From maga on 2005-06-27 14:04:19:

ilove this siteoooooooooooooooooooooooo

From Elizabeth Smith on 2005-04-06 14:49:08:

Hi Kellie,
Great website! Can you tell me how to get one of my own?
It is so pleasing to read the testimonials from all of your happy clients. I am not surprised at all to realize what an awesome midwife you are.
Just think....I knew you before you became famous.
Liz

From Geneil White on 2005-01-19 15:57:59:

I gave birth to my first son at Sunrise hospital when I was 17 years old and single. I showed up at the hospital dialated to six at 9:00 am and my doctor didn't show up for my son's delivery at 10:52 am (He was playing golf.) They took my son away from me to put him in a warmer and didn't let me breast feed him for several hours. Being alone with no emotional support and many other little things like rude nurses, made my experience was so terrible that I never wanted to give birth in a hospital again. So, when I found myself pregnant for a second time at age 22 I began searching for an alternative.
Kellie was recommended to me after attending Cheryl Pritchett's grand daughter's birth.(I believe Lydi had also been Cheryl's midwife years ago.)
Kellie travelled all the way to Pahrump, where I live, several times: for prenatal care and for my son's birth on January 3, 2003. Kellie arrived at my house at 5:00 am to induce my labor naturally (since my son was 2 weeks late) and Kellie helped my labor progress so that my son's birth was swift. My son Larky White III was born at 12:45 pm. He was a healthy, 9 and 1/2 lbs. It was so nice to be at home where I was comfortable and where I knew I was loved!
The major difference between Kellie and an OBGYN is that Kellie really cares. My Husband and I were blessed to have found Kellie and now our son 2 years old.
Thank you Kellie for helping us bring him into this world!

From Megan Roy on 2004-10-22 00:20:57:

Dear Kellie,Thank you for your kindness and generosity! You are truly the most knowledgeable, talented and unselfish(!!!) midwife I've ever had the privlege to learn from and I'm honored that you're my friend!! Come visit me in California soon! Megan

From louie on 2004-09-20 12:58:19:

Dear Kelly,
i wanted to thank for sponsering our first official
tie dye party at your house on 09-15-04:)
i had a great time meeting all the ladies and the kids! please thank them all for attending and being so great. my e-mail is lvlou13@aol if any body is intested,iam thinking about a tie dye craft party to introduce the pillow case critters
more fun to make than a barell of mankeys :)

From Hayley on 2004-09-19 22:39:37:

My friend Dustin told me about this site he was telling me he and his wife are having there 5th child at home his wife is a midwife And I was just saying how when I decide to have children that I want to have them at home I don't want to be in a Hospital being poked and proded at who would I want to have my children naturaly like it was intended to be done. great site though love it will tell all my friends about it!!

From asaba owerri on 2004-01-21 09:15:03:

guys it looks really nice. keep it up.

From Theresa Veltre on 2004-01-18 14:47:38:

i enjoyd reading all the storys and it really made me think about doing a home birth.

From Megan McGuire on 2004-01-16 01:43:24:

It's me again and yep had another little one at home. This time I first went back to the midwife I had previously met in Colorado (Lori Wilson). My mom agreed to come for this one as well, she had alot of people due at the time so it was nice to have a back-up here that I got along with so well. My mom arrived on Sunday Sept. 14th and we went out running errons the next day. Right after we left the house I started small labor pains, not enough to make me come home. We decided to call Lori and let her know what was going on since my mom flew and couldn't bring her supplies Lori was still going to attend the birth. So we told Lori that we weren't done with what we had to do and we'd let her know when the pains got strong. Right about the time I had to pick my oldest up from school I knew it was getting close so my mom took over driving. We called Lori and I got in the shower (about 4 hours after the first pain). By the time I was done with my shower they were strong, I knew the baby would come soon, luckily we had allready called Lori because I was diolated to a 6 and the pains were very close and strong. I pushed a few times and we were afraid Lori wouldn't make it in time. It was I'd say about 20 minutes after she showed up that I had my new son Glenn Thomas in my arms. Everything went well, no induction, ultrasounds, or tearing (and that's the best part). I was even able to get up and shower on my own within 45 minutes of the delivery. I couldn't imagine how it would have went if I was in the hospitl waiting for a Dr. to come check me while the nurses told me I wasn't to push, Powerbirth, it's the only way to go if you ask me. Thank you mom.
I've allways been a stay at home mom to my 4 homebirthed children, and now I've found a way to make money and still be home with them, it's wonderful. And so needed since my husband is deployed right now. If you're interested I have a site you can look at ...
http://www.stayinhomeandlovinit.com/cgi-bin/team.cgi?id=me62964&action=show
"No matter what the outcome I'm grateful for the exsperiance"
Have a grateful Day

From Victoria Lloyd on 2003-12-13 16:01:17:

Kelly is one of the most generous and caring people I ever met. After her, I can't imagine going to anyone eles for the care of myself and baby if ever i get pregnant agian. Not only did she make me feel important and special, she meant it. I am so thankful for her assistance.

