Jun 29, 2012

Giving Birth in France: Rose’s Birth Story

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1. Tell me a little about yourself.My name is Rose L. I'm 26 years old born in the UK, and I followed my parents and 5 sibling to France at the age of 17. I have given birth to my three children in three countrys, Dylan is 4 and born in England (Kent), Lily is 3 and born in Scotland (Inverness), and Molly is 5 months old and born in France (Periguiex). I am a stay at home mum. When I moved to France with my family and I met my partner after two years of living here. After being together for a year and a half, I fell pregnant with my first child. I did start my pregnancy here but got scared … [Read more...]

Jun 28, 2012

Detecting Downs Syndrome While Pregnant in France – Is It Really Necessary?

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After reading Maria's story about giving birth in France, I began reflecting about the time when my OB/GYN told me that he was prescribing me tests to see if my unborn baby has Downs Syndrome.Testing the fetus for Downs Syndrome is a standard procedure in France, so it was not because he personally thought my daughter was at risk. The only problem was, I did not want to know. Unlike Maria, I did not know that I had the option for refusing this test. My doctor made it sound like it was obligatoire.I knew that these tests were not always accurate, so my baby could receive a false … [Read more...]

Jun 25, 2012

Giving Birth in France: Maria’s Birth Story

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1. Tell me a little about yourself.My name is Maria Babin. I am an American born to a Mexican mother and a Peruvian father. I was born and raised in California and married Sam, a Frenchman, the love of my life, while we were both completing university studies at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. We lived there for six years while we finished up school, started our little family and Sam got started on a career.We moved to France in January 2006 and have been living in a pretty countryside suburb southwest of Paris for the past 6 1/2 years now. I majored in French at BYU and was a … [Read more...]

Giving Birth at Home in France
Jun 23, 2012

Giving Birth in France: Annie’s Birth Story

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Annie's Responses to my Questionnaire: Here is my story. I am glad to share it to encourage other moms to follow their dreams. Birthing is not always the way we want it but other options exist in order to have a more respectful birth (for some it might mean getting an epidural when they ask for it and for others it means being medicine free for example). 1. Tell me a little about yourself. My name is Annie F.. I'm 32 years old. I was born in France. Both my parents are American and were working in France at the time. I grew up as an American since my parents expected to bring us back to the … [Read more...]

Jun 22, 2012

What Do You Do When Your Child is Smacked by a Nounou – Repetitively!

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My husband informed me that someone we know just found out that her nounou (babysitter) smacked her son. She came home and found a red scratch across his forehead and other on his arm. She she asked her 2.5 year old son what happened, and he told her that the nounou hit him because he would not go to sleep.This must be every parents' nightmare when leaving their innocent child with someone. Now my husband understands why I am not comfortable leaving our daughter to anyone until she is a little older, after she has hit a few more milestones. At least her child was old enough to tell her … [Read more...]

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