Answering Your Questions About My Home Birth, Postpartum Depression, & Life with 3 Little Boys!

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@christinewelch8365 4 ай бұрын

I would love to hear about biblical counselling and how you dealt with anxiety. Also how it helped deepen your relationship with Christ. Great idea for a video!!!

@JenevaGriffin 4 ай бұрын

I'm so stunned. Ive been present on 3 live births to support friends and it honestly shocks me that you were left alone birthing for so long. Especially on baby #3. I am honestly just baffled. I am so thankful that everything worked out and you had options. Praise God for that.

@jocelynnelson 4 ай бұрын

What a whirlwind birth! I’m so sorry that the other midwife didn’t take you seriously. And it’s so cool that your husband helped deliver the baby! What an amazing memory!

@rosemaryharris6064 4 ай бұрын

You answered the questions so simply and wisely. I love your lovely attitude.

@kathleenmayer2729 4 ай бұрын

So happy for you. May you and your young family be filled with love, humor and laughter!!!

@allylagle 4 ай бұрын

I love your content and only live about an hour away from your town! Love the simplistic and humbling way you conduct your life.

@paigekoehl7032 4 ай бұрын

I love how genuine you are ❤ I had my first 6 months ago and the first few months I felt like a completely different person in the best and worst ways. PPD is so scary and hard to navigate as a new mom. Very glad this time around has been much more peaceful and redemptive for you! Congratulations on your sweet little boy ❤️

@lindahostetler4572 4 ай бұрын

You are ever the inspiration! Even to us older people ❤

@jonesfamily9119 4 ай бұрын

I am so happy it all ended well for you! Both of our kids were born at Goshen Birth Center with midwives. After I had our first, I hemmoraged and my midwife Rachel gave me something to slow it down but once i got home it was really bad and it made the first few weeks awful to the point I had to have help showering and walking bc I felt like I would pass out. She made note of it and with my second they gave me something to keep me from having the same problem and it was night and day with their recoveries! The midwives can truly make the experience! I am so sorry to hear how hard you had to work while in labor to get someone to you to help but happy to hear it worked out in the end.

@rosiejb3 4 ай бұрын

Oh my word!! Im so sorry about your midwife experience!😢 grateful everything turned out well!❤ love your videos!!❤❤

@judithbutler9695 4 ай бұрын

You are brave, fun, funny and I’m so happy you’re back! I had my kids close together and it was such a blessing as adults they are so close today!❤

@angid3953 4 ай бұрын

So glad to see you! And so glad you were delivered of baby boy safely. I love your videos-especially your cooking videos! You inspire me. Congrats again on sweet baby Leif! 🩵💙🩵

@thetraumainformedteacher 4 ай бұрын

Wow-God really took care of you! So thankful everyone is safe and healthy. He is adorable! It’s nice to know that God intervenes when we are the victim of others’ decisions.

@LadyOrleans1919 4 ай бұрын

I just found your channel a few days ago. I’m so sorry for the way you were treated by those neglectful midwives. I hope you have or will report their sorry behinds to the proper authorities to make sure they never work as a midwife again ever. I’m so glad that you and your baby are okay. God bless. New sub.

@mt1885 4 ай бұрын

hey girl- love the video! So glad your doing good! God bless you and your little family.

@jackiebecker3686 4 ай бұрын

Just wanted to congratulate all of you on the birth of Leif. I am glad things turned out well with the whole birthing scenario. Also I am glad you took your mental health seriously and sought help. You are so important to many and your health is just as important . God bless.

@rosenetgonzales8942 4 ай бұрын

I am soo sorry for your experience. Those 2 Midwives were so NEGLIGENCE. If you you ever decide to have another child PLEASE DO NOT use any of the First 2 Midwives. The one that actually helped you was the HERO. Glad things turned out Positive. I enjoy your channel. 🙏🙏

@hoperay6967 4 ай бұрын

The first one was not neglectful. She knew she was going to gone. The on call one was at another birth. You can't be in two places at once

@boething 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t sleep train, but I tried to follow my three kids. They’re all grown now and I’m a grandma. I’m a retired elementary school teacher, and all kids are individual. I didn’t teach until they were grown. You do you. Love your videos!

@myhandsrfullofluv4225 4 ай бұрын

I love your channel. I guess it's nostalgic for me. Remembering back when I had just little ones. Life is so different now (11 kids; 15 down to 10 months)... I love every minute but enjoy reminiscing too. ♥️

@teresabeamon9650 4 ай бұрын

I would enjoy hearing you talk about the topic on depression and anxiety. I do struggle with it.

@user-bi5ur3kq3m 4 ай бұрын

Homebirth is incredible and I'm glad you got to experience it even though the midwife situation was a mess!

@MariaMendoza-hw4vu 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kim! I’m so glad your doing well Praise God! You are a beautiful mom and may God bless you and your beautiful family! Thank you for sharing this video I loved it!♥️

@tammygabaldon9907 2 ай бұрын

You go girl! Your amazing ❤

@jkcampbell5279 4 ай бұрын

I’d love for you to do a video on postpartum depression/anxiety and the counseling you received. I experienced that with 3 of my 4 postpartum and experienced severe post weaning depression and anxiety with my youngest. I also had a counselor that was very helpful during that time. It happens to so many women, yet we feel so alone while we’re going through it.

