Amalie
We were overjoyed to find out we were pregnant last fall. We worked very hard to be prepared, including reading many books and taking Bradley Method classes. We hired a birth doula, Lis aUpham. We initially were seeing an OB in Naperville where we live. Read more

Luca
For seven months or so, I was anticipating Halloween week. Not because I was excited for the actual holiday but it was the week that my first baby was due. Around the 3rd week of October I had already packed my bags and bought all the last minute things for my little one. My husband, Berto had to stay home and miss tour with his band to wait for our son to arrive. Berto and I were so thrilled to meet our son. Every night we pray for those last few weeks we anticipated his arrival. Read more

Nerrisa
This was my third pregnancy, and my first time with the West Suburban Midwife practice. My pregnancy was normal, with no complications. My due date was February 19th, but since my second child arrived 5 weeks early, we figured my third would come early as well. Read more

Elise
I was 39 weeks when Elise decided to make her entrance into the world. It was thursday night, July 9, I had come home from a tiring day at the office and changed into my comfy clothes. I was wearing my favorite grey sweat pants - a maternity hand-me-down from my sister in law. Read more