From Crystina Ann on 2003-11-22 12:21:04:

May 29,2000 Client letter of reference reprinted with permisssion To whom it may concern Kellie Sparkman was my midwife for my last pregnancy with my son Jonathan. I met her when I was about 7 1/2 months along in my pregnancy. I had been seeing a regular doctor from about 3 months. I felt like another number in that office. The doctor would see me for between 5 and 10 minutes max and would ask to see me again in 3 weeks. I had no complications so I felt to be seen every 3 wks. was a waste of my time and money. During this time I had some friends tell me about another option...a midwife. I had never considered that before but after reading Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin and much prayer I decided to check into it. A friend gave me Kellie's phone number and we set up an appointment to meet. After talking with Kellie for a few hours I was sure this was the choice I wanted to make. Kellie made me feel like my pregnancy was special and important to her. I saw Kellie a few more times before the delivery and she called often to make sure everything was going well. I was so thankful to have someone who cared about every detail. When the day finally came for Jonathan to be born Kellie came as quickly as possible. She kept a close eye on all of our vital signs as she prepared for the delivery. She finished setting everything up, then I started pushing. During this time Kellie kept everything as clean as possible while keeping watch on our vital signs. It was because of her watchful eye that she found the baby to be in distress. The cord was around his neck. After several long, hard pushes Kellie was able to reach the cord to cut it. After a few more pushes the baby was out. Kellie worked with Jonathan for several minutes while we prayed. Soon he caught his breath and color began to flow over his little body. Kellie stayed with us for awhile after the delivery to make sure everyone was going to be alright. We are so thankful for Kellie and her talent. She did a wonderful job and I would recommend her services to anyone. Sincerely, Crystina Ann

From Emily "vincemily" Sparkman on 2003-11-15 23:10:43:

I love you and you are a wonderful midwife. The stories I have heard about your midwifery and the times I've helped you attend the births of the new babies have made me proud to call you my mom. You are a a a... (there just are not words to say how wonderful you are) You are just so wonderful and a blessing to us all. Thank you God for your wonderful blessing!!! We all love you. You are my number one insperation. Mommy I am grateful to have you. Never stop being you.

From Michelle Frey on 2003-10-22 11:07:08:

I first called Kellie when I was only looking into home birth, not thinking I would actually go through with it. But after meeting with her and talking, I almost immediately decided to do it. I loved her! My husband felt the same. From that moment, I was devoted to giving birth at home, even though I was terrified of it. I thought I would not be able to handle the pain. Kellie came to my house for my prenatles and she would stay for atleast an hour or more. I loved that about her. When you go the doctor, it is so impersonal. You spend most of the two hours waiting for the doctor to come in to see you and spend five minutes with you. Kellie would come, and take care of business and not only that, she would get to know you personally. She is my midwife, but more than that, she becomes your friend. If I ever had a concern, she would ruch right over, without thinking twice. I would like to tell you about the birth. She came over to check me because I was having cramps. I didn't even think I was in labor. To my surprise, I was at a 2 when she got here at 8:30 pm. The labor went so quickly. She had me walk, and take a shower, and a bath. When she had me in the tub, that is when the contractions started coming very quickly. Kellie kept telling how good I was doing. She was very encouraging. She had me pushing with some of the contractions after I was out of the tub and that opened me right up. I remember going from a 7 to a 10 in almost no time at all. Then I remember Kellie saying, "Your a 10, push that baby out!" So I did. I think I only pushed 3 times to get her out. When I thought I couldn't do it any more (and voiced that oppinion), my baby's head came out. What a relief of pressure. Two more pushes and My baby Aria Lynne was born at 3:52 am. My son Hunter was born in the hospital and I almost died. I'm talking over 24 hours of labor, pitosin, drugs, an epidural, the doctor cutting me (a fourth degree cut), then sucking him out, me hemmorageing and almost dying. Five days in the hospital. With this homebirth, I did NOT tear! It was completely 100% natural. Kellie is a miracle worker. I couldn't say enough about her. She is wonderful and I love her to pieces.

