Sand Gard

Last weekend we went to visit a farm called Sand Gard. This is not just any farm - it is the farm where a potential homebirth midwife lives! Her husband is the one doing most of the work and running the daily activities at the farm, so she is free to do all the activities that a homebirth midwife does. Sand Gard is about 30 minutes drive from where we live and it is open on the weekends for selling fresh bread and other baked goods as well as organic eggs. As you can see from all the cars below, it is a popular spot on a Sunday afternoon.
We all really liked her. Okay, well Bentley didn't get to come on this visit because we didn't want him worrying the chickens. But the rest of us really liked her. She said the right things and had a very calm, competent demeanor. We were most impressed when we learned that she was the sole midwife for Princess Martha Louise of Norway when the Princess decided (controversially at the time) to have a homebirth in 2005. How cool is that?
I am still learning about options for birth here in Norway. Most women have babies in hospitals that are run by midwives. However, its going to be hard to beat the option of giving birth in the privacy and comfort of home, so that is my/ our preference. But I am keeping an open mind and will be visiting a new birthing center in early June which is downtown Oslo. I still have a few months to go yet...