10/12/2026
I’m still processing this beautiful, redemptive birth from the wee hours of last night. 🤍 There’s something incredible about witnessing a mother step into a birth experience that looks and feels so different from her first. As a doula, I often get a secondhand birth high, like the mothers themselves, but the endorphins from a birth like this? They’re almost tangible… After a traumatic experience with her first, this mama came into this knowing what she wanted, and we advocated for those things throughout the entire process.
In the end, she DID IT!! A beautiful, unmedicated birth, on her terms, with strength and determination that carried her through every moment. I genuinely don’t think this birth could have gone better. Not because everything has to go perfectly for a birth to be beautiful, but because she was heard, supported, and empowered to experience birth in a way that felt right for HER!
Birth can be hard. Birth can be unpredictable. And while we can never promise a particular outcome, we can create a for a mother to feel safe, supported, heard, and confident in her choices. Shoutout to the team at Gettysburg Hospital for always being incredible and going above & beyond.
Last night was a beautiful reminder of why I do this work. The honor of standing beside a woman as she brings her baby into the world is something I will never take for granted. 😭
Happy birthday, sweet boy! 💙
