All birth stories are beautiful, powerful, and inspiring in their own wауѕ. I am always immensely grateful to have a mama allow (or encourage!) me to share their story in its entirety, like Cassidy has. She says:
“How do you find the words to describe something that is priceless? Being able to revisit such an intimate and fleeting experience through Kayla’s birth photography has been such a gift to me. How quickly do we forget how powerful and resilient our bodies are. How quickly do we start to criticize them for being soft and tігed. I hope that by sharing my birth experience through these powerful images, people are encouraged to have more open discussions about childbirth and most importantly I hope they empower women everywhere.”
Now here’s the story, in my own words…
This birth takes place in The Music Room at Austin Area Birthing Center (South) in Austin, TX. From first image to moment of birth spans a 63 minute period.
I was due with my 5th baby on March 18, 2018. When Cass emailed to say that she wanted to hire me for the birth of her 4th little boy, I was hesitant to say yes.
But she was referred to me by a mutual friend, and she really wanted to work with me. Honestly, I was really excited at the thought of working with her too!
I had a history of going into labor between 39+1 and 40 weeks, which made me likely to birth between March 13 and March 18.
Cass, on the other hand, had carried her other 3 to just shy of 37 weeks and twice to 38, making her likely to birth no later than March 3, assuming we both followed a similar pattern. So we ɡаmЬɩed on it, agreed on an аmаzіпɡ backup and waited.
