by Mishka | Jul 10, 2017 | Birth, Birth Stories, Infertility
Unlike most birth stories ours did not begin only 9 months prior. It began 9 years prior! On our 2nd wedding anniversary my husband and I blissfully decided to throw birth control out the window and start the next chapter of our marriage. As a type A planner I was...
by Mishka | Feb 3, 2017 | Birth, Birth Stories
Micah Frederick Knox Shinkle was born Saturday, February 13 2016 at 4:57 pm. It’s hard to know where exactly to begin the story, I’ll start with the week leading up to his birth. I was 39 weeks pregnant and more ready every day to have a baby instead of a prego body....
by Mishka | Jan 11, 2017 | Birth
When I found out I was pregnant it was game on! I was excited and ready for another amazing birth. We kept on with our tradition on praying over the birth and pregnancy constantly. We loved Leah Paul so much from the previous birth (or post birth) that there was no...
by Mishka | Dec 16, 2016 | Birth, Doulas
Labor and birth are unpredictable at best. We never know exactly how or when labor is going to begin. We don’t know how we’ll cope with the intensity of birth sensations, or what we might do if things get complicated. There are just so many “what...
by Mishka | Feb 4, 2016 | Birth, Cesarean Birth
Cesarean birth was NOT on my radar when I was pregnant with my first son. I was going to go into the hospital with full blown contractions, ready to rumble, and push my baby out. Then we were going to blissfully nurse and begin our journey into parenthood happily and...
by Mishka | Jan 30, 2016 | Birth
This time seven years ago, I was about to become a mother for the first time. What an amazing experience and the beginning of my real love affair with everything birth and baby. I thought it fitting to share my own birth story with you tonight. I hope you enjoy. My...