From Renee Shanahan on 2003-09-20 21:45:05:

My sister lives in Las Vegas, just turned 40 and is trying to conceive for her third baby. She and my brother-in-law want to have a Water Birth. The baby will be his first.

From Amalie Pittman on 2003-08-01 14:18:07:

My name is Amalie Pittman and I have had 4 homebirths. My son was born while we were living in Ohio, where lay midwives are illegal and nurse midwives can only practice in a hopital under a doctor. I was young and though we knew we wanted a homebirth, I was pressured into seeing an OB. She was very negative about everything that I wanted. I am a veggie, but I was to start eating meat, because the ultrasound said he would only weigh @ 4 lbs. I couldn't squat because it would make it too difficult for her to examine me, water birth- out of the question, dad catching- no way. Finally in my 8 th month we decided that there was no possible way that this woman, who didn't respect me or my wishes for my birth, would be the first person to hold my child. I am an avid reader and went to the library and checked out every book I could find on homebirths and emergency birthing. We stocked up on the items reccommended for an emergency birth and waited. My due date came and past. 13 days after my "date" my labor began in the late morning, smooth, easy pains that still allowed me to prepare our birthing area, which was a converted 1967 International school bus. As the pain increased we got our birthing crew together, which included a few close friends and my mother in law. The labor was good all through the day, towards evening it intensified. I changed positions often, though most were squats or variations thereof. My man and friends helped me squat and massaged my back. Around 8:30, I felt the need to push, so my honey crouched down under me with a flashlight. He saw the baby's head and because it was squished it had a little ripple on the scalp and he thought that it might be the cord, so I got into the hands and knees position, and with about 5 pushes out came my son, Zion, at 8:43 p.m. He weighed 9 lb 1 oz, double the weight the expert told me to expect.
When I moved to Las Vegas, I met Megan (Kellie's Daughter) right after her first baby was born, we shared birth stories and when I became pregnant again I called Kellie. My daughter Kaya was born with Kellie attending, dad catching, and my mom cheering us on. Flawless delivery, no tearing even though she weighed 9' 12.
My next daughter Stella was born with Kellie attending and my mom catching, of course dad was right there sharing it with us all as well. Stella had cord around her neck and body, there were some heart decells while I was laying flat but in other positions the heart rate was good. She weighed in at 9' 1.
Hanah Leah was born this March, once again with Kellie attending. We had always wanted an underwater birth, though circumstances had never made it possible. This time we made it happen.
I had been ill with a severe cold for a few days and had not slept for 2 nights. I started having easy contractions in the late afternoon, when they were about 5 min apart but still not very painful I had my man fill up the pool in my dining room. I called Kelli and she came and checked me, that was around 7, I was dilated to 3, she wanted to go home and take a shower and eat and told me to call when I felt them intensify. I put a movie on for my hunny and mom and baked a pizza. I fell asleep for around 1 1/2 hours, first sleep in days. When I woke up around 8:30 it was on, my rushes were about 2 min apart and very strong, I called Kellie and went and sat in the tub. She got there and I was in the tub, she asked if she could check me and I told her NO because it hadn't been too long since I was only a 3 and I just knew she would say 4 or maybe 5. Because it was all of our 1 st waterbirth she just wanted to make sure it was going smoothly. What a suprise I was at 8 and with a light push opened to 10 instantly. A few pushes later and out she slid, all shiny and clean. Absolutly amazing, I wish I had all my children in water, though my other births were awesome as well. She weighed 9' 8 and is the most passive baby I have ever seen.
I am apprenticing with Kellie to be a midwife and she has been on me to write my stories, but now seeing how lengthy they are she might wish I hadn't.
I hope everyone who reads this loves their births as much as I love mine. People are scared of their bodies and of the miracle of birth but they shouldn't fear life and the passage to it.
Peace and love
Amalie

From Angela Edward on 2003-07-21 22:43:41:

