The pregnancy began in uncertainty, continued through 10 months of uncertainty and she was born into the most uncertain time our world and our country has faced and continues to face.
But for you, sweet Vera, and for all of us:
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33
This is more than a birth story. It is a journey that began long before, and will continue long after May 8 2019, the day I gave birth to Joshua Edmond Duryea.
We made the decision to have another baby shortly after Layla turned one. We began the planning, and all that comes with it—fertility tracking and the things entailed with growing a family. What we didn’t plan on was the significance of his conception, his arrival and his life.
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This birth story is a result of reflection on three previous birth experiences, deliberate planning, and thoughtful intention. As we have grown our family, our progression from a hospital birth to free standing birth center births to a home birth has always been carefully considered. So carefully, that I first contacted our midwife for this birth two full years prior to getting pregnant. I was determined to be educated and fully aware of my options, as to create a path of empowerment and beautiful space within which to bring our fourth baby into the world.
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Functions of the pelvic floor are critical for bowel, bladder, and sexual function. They functions can be summed up in the “5 S’s”
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Yes, a supportive dysfunction, but what else exactly is pelvic organ prolapse? It is the descent, laxity and/or weakness of one or more of the anterior vaginal wall, posterior vaginal wall, the uterus (cervix), or the apex of the vagina.
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I can easily explain to you HOW or WHAT I do, but it's time to share WHY I intentionally chose this path of guiding women through unexpected changes in order to return to wellness. The WHY is certainly more vulnerable, but vulnerability breeds connection. And, a basic need as human beings on this earth, is to feel a part of something. So, here I am...
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