10/14/2026
Birth Story Time
Rebekah & Daniel
Rebekah is a healthy, athletic, crunchy young woman who knew from the beginning that she wanted a natural, low-intervention birth.
When she first came to WBA, she expressed her desires, asked thoughtful questions, and began preparing for the birth she was hoping for.
Pregnancy wasn’t always easy for her. She struggled with discomforts that made it difficult to do some of the things she loved, like eating well and exercising as much as she wanted. For an athletic young woman who was used to pushing herself, this was an adjustment! But along the way, with the encouragement of her fiancé, Daniel, she learned to do her best while also giving herself grace when things didn’t go quite as expected.
Daniel was an integral part of the whole process. He faithfully sifted through emails, helped Rebekah navigate the information, and worked alongside her to understand all the details that go into planning an out-of-hospital birth. He was invested from the beginning!
When labor finally rolled around, Rebekah was experiencing quite a bit of back pain. By the time she arrived at the birth suite around midday, it was clear we had some work to do to help this little one find a better position for birth.
She was 4 cm dilated, and we jumped right into side-lying releases and Spinning Babies positioning techniques to encourage her posterior (OP) baby to rotate into a more favorable anterior position.
Thankfully, just a few hours later, she was 6 cm, moving into active labor, and baby was settling into a much better position!
With Daniel and her mom faithfully by her side, Rebekah worked her way through labor hour by hour, and sometimes minute by minute.
One thing about athletes is that they often have a strong internal gauge for digging deep and pushing through hard things. Rebekah certainly had that determination! But this birth asked a lot of her. It wasn’t easy, and there were moments when she had to reach deep for the strength to keep going.
Our team did everything we could to come alongside her, encourage her, and support her through each stage of labor.
And finally, at 9:47 on July 31, her beautiful baby girl made her appearance! 💕
It wasn’t an easy birth, but it was doable. God gave Rebekah the strength she needed, and she was surrounded by people who loved her and stood by her every step of the way.
And Daniel? Well, I think he discovered that having a baby is actually a LOT of physical work for dads, too! 😂 He was right there in the thick of it, sometimes literally sweating his way through the labor alongside her! What a gift to see a man so invested in caring for the woman he loves.
The immediate postpartum period brought some additional challenges, and healing required patience and time. Once again, Rebekah had to learn to slow down, give herself grace, and allow her body the time it needed to recover. Little by little, she began feeling stronger and more like herself.
Today, they are just the cutest little family! Their sweet baby girl is doing well, and Rebekah and Daniel are learning together what it means to trust God more and more through every season.
Birth has a way of stretching us, humbling us, and reminding us that we are stronger than we sometimes realize, especially when we lean on the Lord and the people He places around us.
What a privilege it was to walk alongside this sweet family and witness their strength, love, and perseverance as they welcomed their precious daughter into the world. ❤️
Delighted to serve,
Midwife Deidre
Midwifery Birth Associate Wendy
Birth assistant Sarah K
