Thirty years ago this morning, filled with my own baby, I perched precariously upon the edge of a surprisingly little bed as a woman twice my age birthed her 11 pound, 2 ounce baby…
I sat there and breathed with her as she squeezed my hand with all of her might…
Two months later to almost the day, the woman’s oldest daughter gave birth to her first baby as I breathed with her and held her hand…
And then the next month I gave birth to my own baby…
I’d have to actually stop and count, but off the top of my head I know I can say I spent the next twenty years receiving at least forty grandbabies for that woman…
She is no longer with us…
The story of her birth is tucked away within A Midwife in Amish Country…
Maybe one day I’ll write the stories of those grandbaby births in another book…
Kim Woodard Osterholzer, Colorado Springs Homebirth Midwife and Author. And Grandma ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Books by Kim:
Homebirth: Safe & Sacred on Amazon
Homebirth: Commonly Asked Questions
A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God’s Gift of Life
Nourish + Thrive: Happy, Healthy Childbearing
One Little Life at a Time: Recommendations + Record Keeping for Aspiring Homebirth Midwives
