There are many reasons why a woman will choose to forgo the usual physician and hospital approach and have her baby outside of the hospital.  Regardless of the reason, out-of-hospital birth with a licensed midwife is a safe alternative for maternity care and birth. Many women desire this option because they are interested in having a water birth, or laboring in water to ease labor pains.  The warm water relaxes muscles, which not only makes the contractions easier to manage, but makes for a gentler birth for baby.  Others elect to have midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth since they can l ..read more

“Wednesday April 17, 2019 at 10:40 am I lost my mucus plug. I was having mild and irregular contractions. Around 2:30pm I was still having irregular contractions but they were getting stronger so we decided to go for a brisk walk to try and get things rolling. The walk helped but as soon as I would sit down the contractions would stop. So I decided to take a nap. About 4pm my contractions woke me up they were strong but still very irregular. At 6:27pm I texted Carmen asking about coming into the birthing center because the contractions were getting very uncomfortable and I thought I would feel ..read more

This video shows the transformation process from the old Texas Home School Coalition building to the new Heritage Birth Center. Make sure you turn on your sound for some inspiring music as you watch the video ..read more

There are many reasons why a woman will choose to forgo the usual physician and hospital approach and have her baby outside of the hospital.  Regardless of the reason, out-of-hospital birth with a licensed midwife is a safe alternative for maternity care and birth. Many women desire this option because they are interested in having a water birth, or laboring in water to ease labor pains.  The warm water relaxes muscles, which not only makes the contractions easier to manage, but makes for a gentler birth for baby.  Others elect to have midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth since they can l ..read more

“Wednesday April 17, 2019 at 10:40 am I lost my mucus plug. I was having mild and irregular contractions. Around 2:30pm I was still having irregular contractions but they were getting stronger so we decided to go for a brisk walk to try and get things rolling. The walk helped but as soon as I would sit down the contractions would stop. So I decided to take a nap. About 4pm my contractions woke me up they were strong but still very irregular. At 6:27pm I texted Carmen asking about coming into the birthing center because the contractions were getting very uncomfortable and I thought I would feel ..read more

This video shows the transformation process from the old Texas Home School Coalition building to the new Heritage Birth Center. Make sure you turn on your sound for some inspiring music as you watch the video ..read more

10/24/18: I texted Alex at 4:30pm and told her that I had been cramping through the night and off and on through the day. I texted her again at 6:30pm and let her know I had just had some blood tinged mucus. She asked if I was having any regular contractions and I told her they were about 10 minutes apart. She said great and to keep her updated. I also texted April (nurse friend) and let her know that I had lost some mucus plug. She told me to take a bath and maybe some Benadryl. I took a lavender bath along with Tylenol pm about 9pm. Ben and I went to bed about 10:30-11.10/25/18: I woke up ar ..read more

"2 days after my due date I had been having contractions consistently since 6am every ten minutes. Naps, cleaning, chiropractor appointment, walking, and eating all that day didn't speed things up. I would have bouts where the contractions would be 5 minutes apart but would slow back down any time I rested. I gave my birth team a heads up that this looked just like my other labors and we were going to be in it for the long haul.  "Throughout the next night my contractions were way too painful to keep laying on my back. I wo ..read more

“In early 2016, I was diagnosed with PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrome) which meant when my husband and I decided to have a child, it would be very difficult.  (Reading that line “when my husband and I decided” is quite funny now.)  Shortly after that I started praying to God to make me fruitful; I had no idea what that would entail for me!“August 15, 2016 I went home early from work feeling flu-like and just overall crappy.  I was getting sick (so I thought) and decided to go home and rest.  I felt this way all week but pushed through work.  That Wednesday something was pressing on me and I ..read more

"I will never forget the day I finally saw the word "pregnant" on that pregnancy test window.  Following four years of trying, I finally had a little heart beating inside of me.  To top it all off, it was my birthday, and here I was with my prayers answered, every wish on every candle and every falling star finally coming true.  My husband, Trent, and I cried so many tears of joy!  "My heart had always been set on a homebirth.  My mom had me at home, so it was always something that I had desired to do myself.  We immediatel ..read more