Please welcome Louise Focazio, born right here at home, 12:37 AM, about 90 seconds after the late-night arrival of the midwife. This is my second child born right here at home. I highly recommend homebirth for anyone planning to have kids.


Shown here, from left to right, taken about 10 minutes post birth.

My mother-in-law, Arlene, who wrangled the kids while I helped Paula with the labor.

My daughter Evelyn, who is checking mom with a stethoscope.

My wife Paula, who, given the incredible effort of birth, seems rather chipper.

Lousie, who is yawning.

My son Martin, who was a super-helpful kid throughout the pregnancy and afterward.

I'm now equipped to sleep less for a while.

Over & Out

Congratulations Martin!!

That's awesome! Way to go!

-Blast

Congrats Marty!

Congratulations friend...It looks like your quiver is getting full...GBU

Congratulations!!!!111

Awesome post! You made my day.

Welcome Louise, blessings and long life to all.

Time to upgrade your BOB

Congratulations !

Hey, Congratulations!

Looks like the little guy is at full volume!

Hehehe Kudos to you, Martin! Great courage and trust giving birth at home! I wish I had your huevos to do so!

...... nice looking family, too

Congratulations Martin,

Children sure do bring a lot of joy and happyness into your life.

Mike

Congrats! Now its baby head wetting time!!!

Congrats!!! My daughter is due with her first in late May, hopefully being a grandfather will be as much fun as being a father (and a whole lot less 0200 feedings!)...

Congratulations to you and your wife...especially your wife.

your kid was actually born at home? man. that is a survival topic in itself. not often you hear of that anymore.

congrads and good luck Sir.

Congrats what a happy day it must be.

Lee

Congrats on your newest memeber of the family..
I wish i could of had mine at home.

I dont know if its appropriate to put my thoughts here. Feel free to move or delete if they are not.

Sometimes I think that women are the tougher gender, and we men just pretend to be so.

Would anyone of you get married and do ... whatever .. fully knowing and expecting that nine months later he would give birth .. a painful process for a person that GIVES to the family while the same person is drained physically.

It is a survival mess in itself as mentioned up there. I may survive something UNEXPECTED but would I go into something like this fully knowing what awaits me ? I am not that courageous !

Women really deserve more respect for what they do and what they go through.

I hope a mother adds something in this thread.
Do we have any in the forum ?

ummmm

Susan ?

Congratulations!

We do homebirths because we're cowards.

Birth is not a pathological event, and need not be treated as one.

The foolhardy risks of introducing unnecessary medical intervention into a safe, natural process are best explained with economics.

I'm stopping right here.

Contratulations!

Congratulations!

It's nice to see someone else who doesn't view pregnancy as a sexually transmitted disease. On the other hand I do like the options offered by being at a hospital. We've found through hard-won experience that you need to tell them who's boss and once they realize it everything goes well.

Our last son was a water birth attended by a midwife - very progressive. But the OR was right down the hall should it be needed.

Congratulations! Since you won't be getting much sleep at night, we'll expect more postings between midnight and 6:00 am

You've truly been blessed with a great family.

Congratulations, Martin

My heartiest congratulations!!!!

Congratulations! Now you are outnumbered!

Congrats Martin!

Welcome Louise Focazio...

Bye-bye sleep...

Nas.

Martin,

Congratulations to you and yours. We wish your family the best.

Regards,
Comanche7 & Family

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!