Birth Plan

It was this blog that inspired me to go the route of an out-of-hospital birth. At the time we didn't plan on getting pregnant but I knew if I ever changed my mind, that would be the way I wanted to go.

I didn't waste anytime looking up midwives and birthing centers. (I was pleasantly surprised at the options available for out of hospital births in the area.) I wanted to make sure I was getting prenatal care as soon as possible. the process to find one was surprisingly easy. A local birthing center had a list of midwives on their website. I started out by looking at all of them that had websites, then I emailed three of those, and only two got back to me.

The first person we interviewed as LaNette. She was amazing - friendly, warm, experienced, etc...
Dan and I were so convinced that we wanted her I wanted to cancel my appointment with the other midwife. But then again, we thought - LaNette is too good, too good to be true, so let's meet the other woman.

Well, the other woman was named Jan. She was also great, as far as being qualified. However, it stopped there. She didn't seem warm or that caring, she felt more like a doctor - disconnected. We new right away that LaNette was the best.

Just to reassure ourselves again I asked LaNette for some references. I only had to talk to the first one and I again knew she was the best. This woman is a "repeat customer" and couldn't stop talking for 1/2 hour on how great LaNette is and her referring doctor.

So, that next morning I booked LaNette and I have my first meeting with her on tuesday :)

I haven't even paid her the deposit yet and he's already been helpful. This morning I had to text her with an "emergency" question about the massage and reflexology appointment I had that morning. She got back to me right away!

So, long story short - this is the woman that will help deliver our healthy baby :)