Be your own expert.

This concept is a huge passion of mine.

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Many of you know we’ve had to seek dual care this pregnancy. For the situation at hand it’s the wise option.

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But I’ll tell you this, the words on the post hold so true. It wasn’t until our 4th visit that anyone even asked my pregnancy history. I found it strange that these so called experts were providing pregnancy care but had not taken the few minutes to ask me how many babies I’ve birthed & how long I carried each and their birth stats etc.

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And even more sad, I wasn’t surprised that they hadn’t asked. And that’s a shame. 

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And when we saw a specialist the nurse said “is this your first baby”? I said “nope my 5th pregnancy & 4th living”. And she said “Oh wow”. The nurse looked shocked that I know everything about my pregnancies, births & babies. I hold that knowledge in my mind because it’s important to me. Who else is going to remember? 

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But prior to that, the only history they had in my chart was “quit smoking”. So I also made them change that to say how long I smoked and when I quit (2009). The chart made it sound like I just quit because of being pregnant.

I say all of this to explain why I’m so passionate about being your own expert. And finding others who will care for you in a loving & respectful manner.

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This is why we choose homebirth and midwifery care. The love, prayer, support & acceptance is priceless.