 +0000

Wow! I ran across this article on Facebook. I am a midwife and involved with midwifery politics and I see a lot of blog posts come my way. Kudos, big kudos for getting right the terms, concepts, and ideas that underpin American families’ desires for the best maternity care model available in a concise and accurate post. I have seen many a big mainstream news outlet mangle, mash, or outright sensationalize families quest for the best evidence based care possible.

I will be adding your blog to my reader and look forward to more rational coverage of sensible and sustainable personal and community choices.

By: Deanne

Deanne — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:06:27 +0000

Absolutely beautiful…I’m so happy to know these people. They will be great parents. Welcome to life lil one….

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:45:27 +0000

Like Katherine & Todd, we chose to have our baby at home last winter, and like them we had a wonderful water birth with kitties in attendance. We both agree that homebirth was the best decision we’ve ever made. Bringing my daughter peacefully into this world was so fantastic, and afterwards my midwife’s apprentice fed me my mother’s spaghetti! I couldn’t have done it without the unwavering positive encouragement I got from my birth team, and now that I’m on the other side of it I am working to get CPMs licensed in my home state (Iowa) so that more women have the opportunity to have a great birth experience like mine.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:02:45 +0000

Thank you! We are planning our homebirth for any day now. It was so reassuring to see not just one, but two healthy natural homebirths. I hope to be another success story. This video makes me wish I had cats!

By: flexiblemama

flexiblemama — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:15:58 +0000

What a beautiful process and document! Well done!Thanks for sharing it!It is now proudly posted to my FB.I had 7 home deliveries, two of those being water births, like yours. Water in labor is totally natures epidural, it takes the edge off.I wish more woman could experience how natural and normal homebirth really is.

By: Jane Crawford Peterson

Jane Crawford Peterson — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:12:45 +0000

I have been helping babies into the world for 30 years this July and living on an organic farm with my timber framer/farmer husband. All this video internet ability is so new to me but I LOVED taking a few minutes to watch your wonderful birth story and thinking about what a remarkable message you are sending to so many other folks.

Thanks
Jane

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:52:18 +0000

Thank you Ryanne and Jay for the wonderful documentation of our home birth. This will be something our family will be able to cherish for the rest of our lives. I think this video will be great for anyone who is thinking about having a home birth and hopefully shows them the control they can have from using a mid wife and having a home birth. Cheers to the both of you for helping put our lives on screen.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:30:36 +0000

We’ve been through 3 births, and worked with midwives in 3 different locations (The Netherlands, Philadelphia,PA, and Burlington, Vermont). For our first 2 kids, we did most of the prenatal care in the Netherlands (where the majority of the births are handled by midwives), and then we had the kids at a birthing center (http://www.thebirthcenter.org/) outside of Philadelphia, with midwives there. Our third kid was born in Vermont and we worked with a great midwife there as well. All of our experiences have been wonderful, and I don’t think there is a midwife on this planet who is not an incredible person. We always wrote up a birth plan (our ideal birthing situation), and everyone always attempted to make it as close to that as possible, even in our second birth, which was in a hospital because of some bleeding (low-lying placenta). The hospital experience was not ideal, but the midwife took charge while we were there, and allowed us (as long as everything was ok) to have the birth we wanted. She even protected us a bit, I think. I was an active participant (as active as a man can be in the event) in all the births and caught all 3 kids, and cut all their cords. It’s a very intimate experience, and midwives are very in tune with everything that makes birth so amazing. Needless to say, we’re PRO PRO PRO midwife.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:17:13 +0000

I completely agree with Bekah: well-everythinged! And with Heath: Jay and Ryanne are back making videos!!! Yeah!!

By: Heath

Heath — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:55:46 +0000

Very nice video, very well done…I really loved how you involved Bekah and Rupert and Kate….another testment to how cool the web can be, that through all this, we can share knowledge and experiences…well done….

And on a strickly personal and selfish note….Jay and Ryanne are back making videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!