I'm a mom to two girls, Madeline and Grace. I live in Powder Springs with my husband Chad and a houseful of pets. My interest in birth first began when I was pregnant with Maddie, who was born in June of 2004. I started my pregnancy with the assumption that I would have a traditional birth with an epidural, but the more I learned the more that didn't feel right for me.
Around 4 months, I switched from an OB out of Kennestone hospital to a group of midwives out of North Fulton Hospital, where I could have a waterbirth (you can read her birth story here). I had a positive experience there, and went on to begin my career teaching natural childbirth classes. I also received training from both DONA and ALACE as a labor doula.
When I became pregnant with Grace, I wanted to do things differently. My first birth was wonderful, but I had attended several homebirths as a doula by then and knew that I couldn't go back to the hospital, even one as low-intervention as North Fulton. My homebirth with Grace was absolutely perfect (you can read about it here).
As my birth philosophies have evolved and my knowledge has grown, my dedication to sharing what I've learned with expectant parents has grown as well. It has been such a privilege to share such a special time with my students, and an honor to work with Melissa and Becky to create the classes we now offer through Baby Steps.
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