My first baby was born at home. This was a beautiful experience and I couldn’t imagine giving birth anywhere but home from then on. When I got pregnant with my second child my husband and I decided that since my in laws were living with us, we would opt to have the birth at Foothills hospital with Boulder Nurse-Midwives. This was a very hard decision for me at first. I was worried and reluctant. I had so many concerns, but I agreed to consider this option since I knew it would be best for my family. I was impressed that everything I had loved about being at home, aside from being at home, the Boulder Nurse-Midwives could accommodate at the hospital. Once the baby came my care was superior to what I had expected. The continued monitoring that accompanied the birth made the transition so relaxing and reassuring. I loved giving birth at home, I am a firm supporter of home births. I understand and value the benefits of this environment for childbirth and the unique care that a home birth midwife can offer. After experiencing both types of care and both being healthy successful births- I suggest any woman that previously had a home birth to consider working with Boulder Nurse-Midwives. I’m not sure that this kind of similarity in care would be possible in any other town or hospital, or with any other group of midwives. This is truly a unique practice. Since this birth I can confidently say the next time I am pregnant I will be under the care of Boulder Nurse-Midwives.
As a doula, I have had the pleasure of attending births with Merrilynn, Angela, Sarit and Kala. 100% of my clients have been delighted with the care given to them by the Boulder Nurse Midwives during their pregnancy, birth and postpartum period. Often I hear this fantastic team of women referred to as birth angels by my families. I continue to be humbled by the Boulder Nurse Midwives’ commitment to their patients, their work is truly a labor of love!
Our son Hayden Vaugh Korb was born on Sept. 22, 2011. He was born at 7:05pm- 7lbs. 1oz and 20 inches long. Our birth story started with a miscarriage of our first pregnancy. After some healing and time, we decided to try again and found out we were pregnant right after the first of the year in 2011. Gratefully, we had a normal pregnancy. Thanks to the midwives, I felt very prepared for labor and knew exactly what to look for. I went into labor on Wednesday night about 9:00pm and called Angela (she was on call) to let her know that we were in labor. She talked me through what to expect for the next few hours and told me to check in with her in the morning or if something changed. We tried to rest and checked in with Angela in the morning. She talked me through a couple of contractions and told us to stay home and call back in a couple of hours. By about 11:00am the contractions were very strong and we checked in again. This time, Sarit was on call and she talked me through a contraction and we decided that it was time to come in. By the time we were settled, I was already 6 centimeters dilated and close to moving to 8 centimeters. Labor progressed and with the help of Sarit, my husband, and my mom I delivered Hayden without any pain medicine. We did not know the sex of our baby and were thrilled when my husband was able to say “here is our son.” Throughout the whole pregnancy and delivery, I felt supported and respected in the decisions that I needed to make for myself and my body. I trusted Sarit to guide the process and allowed my body to do the work that it needed to bring our baby into the world. We are so happy with the care that Hayden and I received and grateful that we have BNM to thank for the healthy delivery of our baby.
Fall is the perfect time to be born and explore the magic of the world, especially if you are Ezra Indiana. Colors cascade around you, the west winds start to pick up speed, and the end of October brings more chances to dress up in costumes (not like every day with a new kiddo isn’t a perfect dress up day)!
EZ is the super baby of Daniel and Erika Beahm, creators of the independent film, “Leading Ladies,” that sold out three screenings in Colorado last fall at the Stars Denver Film Festival. Now that you’ve checked out Ezra, their “Leading Baby,” you can watch their feel good dance dramedy on Netflix, On Demand, Youtube Films, and/or purchase your own copy at:
