by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth
The bond between you and your baby develops and grows immensely during the 9 months you carry them in your womb. You have an intense emotional connection to this tiny being before they are even born. And in that time, the umbilical cord is what connects the two of you...
by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth
When it comes to birth, you want to create an informed plan and choose what’s best for you and baby. You want everyone to be safe and sound. But that doesn’t mean it has to be the medical event it is for so many mommas in the U.S. Our society has normalized medical...
by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth
The addition of a doula to your home birth, or natural birth in any setting, is a wonderful decision for so many mommas. A birth doula is a highly trained birthing professional that provides continuous physical and emotional support to the birthing momma, and her...
by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth
Throughout your pregnancy, you watched as your belly grew and your body changed. These big physical changes accommodated a developing life in your womb! Maybe you watched in wonder, or maybe you secretly had some anxiety about the weight gain associated with...
by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth
When you find out you are pregnant the excitement and emotions that flood you are intense. You’re going to be a mother! And soon after that, the reality of giving birth in just 9 short months starts to set in. Then you start to wonder, where should you birth that...