Posts by Anya Wait
Why Experience Matters When Choosing a Madison Birth Doula
Shopping for a birth doula is a little weird. You’re basically interviewing someone to hang out with you on one of the biggest days of your life. No pressure. You scroll through websites. Everyone has beautiful photos. Everyone says they’re compassionate. Everyone loves “empowering” families. Everyone has a cozy couch and a cup of tea…
Read MoreMadison Birth Doula | Using a TENS unit in labor
What the heck is a TENS unit and why would I want to use it in labor? I know right!? I didn’t know what a TENS unit actually is until a few years ago when I was bed ridden with back/leg/hip pain so bad I could barely walk. I had also never seen anyone use…
Read MoreMadison WI Birth Doula | Having Siblings Present at Your Birth
Think having children at your birth might be weird? I am here to tell you, not only is it not weird, it can be truly beautiful. Here are a few tips to have an amazing sibling attended birth!
Read MoreCan a midwife and an OB/GYN truly collaborate together (?) … part 2
The answer is obviously YES, we can! We had our baby Zachary at home, in our garden tub. In the water. In 1999! And my OB/GYN husband caught our little man. At the time of Zachary’s birth, we were living in Indiana. In Indiana at that time, home birth midwives were not recognized and were…
Read MoreCan a midwife and an OB/GYN truly collaborate together?
Can a midwife and an OG/GYN truly collaborate together? Yes, they can. They can even be married to one another. Like us. We were Dr. Erik and Anya Wait. Or as one doctor at an Indiana hospital used to call us, “The Dr.’s Wait.” I don’t know why he called us that. Obviously I didn’t…
Read MoreMadison Wisconsin Birth Photographer | Anencephaly Awareness — a Story of Love
This Valentines Day I would like to share a beautiful story of love. I met this mama (and the baby in her belly) on a cold January morning at the Starbucks in Janesville. She had emailed me a couple weeks prior that she was pregnant with a baby who had anencephaly, and she would love…
Read MoreMadison Wisconsin Lifestyle Newborn Photography
Don’t you just love images that tell a story? This is one of the many reasons I absolutely love capturing newborns in client homes. In the photo below you see mama holding her sweet new baby. If you look to the left of her there is an image of her holding big sister while she…
Read MoreIn Home Madison Wisconsin Newborn Photography
Check out that smile! Newborns (and the families who love them), love in home newborn sessions! Read more to find out why …
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