Big Babies At Home|Killeen Birth Doula + Photographer
Let’s talk about big babies born at home and pain free child birth. If you are planning a vaginal birth at home, in a birth center, or at the hospital and suspect you are having a baby on the larger side, this one is for you! This was Kasey’s SECOND baby, born at home, weighing in at over 10 pounds (you fricken rock girl and I love you).
Kasey’s beautiful words from the homebirth of her son, Isaac:
“I reached down to feel his head and said ‘You have so much hair!’ I rubbed his head and smiled while waiting for the next contraction. I also laughed and announced and said ‘It’s a boy! Since its been thrown around tonight I might as well say it!’ And laughed with joy that I could finally say that out loud. Christie was on my side and asked if I was going to catch him. I said yeah that’s the plan. She said she would help me but I would be the primary. The next contraction came on and the rest of his body slid out and I felt that INSTANT relief and rush of oxytocin. I got a hold of his body and she helped me pull him up out of the water to my chest. Catching my own baby was so empowering. It really felt like the ultimate climax of owning my own birth and knowing I did it and I didn’t have to have someone save me from my labor but I was able to endure and DO THE DAMN THING.”
“The birth of Isaac was the most powerful, beautiful, heaven meet earth day of my entire life. It was pure joy, bliss, completely decimating, a level of surrender I’ve never experienced before, primal and wild and free, the most intense power and pain that brought me to the end of myself and pushed me to a limit where I thought I could not keep going forward. There comes a point during labor - in transition - when the maiden left in you must die and come to the end of herself, and you are reborn a much stronger, more capable, more badass version of yourself - a mother. I laughed, cried, wept, worshiped, and groaned from my gut like a wild animal. The presence of God was so thick and tangible to me in my strongest and very weakest moments in such an intimate way. I felt so empowered, strengthened, believed in, and knew I had the very best birth team assembled around me. I felt so loved, seen, taken care of and supported by my team – it is so humbling to be cared for the way you are in an unmedicated natural home birth. When talking about birth, so many people say ‘There’s no dignity in childbirth.’, but the thing is – I have never once felt that in either of my home births. I never once handed over my power or dignity to anyone. There is SO much respect, honor, love and dignity in doing this most holy work and having the level of support you do when birthing at home. It is the most incredible thing in the world. I have honestly never felt more powerful in my life. This birth was soaked in joy and heaven came down. Isaac’s birth changed me and redeemed birth for me forever. And I cannot wait to do it again.”
Kasey gives women everywhere the encouragement to birth big babies at home, surrounded by the love of their families and other children, and to enjoy a pain free birth.