03/02/2026
Patricia and Matt welcomed 4 of their 5 kids at TMC! In honor of our 10,000th birth, Patricia shared her story 💜
"After experiencing an unmedicated hospital birth with our 1st child, we decided to switch to care at TMC for our second, and never looked back! Matthew's (2017) birth progressed very quickly, and being able to just walk into TMC and be in an incredibly comfortable, home-like environment was such a game changer. Our midwife was Jatolloa, and her energy and joy were infectious. Within 1 hour of arriving, Matthew was born! Everything went so well that we requested an early discharge and were back home soon.
Our 3rd child, Luke (2020), was born 2 years later, with labor beginning again at home. Our midwife was DeJané, and her incredibly calm manner was such a gift from the moment we arrived at TMC. After a little bit longer time of transition than I was used to, DeJané gently offered to break my waters if I wanted to meet my baby soon. I enthusiastically agreed and Luke was born in about one push!
For our 4th, Rita (2022), I experienced a slow leak of my amniotic fluid and checked in with Nia as the midwife on call. She recommended breaking my waters completely and beginning the breast pump to get things going. Unfortunately her shift ended right as labor kicked in, as we were hoping she would catch Rita, but we were very blessed by DeJané again. After an hour and a half of labor, Rita was born! Despite the curveball of the leaking fluid, it was by far my quickest and easiest birth.
Rose (2024), our 5th, was induced due to a few factors. It had gone so quickly with Rita that we all assumed it would be quick again. After Theresa broke my waters and I began pumping, it would be 23 hours and 3 shift changes before Rose was born. The silver lining was that we got to be with Theresa, Emily, Haru and Annetra, plus all the absolutely incredible nurses. Despite the long labor, we never felt rushed, and it was such a great reminder of the gift of laboring at TMC instead of at a hospital. Finally Rose was born, and on a day she chose for herself and not her induction day!"
Thank you to Patricia for sharing this amazing story!
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[Image descriptions: 1: Patricia & Matt with baby Matthew. 2: Baby Luke.]
