About Us
Hi! My name is Gail! I have been married to Leonard since 1978. 
We have five children (Andrea born in 1980, Jacqueline born in 1983, Aaron born in 1985, Joshua born in 2003, and Jonathan born in 2005), and two grandchildren (Nathan, born in 2007 and Bethany, born in 2009). Yes, we have a seventeen-year gap between child three and four. All my children were delivered naturally and without drug intervention, and were breastfed.
Because of the doctors’ overzealous medical practice, I was not happy with how things were progressing in this fourth pregnancy. This time around, the doctors thought I would probably not be able to deliver naturally as with all the others. My husband and I were taking Bradley Classes. We learned about the role of midwives in class, so I asked my instructor for contact information of a few in our area. I thought I would just call a couple of them and talk. The first one was a bit too far to drive because my previous labors were short. The second midwife I phoned was great. I felt she understood my needs and suggested I come in and talk. She was with a great group of doctors and did hospital and home births. Her office and the hospital she worked out of, were 16 miles from home. She took me in as her patient and what a change! She did not label me high risk. The doctor I was seeing said that I had high blood pressure. They were using the wrong blood pressure cuff. My blood pressure was always below or average when the midwife took it. We ended up delivering at the hospital that was 16 miles from my home using The Bradley Method®. I could not have done it without my husband, friend, partner, and coach. This wonderful experience of giving birth flows over to a life changing experience for the dads too. We decided that our fourth child needed a sibling, so at the age of 47, we gave birth to our last child at home with the same midwife. This life changing experience made me want to reach out and help other women have this same great empowering experience. 
In 2000, a leading doctor in our area told me that I could not have any more children because of female complications. Because of his counsel, we were not as careful in our family planning. Consequently, I ended up pregnant when I was 44 years old. At that time, our only son (Aaron) was 17 and almost out of high school. We thought we were almost done with raising children. I had a successful bookkeeping business and was directing my focus on other phases of my life. This new phase was not what I had in mind. What a phase it has turned out to be! Only God knew what was happening in our lives.
I became a certified Bradley instructor. My husband assists and teaches with me. 
Through the years, we have taught many students. The training starts in the home. Our oldest daughter recently gave us our second grandchild. She delivered at home naturally also and has been very successful in breastfeeding. I am also a certified Doula by Doulas of North America (DONA). I am also a Certified Lactation Educator through Childbirth And Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA). I hold neonatal resuscitated and CPR certifications. I am Waterbirth Certified with Waterbirth International. I am certified by DONA to use TENS in Childbirth Labor.
