Moi

I am…

…Absorbed with the current disturbing culture of birth in America. Maybe passionate is a better word? Hmm…

…Advocate for homebirth and midwifery.

…Addicted to chocolate…the darker, the better.

…Writer of many things (chick lit, non-fiction, birth articles, poems, children’s stories), looking to get published (and paid!) and leave the rat race…in this lifetime.

…Have birthed three babies at home…two were by the early morning light of the full moon with my doula dog in tow, among others.

…Continually wondering why birth is treated as an emergency waiting to happen in the grand ole U.S. of A. rather than a pretty gosh darn normal thing for a pregnant woman to do at the end of her pregnancy.

…A fan of the rules in pregnancy and childbirth, not so much the exceptions. While I acknowledge there are exceptions to all rules, I feel the rules get a bum rap.

…Often wonder why American women readily hand over their autonomy during pregnancy and birth to the almighty white coats and don’t give it a second thought.

…Can’t. Stop. Talking. Reading. Learning. About. Homebirth. Midwifery. Natural childbirth. Breastfeeding. Or about the inherent right for the owner of the penis to decide for himself if he wants part of it cosmetically removed or not.

…Continually questioning why common sense ain’t so common, especially when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth…

In the spirit of any worthwhile 12-step program, allow me to introduce myself: “Hi. My made-up name from college bar-hopping days is Kiki La Roo . I am a Birth Junkie.”