Hearth & Haven Home Birth

03/24/2026

Welcome baby Kaleb! He was our first March due date, yet he decided to wait to be the last of our four babies born in three and a half days. 🥰 His sweet family worked so hard and well with a couple tricky circumstances, and really persevered with lovely support. Kaleb needed a little time for his pulmonary system to relax after birth, hence you see him swaddled in a big pot of warm water for a bit, which made for cute photo ops. This often works really well for those babies with a bit of tachypnea and borderline low oxygen saturation, to help move them through that transient phase faster, and sometimes reduces our need for CPAP or other ongoing oxygen support. It worked so well in his case, he really relaxed into it with some big yawns and soon his respirations and SP02 normalized. This was one of those births you hope for, where all your weird midwife tricks seem to work! 🤪☺️ Kaleb is a robust little guy weighing in at 9lbs. 2oz, and is welcomed with love by his big brother Koen! Congratulations Katie and Marcus!

03/22/2026

After a night of sleep, we were so pleased to get a call to head to this sweet butter birth! When you know you won’t have time to fill a birth tub, sometimes your home bath is the next best place. Little Miss Elsie made short work of the trip earthside, and I got to work my favorite shift, midnight to 4:30 ☺️ She evened up the score for her family who now have two boys and two girls, and her big sister was more than thrilled! Elsie weighed 7lbs.15oz and was also Hannah’s final catch she needed to be able to send in her paperwork for testing! So proud of her, she’s already an excellent midwife!! Congratulations Elizabeth and Eli on your sweet baby girl!

03/22/2026

In keeping with our musical chair style birth week, our last March due date came out second! Welcome baby Joseph! He worked so well with his mama, finding his way, and made a victorious entrance a few hours after my first birth of the day. His mama showed such great perseverance and grit with a challenging labor and this sweet guy was a lovely reward! He was welcomed with love by his enthusiastic siblings Eddie and Mia, and weighed 6lbs 15oz. Congratulations Maegan and Andy!

03/22/2026

Welcome baby Lewis! Our third March due date, he decided to burst the baby bubble and come out first in line. :) He wasted no time and made quick work of labor, which was so fortunate, since baby number two also summoned me just before he was born. Thanks to some excellent teamwork I was able to make it to both births, and we got a pair of birthday buddies! Baby Lewis was welcomed by his adorable big brother Weston and weighed 8lbs. 2ounces. Congratulations Petra and Stephen on another wonderful son!

03/17/2026

02/28/2026

Welcome baby Emmylou! She decided to grace us with another day birth, and her and her mama made quick work of it! We arrived after lunch and went home after dinner. Everyone did so well! She joins her sweet big sister Azalea, and weighed 7lb 2oz and 20 inches long. Congratulations Isabelle and Cody on another lovely daughter!

01/24/2026

Welcome baby Aron! A lovely day birth to start the new year off right! Thanks for that! 🤣 He weighed 7lb 1 ounce and joins his very excited and helpful big brother Desmond, who was also born right in that very spot. He’ll be teaching him the ropes here shortly. Congratulations Kaila and Nathanael on another sweet son!

01/24/2026

Welcome baby Ryker! This birth was one that took its time and a group effort of support, and his mama worked long and hard to get him here, both at home and after a change of plans for more tools. She met this challenge with such a great attitude and determination throughout, and in the end she was victorious and got this sweet boy here! He weighed an impressive 9lb 14 ounces and is happy and growing so well! He had so many smiles for Hannah today at his final visit :) Congratulations Saydee and Steven!

01/24/2026

Welcome baby Eva! She weighed 8lb 5 oz and 22 inches long, greeted with much enthusiasm by her many furry family members and her sweet parents Mike and Maria. This family has embraced parenthood so eagerly and they are just naturals! Such a pleasure to walk the journey with you! ☺️☺️

11/10/2025

It’s so sweet and special watching little ones you helped into the world become big siblings! This one was a fun family affair, kids can do so great with birth if they know what to expect, they just see it as a normal part of life. Little babe joined us at 38 weeks, and weighed 8lb. 3oz. She was welcomed eagerly by her loving parents, big sister and a very curious puppy! Repeat families are always a joy. Congratulations on another sweet baby girl!

10/31/2025

Be especially cautious about listeria in pregnancy!

10/13/2025

Just an appreciation post for Amy and her craniosacral skills! 🥰 She helps these little ones feel so much more balanced after their big journey.