@elenapeters4174 4 ай бұрын

The transition from 2 to 3 kid's was easy peasy lemon here too? The transition of 1 to 2 kid's was harder, the first baby was the hardest transition

@corablah9809 4 ай бұрын

Going from 0 to 1 baby was the absolute hardest. When our daughter was 2.5, we had a set of fraternal twins, 1 to 3 was SO much better than expected, despite zero external help other than my husband that works outside of the home.

@beans4853 4 ай бұрын

Same here! Each additional child was easier.

@tebersole 4 ай бұрын

I’m thankful everything turned out well for your delivery! Children close in age are so special! Your boys will grow up to be best friends. My oldest three are now 25, 24 and almost 23. There are 16 months in between each and then all three got married within 17 months!

@mruggier0 4 ай бұрын

Your positive attitude in spite of a difficult labor (midwife issue) is to be commended. However shame on the midwife not taking a multipara seriously. Sure hope they learn from this. Thankfully it all turned out perfect but it could have went otherwise. I'm sure your primary midwife wasn't happy about you having to call for other help. Happy that she ( other midwife) was available and had pitocin to manage the bleeding. Congrats to you and your family.

@candimclane6739 4 ай бұрын

Bless your hearts! Just love your little family! And have a Dr. Pepper ! Congratulations on that sweet baby! Good job daddy! 🎉❤😊

@maddieandelismom 4 ай бұрын

Would love to hear about the counselor and anxiety/depression story!!!

@elenapeters4174 4 ай бұрын

Just love your attitude and energy, great video and plus a blessing

@reneeupdike2220 4 ай бұрын

I would love to hear about the biblical counseling. You are such a "breath of fresh air" I can't imagine you getting depressed. I will pray for your mental health as well as the auto immune.

@susanluksetic977 4 ай бұрын

Great video.

@margaretmast265 4 ай бұрын

There is nothing like a hospital to have your baby. I thanked God over and over for a nice hospital I could go to when I had my babies.

@amyvogt9880 4 ай бұрын

Please do a video and share on anxiety depression ❤️

@AnnaBKrahn 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your new baby 🎉 Just a tip for you , how I replenish my blood very quickly is my drinking a juiced concoction of one beet, one carrot one apple, daily . I started one month before my due date, it does wonders.

@Kim_Martin 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@mruggier0 4 ай бұрын

I wanted to ask and was reluctant but here goes... if this is out of line please disregard and I don't want the negative Nancy's to hang me for asking. A long while back you mentioned you were adopted and had no idea of circumstances or didn't want to share. Do you think in the future you will touch on adoption for others considering or from your personal experience now that your a mother with several littles.

@jsmm2908 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness what a stressful labor for you. Glad it all worked out.

@evelinapreiss 4 ай бұрын

Can you share about your breastfeeding/pumping/formula journey?

@maclorelei 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on baby and home birth! I am interested in your autoimmune challenge. What a flare looks like to you and what are your go to flare toolbox helps…

@elle_nolt 4 ай бұрын

I’m disappointed in the home birth experience I had. I love having it home than in the hospital. Every birth I have had someone on the birth team not take me seriously and it makes me stressed out which I think is a big reason for my hemorrhaging. Also my last birth the midwife said given my history she would treat me before giving birth to help the bleeding. I have had 5 births. Two home birth, two natural hospital, and one c-section. It’s so frustrating when I’m in labor and there is that one person that doesn’t take me seriously. I’m glad you found one to come out. You might want to consider having your home birth midwife start an Iv with pit before you push to prevent the bleeding. My third I was on pit before he was born and that is the only birth I didn’t hemorrhage. It happens so quickly. I have always felt it took me three months to recover from the blood loss and taking care of littles. I still prefer being home for my birth I just wish that midwives would trust the patient more.

@Shay2020. 4 ай бұрын

Due with my first.. planning unmedicated hospital birth. Did u have fears? I have many!!!

@olgat2231 4 ай бұрын

💝

@ritabaker3113 4 ай бұрын

🙏🙏❤️

@melodygarcia86 4 ай бұрын

Ohmygoodness I can’t believe the first midwife blew you off! How scary! So glad you called another midwife was able to come and assist. So happy you and the baby are both well.

@kathysmith1451 4 ай бұрын

I love world War 2 history also.

@user-mf4xc1dw5y 4 ай бұрын

Did you have a blood transfusion losing so much blood as you need strength for breast feeding and being a mum?

@frandemianczyk 4 ай бұрын

❤🙏🏻❤️

@mecrn9094 4 ай бұрын

No blood transfusion for a liter of blood loss ? Glad you and baby are ok . Congratulations!

@Kim_Martin 4 ай бұрын

No but the midwife gave lots of iv fluids!

