What a beautiful story! I love that women are reclaiming their birth experiences! I was planning a home water birth but was transferred from midwifery care to an OB when we discovered I was carrying twins. Perhaps, if I had given birth previously I would have been confident on my own but I wasn't in that space yet and I succumbed to the hospital. Our experience with in the hospital was nothing short of a nightmare and one day I will share that experience. While my OB agreed to delayed cord clamping, the OB on call did not honour our wishes and cut our baby girls cord early but at least gave our son a bit longer of a wait. The placentas had joined and when we sent them to be encapsulated they gifted us with an imprint of the placentas and dried the cords into hearts. The gift was such a thoughtful way to celebrate their life! Much like your dream catcher, I will cherish this forever. -Aimee