Meara & Mike took my Thursday night classes in April/May 2010.
They had originally planned to birth their baby at Scripps Encinitas Hospital with Dr. Biter, but when Scripps suspended him, they decided to have a homebirth with Jamin Sylvada & have Dr. Biter be their unpaid doula. They also had the assistance of labor doula, Linda Goldsmith.
Here is the birth announcement for their baby. Meara promised to write up her birth story soon.
At 4:03am on Friday, May 21st, Sylvie Ines was born at home. She weighed a whopping 9lbs and measured 21 inches long... She's all leg, just like her big sister Elsa! It was an amazing experience, although it all happened much faster than we ever could have imagined. Our midwife arrived just 8 minutes before Sylvie made her grand entrance. My water broke at 3:25am, the midwife arrived at 3:55am, and Sylve was born at 4:03am. For a moment I thought Mike might have to deliver our daughter on the bathroom floor! My OB and our doula arrived after Sylvie had already been placed on my chest. Elsa slept through it all and wandered into our room at 7:15 am, after everyone had tidied and gone home, to find us in bed with her baby sister! What a magical moment... I think everything happened just as it was meant to.
It all happened so fast that I didn't really get to get into my hypno-zone, but I feel tremendously successful in terms of feeling really empowered and unafraid and this time I didn't push--just breathed my baby down and out and in record time! I'll share the full story in the next few days some time. I really do feel like our time with you helped in many ways.
With love,
Meara, Mike, Elsa, & Sylvie
For more info:
San Diego Midwive, Inc
LaShel Montgomery, CPM 760-213-7384
Jamin Sylvada, LM 760-809-9396
www.sandiegomidwife.com
Labor doula: Linda Goldsmith 760-815-3852