@elle_nolt 4 ай бұрын

The hospital didn’t give me any and I lost a liter in surgery and that wasn’t figuring in the blood I lost from the time I started hemorrhaging till I got to the hospital which was an hour before I was in surgery. They did watch my levels and said if it went down one point they would have given one. I think it takes a significant amount before they do a transfusion.

@ShirleyWaldeckmetiswoman 4 ай бұрын

I had severe post partum depression my doctor recommended no more children because with each birth it gets worst I had one more and then stopped

@corablah9809 4 ай бұрын

Honestly that initial midwife was neglectful, why would you take on a birth you KNOW you can't attend to, because you'll be on vacation? And expecting another midwife you know to pick up your slack, and they can't, because they run their own midwifery business. I also bleed after my deliveries(birthing center and homebirth), it's just shocking that they'd chance you bleeding out because they don't want to call in a third midwife to get there. Im so sorry

@mariahl.2052 4 ай бұрын

She didn’t know she couldn’t attend. She didn’t know she would go overdue

@corablah9809 4 ай бұрын

@@mariahl.2052 my midwives always made the assumption you'd give birth at 37 weeks or 42 weeks, it's definitely standard practice.

@amymalo7390 4 ай бұрын

It’s very common for a midwife to have a vacation or sebatical planned way in advance and their clients are always made aware of the possibility that they will not attend a birth. I definitely agree that the midwife on call was neglectful though!

@Rach4729 4 ай бұрын

@@amymalo7390agreed the on call midwife was neglectful! The random midwife though was amazing to immediately say yes and come!

@alisondoughty2194 4 ай бұрын

🏆🙏

@jennajantzen2639 4 ай бұрын

I worked for the midwife I believe you had. Sounds just like her 😫

@Kim_Martin 4 ай бұрын

now I'm CURIOUS. Email me , I'd love to chat! It's kimberlymartin0921@gmail.com

@changescome3 4 ай бұрын

This isn't directly related to your new baby but it kind of is overall - I remember you saying in a video a while back that you were adopted. I get the sense that your adoption was a very positive thing but is there any part of that experience that changed or impacted your own journey to and in motherhood?

@Kim_Martin 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your question! So yes, overall my experience with adoption has been positive! I don't know that my adoption has influenced or impacted my motherhood journey specifically, but it has obviously impacted me as a person, thus impacting my parenting.

@changescome3 4 ай бұрын

@@Kim_MartinThank you for answering! Is your adoption story anything you would ever share? And is adoption on yours and Daryl's hearts at all? I enjoy your channel. 😊

@kammiesnanakrajci5465 4 ай бұрын

The morale of this story is to have baby #4 in the hospital.

@Ama.921 4 ай бұрын

Or have backups on speed dial

@Rach4729 4 ай бұрын

Switch midwives to the one that actually showed up! The one who refused to show up when a third time mama said it's soon time should be named and avoided.

@GD-fk9fi 4 ай бұрын

Amen! To have 4th in the hospital 🙈

@colleenwilliams1452 4 ай бұрын

😅I was born before the war finished. My dad went to war from 1939 to 1945 with the 2nd AANZACEcholon.

@ktrayan1 4 ай бұрын

Praise the Lord you got a midwife there!!

@user-qk4ht6yq4u 4 ай бұрын

Where is your head covering?

@CharlottesWright 3 ай бұрын

Where are your manners?

@andrewyoder9277 3 ай бұрын

I was just thinking recently ,where is Kim you went through quite abit with that midwife thing

@lkbeirute1 4 ай бұрын

What is the new baby's name? Did I hear Leaf?

@Kim_Martin 4 ай бұрын

Yes, his Name is Leif Wilder!

@AngiDas 4 ай бұрын

I’m am thankful you and your baby are ok but that midwife was neglectful to your health especially your history. Hopefully you are doing ok but don’t be afraid to reach out for help if you need it.

@robynhogle2435 4 ай бұрын

I worked in Daycare for over 30 years. I do not believe in sleep training. So many moms start sleep training far to early. Many moms get their infants into a routine and stay with it. Unless there is a health reason not to. Infants feeding needs are all different depending on nutrition requirements. And if your baby is premature that is another ballgame. Not meaning to be rude or anything I'm just saying.

@LittleValleyAcresFarm 4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry the midwife was not considerate. I have always had midwives but I do a hospital birth. If you have bleeding drinking red raspberry leaf tea helped me with that.

@ktrayan1 4 ай бұрын

Kim!!! I can’t believe that about the midwife. That’s horrible and I can’t believe she wouldn’t trust you on your third kid lol

@makingitwithmaudie 4 ай бұрын

Please don’t use them again. I would complain to someone. That is insane. I’m so glad you all are okay!

@mrs.9315 4 ай бұрын

Girl, you are downplaying this story and being EXTREMELY generous to the midwive(s). A liter of blood is not insignificant. While blood volume can change depending on sex, weight, age, and pregnancy status usually females only have about 4.5L of blood TOTAL in their body. Thank God you are ok!