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"I woke up with some back pains and some period-like cramps, but nothing too crazy. So we continued our day, went on our morning walk around the neighborhood, and ran several errands to prepare for groceries and last-minute birth supplies as we planned to give birth at home.

I kept experiencing these different sensations, but they were very manageable, and I could pretty much 'act like normal,' but now and then, they took my breath away and would make me stop and hold my back while walking.

"I gave birth for the first time at my home in the trust of my body, my lover, our baby, and some warm water.

My path to freebirth began about six years before giving birth. It was when I started to acknowledge and trust the sacred power of my womb. She spoke to me loudly through consistent bleeding. I'm talking about a week-long period every other week...for almost six months.

Meanwhile, I went to gynecologists and doctors; all they could offer were various forms of birth control. So I knew I...

"It was April 6th, 2022, Gregory’s guess date. A warm and windy spring day in Sedona. The trees and flowers around our property were just starting to bloom.

The morning was kind of a blur- just riding the waves of birth and trying to rest between the really intense sensations. I had been up all night with surges getting more and more strong. I was laboring in bed, on the toilet facing backwards and laying my head on folded towels, and the bathtub all night. I was focusing on breathing deep and ...

The night before my daughter was born, I began to feel contractions while nursing my son to sleep.  As soon as he was sleeping, I set up my yoga ball and started to bounce on it and breathe gently through each sensation.  It took me a while to fully commit to myself that it was definitely the start of labor, because, while still contractions, these were incredibly mild.  

It all felt like such a calm and relaxed environment, and I was full of joy and anticipation.  We went to bed and I brought ...

"I didn’t know the term freebirth or even that it was an actual practice until halfway through my pregnancy. When I first found out I was about 4 weeks pregnant, it came as a surprise to me and my then-separated partner. I was nervous, disappointed, angry, and hurt. My family had only ever expressed a negative perspective on pregnancy and I knew they would only fear for me.

Intuitively, I knew I didn’t want to attend a hospital or get checked out- and with a past history of pain and lack of suppo...