Just found out we are pregnant again and would like to have a midwife this go round. Please let me know if you have a good or bad experience you could share.
Hi L.
I have quite a few referrals I can give you. I am a doula located in North Fort Worth---and am also using a midwife for my own upcoming birth. Are you looking for a hospital or birth center/home birth midwife?? This will narrow down my list!!
Just let me know and when I get to my office on Monday I can send you some names.
Congrats on this pregnancy!
L. S, CD(DONA)
Research and Educator Administrator,
American Pregnancy Association
I know of 2, it depends on if you want a home or hospital birth. A nurse midwife that delivers at Harris Fort Worth downtown is Nancy Reedy with THC. A lay midwife that does clinic and home births is Ann Crowell at gentle beginnings. Her number is ###-###-####. Both ladies come with rave reviews from the moms that have used them for deliveries and me for lactation.
K. @ The Nesting Place,
Grapevine
I used a midwife from the Grand Prairie Family Birth Services with my last two births. My son was born at the birth center, my daughter was born at home. Check out Lisa Thomas, she was an intern with my daughter's birth, and we just fell in love with her. She's fully certified now. My midwife with my son was Molly Germash, also at FBS.
The experience is absolutely wonderful, and I recommend it to anyone with a normal pregnancy who wants to fully experience the arrival of their child. I had three hospital births before my two midwife-assisted births, and unless it was completely necessary, I would never choose a hospital birth again. You develop such a beautiful, personal connection with your midwife. You can bring your child into the world in a gentle, safe, natural and loving environment. Your body, your labor, and your baby remain completely your own.
The main reason I chose a midwife with my son is that with my other children, I hated it that as soon as they were born, the cord was cut and my baby was whisked across the room. I had labored for hours and been pregnant for months and they wouldn't even let me see my own child. I would lie there and sob, but my tears of joy were also of distress as I heard my baby crying across the room and I couldn't go to him/her. The midwife, and my husband, eased my son into the world and handed him directly to me. My best friend and my husband caught my daughter when she was born at home, and again she came directly into my arms. Within moments I was nursing my baby and my tears were of complete happiness then.
I hope you find that using a midwife is truly where your heart leads you. I like the saying that a doctor delivers a child, but a midwife catches a child. YOU give birth and you are in charge. If you would like the number to Family Birth Services or some more information, just let me know, or give them a call. The consultation is free, and the birth center is located in a 103-year old restored home in Grand Prairie. They'll give you a tour for free, too.
Good luck!
I am not sure if you found a midwife or not, being this is now a month later, but I am a midwife in the fort worth area and I do free interviews and consultations....if you want to, you can call me at ###-###-####. I feel awkward recommending myself but I do have several references :)
Hi L.! We used a midwife with our last pregnancy & did a home birth and wouldn't change a thing about it! Her name is Donna Miller and she's with Maranatha Midwifery. Her phone number is ###-###-#### and we would highly recommend her! She also teams with Ann Crowell (who I saw in another response) and both ladies are good friends of mine. They also offer a birthing class which is excellent. Good luck!
