Birthstream families were busy in 2018 growing their families!  As the year came to a close we reflected on all the births we attended and all the new feet we met!  Let's look back on our year...the firsts, the lasts and all the in-betweens.

There were 46 Birthstream Babies (45 births…hmmm):  Girls 23, Boys 23

• First babies: 12

• Second babies: 16

• Third babies: 7

• Fourth babies: 7

• Fifth babies: 2

• Seventh baby: 1

Second generation home birthers:  2  (we took care of their mothers, too!)

Smallest baby was 5 lbs 14 oz and the biggest baby was 10 lbs 10 oz!

• 5 lbs+ 1 baby

• 6 lbs+ 9 babies

• 7 lbs+ 14 babies

• 8 lbs+ 14 babies

• 9 lbs+ 6 babies

• 10 lbs+ 2 babies

• with 20% of all babies over 4000 grams (8 lbs 14 oz)!

Vaginal birth after cesarean:  2

Cesareans:  2 (one for twins and one for breech)

Baby born vaginally when both parents born by c-sec:  1

Repeat Home birthers: 17 (13 had previous baby with Birthstream!)

Thank you all for sharing your year with us!  We are grateful to be part of those moments as you welcomed new little people into your home.

We look forward to a New Year with Joy and Gratitude...and more babies!

Come visit us @BirthstreamMidwifery on Instagram and see the many sweet moments from 2018 that can’t be captured by numbers alone!