Direction.

We received our first contribution for our homebirth yesterday, from my uncle Glenn and auntie Alex. They (with their daughter Morag) spent the weekend with us. This was the first time Alex had met Justin, which is hard to believe since we've been together almost 7 years, but tha'ts the way things are when a family is as spread out across the world as much as ours is, I guess.

I have been reading this blog, and wondering where I should be heading with it. How many silly stories do people want to hear about Maddy? I was talking with Alex about the lack of funding for private midwives, and the families that choose midwifery care in Alberta, and she gave me the idea of working this into the blog. I like it. I will try to keep my ranting about the health care system in Canada in general to a minimum and focus on prenatal/birth care, as this is what is closest to my heart right now.

The research I have done in the last few months to educate myself has been random, and disorganized, and therefore, my first few posts on the subject will probably be as well. I joined ASAC (Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth), a consumer advocacy group based here in Edmonton. Their website is http://www.asac.ab.ca/index.html for anyone who is interested.

more to come....