 Kim: My
name is Kim and I'd like to tell you how much I appreciate Spokane
Midwives
and Linda's help in the birth of my two children. After
looking
around
a bit for a midwife, a friend gave me Linda's number. My
husband
and I were immediately impressed when we met. Linda was very
friendly,
answered our questions and put our minds to ease. I really
appreciated her balanced approach to using natural versus conventional
medical solutions to the various problems that arose. She
helped
me make educated decisions and allowed me to be my self. At
the
births,
she was gentle and laid back and yet stepped in and took charge when
necessary. I would recommend her, and the Spokane Midwives
staff
to anyone. Thanks
Linda!
Kristenea
LaVelle: I’m
one of those people who would have never considered having a home
birth.
Sure, I’d heard about using a midwife, but the thought just
never
crossed
my mind. I even had family members that used a midwife for
their
children. They would rant and rave about the wonderful birth
experience
and one on one treatment they received, but I just didn’t
think
that
home
birth was for me. Especially not for someone with my labor
record. MORE...>
JoLynn - mother
of 10 children: During
labor and
post delivery care, we often leave critical medical decisions
up
to the medical staff for mom and/or baby. After my 8th
hospital
birth
and over a period of 10 years, I realized that hospital protocol and
birthing
policy (medical decisions) kept changing, in the name of 'it's in the
mother's
and baby's best interest'. My wishes as the mother were very
often
overridden, without good cause. After having 2 botched
epidurals,
internal fetal monitors routinely used on 2 of my unborn babies without
my consent, etc. I finally decided it was time for me, as my
child's
mother, to decide what was in my and my baby's best interest. MORE...>
Tarri: I
don't even know where to begin to tell how incredible my three birth
experiences
were with Linda and Beth of Spokane Midwives. The individual
attention
I received was incredible. For each appointment, one hour was
scheduled. I had a lot of questions and never felt rushed to
get
them answered so
that the next patient could be waited on. I always felt like my
pregnancy
was important because of the time they spent with me. MORE...>
Jessica &
family: I
was very excited to be able to write about my birth experiences with
Linda
and Beth at Spokane Midwives. I have found both Linda and Beth
to
be not only very competent in their field but full of understanding and
sensitive to my personal needs.
The first time I met them my family and I had just moved into the
Spokane
area. I was in my early part of my pregnancy and began
experiencing
some problems. Being new to the area I didn’t even
know who
to
call
for help. Feeling afraid, I called Linda in the middle of the
night. MORE...>
 Christina:
Hunter's
birth: Believe it or
not, growing up I don't remember hearing horror stories about
birth. All the women in my family gave birth naturally and it
never occurred to me that I couldn't do so as well. As an
adult,
I was horrified by images of women giving birth in hospitals, w/ their
legs in stirrups. It just seemed so cold and sterile to me. MORE...>
Jennifer
Netzel's birth of Jillian: Our
journey began on Tuesday, May 28th 2002 when I started leaking fluid.
At
first I wasn't sure what it was, perhaps I had just sat on something,
but
while on the phone with a friend that night I felt the first "squirt"
and
KNEW something was up. Unfortunately, this was the same way that my
last
birth ended - in a C/S - ROM with no contractions. I decided at that
time
to just ignore it and see what happened. MORE...>
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