midwifery

For a long while now (about 3 years)I have taken up a very keen interested in the world of midwifery. Through a special friend I learned about doulas and their roles and decided that this would be a good first step to see if this was a road in which I wanted to go down. So their I was, with a new baby trying to get certified. It took a little while but I did it! I have a doula certificate through Childbirth International though I have yet to use it. It seems that with (now) three kids, I can't find the time to do something that would be mostly volunteer work. I wouldn't make enough to pay for daycare, nor would I want to at this point.

All this being said, I think I want to go back to school. Does that make sense? "No." you say? I know it doesn't, but it sort of does at the same time. You see, in Canada, it takes four years to become a registered midwife. That's four years of school work only one of which you're in a placement with a midwives schedule. So for three years, I'd actually be a student in normal classes. And, my husband has told me that he wants to stay at home while I have class. So, my kids would not be bounced around from person to person or daycare to daycare. I applied to a program last year, but decided to refuse the acceptance because of a surprise baby that would make his appearance in late October. Looking back I see that this was God's timing and I couldn't be happier with how everything has worked out.

I've been preparing my application and will send it in tomorrow. I guess we'll see where this road leads.