Christina Bordeau, Midwife
My name is Chrissy Bordeau. I am a traditional community Midwife.
I am also the oldest of five children, three of which were born at home. As a young child this made such a huge impression on me that I would not realize until later in life. My earliest memories of the home births were one of normal, calm activity, except Mommy was upstairs having the baby, no big deal. Because birth was presented as just a normal function, I was never afraid or concerned by it. Breastfeeding was also a normal function of the mother. It was just simply what was done when you have a baby. This thus reflected onto me in my adult life.
I am a married mother of two children, both of which were caught by a midwife and both who were breastfed. I have worked in the medical field with mothers and babies for most of my adult life, taking a hiatus to raise my family.
Upon returning to the work force, once my children were in school, I became disillusioned with the lack of education and support for new mothers and their families. I began working as a postpartum doula, certified birth doula and a Lamaze certified childbirth educator. However, I began to feel after each hospital birth, that I needed to do more. I grew weary of the limit to how much I could provide and protect the mothers that I served. It was after one traumatic hospital birth that I decided enough was enough; I HAD to take the leap. The following week I was signed up with a wonderful midwifery school. A great sense of calm and relief came over me. I could finally be the change that I felt was needed.
In conjunction with my midwifery education I had the opportunity to be trained by a wonderfully talented and wise local midwife who I had grown to love. Her passion and skill molded me into the practitioner I have become.
As I continue to work with the families I serve I find that it is truly a blessing to be able to work with women who are of like mind to be able to empower and protect from unnecessary interventions and to provide a calm and holistic pregnancy and birth experience. To be able to provide simple, preventative measures that is not just for pregnancy and birth but is truly a lifelong skill. It is truly humbling, to be invited into a family’s most intimate and life changing experience. To be able to be one of the guardians to help both mother and baby is such an honor, a gift. I feel I found my passion! Working with babies and their mothers has been the most rewarding experience! What greater gift can you have than...to LOVE what you do!
I am also the oldest of five children, three of which were born at home. As a young child this made such a huge impression on me that I would not realize until later in life. My earliest memories of the home births were one of normal, calm activity, except Mommy was upstairs having the baby, no big deal. Because birth was presented as just a normal function, I was never afraid or concerned by it. Breastfeeding was also a normal function of the mother. It was just simply what was done when you have a baby. This thus reflected onto me in my adult life.
I am a married mother of two children, both of which were caught by a midwife and both who were breastfed. I have worked in the medical field with mothers and babies for most of my adult life, taking a hiatus to raise my family.
Upon returning to the work force, once my children were in school, I became disillusioned with the lack of education and support for new mothers and their families. I began working as a postpartum doula, certified birth doula and a Lamaze certified childbirth educator. However, I began to feel after each hospital birth, that I needed to do more. I grew weary of the limit to how much I could provide and protect the mothers that I served. It was after one traumatic hospital birth that I decided enough was enough; I HAD to take the leap. The following week I was signed up with a wonderful midwifery school. A great sense of calm and relief came over me. I could finally be the change that I felt was needed.
In conjunction with my midwifery education I had the opportunity to be trained by a wonderfully talented and wise local midwife who I had grown to love. Her passion and skill molded me into the practitioner I have become.
As I continue to work with the families I serve I find that it is truly a blessing to be able to work with women who are of like mind to be able to empower and protect from unnecessary interventions and to provide a calm and holistic pregnancy and birth experience. To be able to provide simple, preventative measures that is not just for pregnancy and birth but is truly a lifelong skill. It is truly humbling, to be invited into a family’s most intimate and life changing experience. To be able to be one of the guardians to help both mother and baby is such an honor, a gift. I feel I found my passion! Working with babies and their mothers has been the most rewarding experience! What greater gift can you have than...to LOVE what you do!
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