Jay and I had our first appointment with Flame last fall when we were 9 weeks pregnant. We saw her every three weeks for the remainder of our pregnancy and always looked forward to our visits with her. She was professional, knowledgeable, and very supportive of our desires to have a natural pregnancy and birth. Our little Matthew was born on May 5, 2008 after 45 hours of labor. Things were moving along fine until I got to 9 cm and stayed there for 7 hours. A friend of mine had had a similar labor in a hospital a few years earlier and ended up with a c-section. I’m sure that had I been in a hospital, there is a very good chance that would have been our outcome as well. But because of Flame’s patience, support and knowledge of the birth process, we were able to have our baby at home just as we planned.
Victoria Said,
My partner and I never knew home birth was an option when we became pregnant in 2004. After a friend told us about her experience with a home birth, she recommonded Flame and that she would be a good fit for us. After meeting her, we knew we had found the person to birth our baby at home. We feel so blessed that Flame birthed both of our children at home with love, honesty, and commitment. We will always think of Auntie Flame as part of our family.
gabrielle and david mclaughlin Said,
Flame has had such an impact on our lives. She was our midwife with our first child born in 2004 and is again our midwife for our second, due june 9th. Because of her commitment to our family we always felt safe and informed on all issues during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. We were so empowered by our experience with her! Her support is constant, and her approach to midwifery is truly authentic. Because of her belief in the homebirth model and it’s community, she has brought us together with other families who have since become our very best friends and the most amazing support system i could have ever dreamed of!! She is an amazing midwife, mentor and a dear, dear friend!! Here is to another successful homebirth to come, with the help of Flame, of course!
Lisa and Bill Long Said,
From our very first meeting with Flame we wanted her to be our midwife! Her presence fills us with so much love, compassion and joy! Flame truly is a remarkable woman and we will always hold her close to our heart. Flame here comes baby # two and we thank you for your love and guidance!
Liz Kriso Said,
Flame is one of the most incredible people I have ever met. She has profoundly effected our lives. We were lucky enough to have her as our midwife for our first child. She was great at explaining any questions that we had during the pregnancy and she really made all of our appointments with her entertaining…shes got a great sense of humor and I always left my appointments with her feeling good about myself and more connected to my partner and babe growing inside of me.
The birth itself went very smoothly, however, my baby had some difficulty at the beginning of his life and so we had to transport him to the hospital. Flame took control of the situation with my baby quickly and professionally. She came with us to the hospital and stayed with us there for almost 10 hours, advocating for us, explaining to us what was going on, smoozing with the staff at the hospital so that they would treat us really well, and taking care of me with her hugs and even bringing me dinner.
Jay and I had our first appointment with Flame last fall when we were 9 weeks pregnant. We saw her every three weeks for the remainder of our pregnancy and always looked forward to our visits with her. She was professional, knowledgeable, and very supportive of our desires to have a natural pregnancy and birth. Our little Matthew was born on May 5, 2008 after 45 hours of labor. Things were moving along fine until I got to 9 cm and stayed there for 7 hours. A friend of mine had had a similar labor in a hospital a few years earlier and ended up with a c-section. I’m sure that had I been in a hospital, there is a very good chance that would have been our outcome as well. But because of Flame’s patience, support and knowledge of the birth process, we were able to have our baby at home just as we planned.
My partner and I never knew home birth was an option when we became pregnant in 2004. After a friend told us about her experience with a home birth, she recommonded Flame and that she would be a good fit for us. After meeting her, we knew we had found the person to birth our baby at home. We feel so blessed that Flame birthed both of our children at home with love, honesty, and commitment. We will always think of Auntie Flame as part of our family.
Flame has had such an impact on our lives. She was our midwife with our first child born in 2004 and is again our midwife for our second, due june 9th. Because of her commitment to our family we always felt safe and informed on all issues during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. We were so empowered by our experience with her! Her support is constant, and her approach to midwifery is truly authentic. Because of her belief in the homebirth model and it’s community, she has brought us together with other families who have since become our very best friends and the most amazing support system i could have ever dreamed of!! She is an amazing midwife, mentor and a dear, dear friend!! Here is to another successful homebirth to come, with the help of Flame, of course!
From our very first meeting with Flame we wanted her to be our midwife! Her presence fills us with so much love, compassion and joy! Flame truly is a remarkable woman and we will always hold her close to our heart. Flame here comes baby # two and we thank you for your love and guidance!
Flame is one of the most incredible people I have ever met. She has profoundly effected our lives. We were lucky enough to have her as our midwife for our first child. She was great at explaining any questions that we had during the pregnancy and she really made all of our appointments with her entertaining…shes got a great sense of humor and I always left my appointments with her feeling good about myself and more connected to my partner and babe growing inside of me.
The birth itself went very smoothly, however, my baby had some difficulty at the beginning of his life and so we had to transport him to the hospital. Flame took control of the situation with my baby quickly and professionally. She came with us to the hospital and stayed with us there for almost 10 hours, advocating for us, explaining to us what was going on, smoozing with the staff at the hospital so that they would treat us really well, and taking care of me with her hugs and even bringing me dinner.
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