During our second pregnancy and delivery, we put our all into The Bradley Method® of Natural Childbirth and found success and peace.  My labor was so surprisingly short that our fourth child was accidentally born at home in only 4 1/2 hours.  It is still one of the most joyful memories I have ever had in my life, and the main reason you are reading this now.  Besides being a doula, I am also qualified to teach natural childbirth education through The Bradley Method® as well.  Please see my dedicated sight:  http://www.bradleybirth.com/ndweb.asp?ID=I037 and let me know if you would be interested in taking this wonderful class.

With our third pregnancy, we attended a HypnoBabies (www.hypnobabies.com) course for added support and accountability.  It was a great method for keeping my attitudes and faith about birth in the right direction.  Our daughter was born at home, this time on purpose, in less than an hour and a half.  Although I have chosen homebirth for my family, I sincerely believe that every woman should give birth wherever she feels the safest and most supported for her.

I have since, with the assistance of that baby, learned the art of Infant Massage (www.infantmassageusa.org)  and I am now certified to teach it to parents.  Infant massage is designed to be used from age 0-12 months (and beyond), so if you are interested in better bonding, better sleeping, better digestion, and overall better health for your baby, please let me know.

If you ever have any questions about breastfeeding, I am also a La Leche League Leader (www.llli.org) and would be happy to help increase your confidence in your ability to nurse your baby.

I have a Bachelor's Degree from Brigham Young University in Family Living, and I am currently working on my Master's goal to become a midwife, when my children are older, through The Midwives College of  Utah (www.midwifery.edu/).  Growing up, I thought I wanted to become an obstetrician.  I gave up on that goal because my future family was too important to me to spend so much time away.  Through the process of becoming a mother, I have learned that I can and want to return to that goal, but with a twist.  I have since learned the midwifery-model of care (www.cfmidwifery.org) and as a doula and childbirth educator, I am on a path again to that goal of helping women during such a  miraculous time in their lives.  I have a passion for life and the gifts we are all given, both physically and spiritually.  I want to help others tap into their own source of power and potential.

When I'm not busy homeschooling my children, I enjoy quilting, scrapbooking, reading wholesome books, singing, and dating my husband.  Oh yea, and I also collect elephants and dolls!