"I birthed a beautiful baby boy, Lucas, 6 weeks ago. Drug free including a physiological third stage no synthetic oxytocin. So happy and proud of my efforts to achieve a successful VBAC and glad I put the hard work in beforehand with your great course.

I felt the last 5 hours were hard and intense but I knew in myself we could do it and we did it!

Thanks for putting a great course together and for the work you do in cyber space!"

I really do appreciate your classes we took. They were our 3rd set of childbirth classes. One hospital class and one Bradley and dh and I still learned things we never knew. The best thing I took away is that I was working with my sweet babe and seemed to really understand that I was connecting with her and communicating with her even when she was in utero. I already felt that before your classes but kind of felt silly for feeling that way, but then realized after taking your classes that I was not silly and what I was feeling was actually very normal.

It is funny that even though I've had her I've thought about listening in on some of your Wed. calls. I haven't yet as we are back to homeschooling full-time and it is hard for me to find time to fit it in, but I did love being on the calls and there's a pull to listen in.

Kristen.
Super quick message.
My baby boy was born yesterday morning.
Amazing !!! Had him in our birth pool, I did it !!!!

Thank you for your guidance......it was all there. I drew on so much from you. It was truly a conscious birth. I thought my way through all of it. I was PRESENT I stayed with my baby. We worked together. I didn't forget or ignore that he was there or what I was doing this for. My scar never hurt me at all , so my body let me know all was fine and I was able to let that go completely and just concentrate on my work.

Much love and blessings to you.

...I could feel the baby descending into the birth canal. I remembered the whole birth how you talked about working with the baby. I stood in the shower or leaned on the sink for a few contractions.

Honestly I pushed maybe three times and she was all the way out safe into the world. Again thank you so much for sharing important information about birth.

"I can't believe how much detail you are able to pack into the class yet make it reasonable and manageable to get through. It's really great!"

"The material is SO GREAT in your program, I'm so glad I've found it."

"I have really been enjoying your course! I've been a Bradley childbirth instructor for about a year, but I'm pregnant with my 2nd and am really appreciating the chance to review w/an outside source. Not to mention I've been learning a lot of new things too! I appreciate all the hard work that you've put into this course...it is so thorough and full of great information."

Thanks Kristen!

Haven Samira Taylor was born today at 12:16pm, 7lbs 7oz, all natural (as possible) birth in the hospital.
I woke up with contractions at 6am, got to the hospital around 9am (40 min drive), and walked the halls for an hour. I was moved from triage to a room at 12:00 and she was born at 12:16, before the doctor could arrive or the nurse could catch her! My water broke while I was standing up laboring at the bed and I barely made it onto the bed before she literally slid right out, thanks to that fetal ejection reflex you taught about. I did have to concede to my doctor's protocol of a small dose of IM pitocin after the placenta was delivered but otherwise, no interventions.
She's nursing like a champ (although she does have tongue tie, unfortunately) and I'm feeling good!
I am so thankful I found your podcast and class for this, my third baby. While all were delivered naturally in the hospital, this was my best experience yet because I had so much more information about the hormonal process and felt so prepared.

THANK YOU! :)

Hi Kristen,
I just wanted to thank you for your online childbirth classes. I've just given birth 100% drug free & intervention free! not even a vaginal Exam! I had a beautiful water birth and this was my first baby. I know I would not have had the confidence to have done it this way without having done your course so thank you for what you do... You are doing such an important job empowering and enlightening women on being about to trust in birth and their bodies to be able to birth their babies. As a result I have one gorgeous calm & alert little baby. Thanks again.

Thanks for your encouragement several months back that I can have a homebirth even with baby #9. He was born in my bathtub on Sunday morning, on his due date! It was an incredible experience!
(For comparison, out of the other eight, one had an epidural, one was an unplanned homebirth attended by my friend who came to babysit, and six were natural births in a hospital).

We wanted to extend a very BIG thank you to you after the birth of our little girl Órlaith (pronounced "Orla"), which took place last Wednesday on her due date!

All the advice and information that you provided to us during pregnancy and about the birth was extremely beneficial. We really felt that we were prepared going into labor.
And even though the birth did not go to "plan" and we wound up having an emergency c-section after getting to the pushing stage of a long arduous labor, we still felt like we had prepared ourselves for possible complications and we were able to make an informed decision very quickly with little stress. 5 minutes later Órlaith was born!

No time was wasted and that was definitely because we had done our homework, faced our fears and already considered what we would do if given this choice.

During the 72 hours of pre-labor / labor, I was able to cope exceeding well due to all your techniques. In fact, when I was admitted to hospital almost fully dilated, the midwives couldn't believe I was in labor since I could I cope well with the pain / rushes. :-)

A very BIG thank you again. We're so happy with our little girl and glad that she's healthy and here!!!

Dear Kristen,
I just gave birth to my beautiful baby girl Jane Virginia on February 20. She is my third baby. I've desired a wonderful natural birth experience with all of my babies. It wasn't until I took your course with this pregnancy that I was able to accomplish this. I wish I'd have found you with my first baby!

...The whole experience was so peaceful and beautiful! The whole time I heard your voice in my head to "work with my baby" and to get her in the optimal position. In one of your teachings you encouraged visualization of the birth you desire. My birth was almost exactly how I visualized it!

Sorry it has taken me so long, but I want to thank you for all the information and support you gave me for my H2VBA3C!
He was born 3/8 at 1:45am before the time change ;) His labor was less than 2 hours beginning to end. My last birth was 36 hours with 3 hours of pushing! It was so great to have my doula and my husband as my birth team and to enjoy my sleepy-eyed boys join us minutes after Peter's arrival. I didn't tear and baby got the clean bill of health from our physician.

I am not sure if we are done having babies, but I am not sure how we will top this delivery

Thanks again for helping me and all you do for Mommas around the globe!