Sounds like we're on the same page, Jenny. My wife had all of our kids at home, using natural childbirth methods. We had a great midwife - Leslie Stewart, of Los Angeles.
We elected to home school all four of them, as well. As you say, it's tough, but I wouldn't have it any other way. My kids are head and shoulders above their peers, and are becoming the kind of Americans this country is going to need, going forward.
I was a Bradley teacher with my husband Paul for eight years and this foundation of natural family living was the springboard to most of our lifestyle decisions since.
My children are feisty and strong willed, and that has made parenting them a challenge, but that Free Will is what being alive is all about.
Nice to meet you!
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Jen