My second daughter, Patience, was born Oct. 21, 2002. The birth was attended by Kelly. She arrived at approximately 7 am, after I had been laboring for about 3 hours, and left at about 10:30 pm. My daughter came into the world at about 8pm that night. My labor had been very erratic, but I told Kelly that I was determined to have her that day. After she was born, I said,"See, Kelly, I was right." She told me I had good instincts. I told her I was just stubborn. ;) I had wanted very much to have a waterbirth, but just like with my son it didn't work out. With this labor, I started reversing dilation once in the tub. Kelly told me later after talking with another midwife who is used to water-births that that is fairly common and that the dilation normally speeds up after reversing for a bit. I really liked how Kelly didn't pressure me to either stay in the tub or get out. She wanted to make sure I had the birth experience *I* wanted. After I got out of the tub, having been in labor for about 16 hours, I decided to go ahead and do the "powerbirth" that I had done with my first child. This is where you push before you are fully dilated and your midwife helps to push your cervix aside until you are complete. This was "invented" by Lydi Owen, the midwife I had for my first birth and the midwife who trained Kelly. I am confident that with both of my labors, if I had been in the hospital, I would have had c-sections. I am very thankful to Kelly for her help in a wonderful birth experience. I highly recommend her as a midwife, and I think she is a wonderful lady all around!

From Amanda Hunt on 2003-05-13 19:35:29:

I live in Canada and where i live there is only 1 midwife for about 100 miles. I was lucky enough to get her (Kalia Leslie). i had a hard time convincing my husband of a homebirth, but he finally agreed that i knew my body best. My youngest son was born after 3 days of labor, most of which was spent in my tub or on Kalia's birthing stool. It was the best decision i ever made and i recommend it to everyone.

From stacey on 2003-05-12 02:41:53:

i really think this site can really help somebody who is thinking about home birth...you should be very proud!
stacey xxoxx

From Maria Lizarraga on 2003-04-09 19:17:23:

I had twins with Kelli they were my first girls my perents would tell me it was dangerous since it was my first time and I was having two and the doctors told me I was cracy but I had faith and if GOd was sending me these girl some way or onother they would have to come to the world I went out and gatherd information about hospital births and it was not relly good information so I decided to have a home birth it was a very good experience I was abail to walk around my house in my own privecy kelli ludy and jaquelyn were their to assit me but if I ever have more children defenetly it will be a home birth with kelli again.

From Celeste Flatt on 2003-03-14 11:53:11:

My two children Sage and Elijah were born at home!!! This is the BEST decison I made in my whole life! I am so fortunate to have found Kellie during Elijah's pregnancy, she is so calm, and the most beautiful, wonderful person that I know.
Elijah went a few weeks past his due date, but when he was ready he came out within 10 hours of difficult labor....8 lbs. 10 ounces on a vegetarian diet, not too bad, and definitely not over due!
Elijah's birth was very beautiful and special, we felt very comfortable with Kellie. I often sat in the water, moved around a bit, and when Elijah was born in just a few pushes, he was given directly to me(this is a very special memory for me). Elijah suckled a bit, and continued to breasfeed for 1 and a half years.

NOW I am the mother of two extremely intelligent, secure, creative, beautiful children Sage 7, and Elijah 5; I feel a big part of their wonderful qualities is beacuse of their natural pregnacies, birth, and breastfeeding(LOVE-too).

From Terr on 2003-02-16 20:23:45:

I just dropped in your site to check it out. Your daughter, Megan, suggested I do this to learn more about home birth. Since I'm well past the age of having a child, I sure wish my 3 "kids" were born this way!! Meg is so very proud of you and gives us all your site address whenever childbirth comes up in a post on our message boards! This is a GREAT site!! Way to go, Kellie!

From Megan McGuire on 2002-12-18 12:35:09:

Hi, Kellie's daughter here. My mom attended two of my children's births along with Lydi in Las Vegas(I couldn't have done it without them). Before I got pregnant with my third we moved to Colorado. I tried going to the hospital because I felt I had no other option. After my first hospital prenatal I called my mom and told her thier was no-way I was having my baby at that hospital. So, she agreed to come out for the birth. I was due May 15th and since my first two were 6 days overdue she came out on May 19th. We went to the zoo and walked for hours. The next morning I woke up with slight labor pains. That afternoon I went to Walmart to walk some more. My baby Sara was born that night at 11:45p.m. Thank you, mom. (Three homebirthed induction free children and I still have never had stitches) I have nothing but respect for what my mom does. I am so Grateful for homebirth.

From Andy Callinghawk on 2002-12-16 23:26:36:

On August 5th 1998, Kellie delivered my son Jasper in my Las Vegas home. My older son Wolf and now ex-husband Joe also attended. It was a remarkably beautiful experience. Not anything like the "cut and drug" procedures i was put through during my delivery with Wolf. I am and will ever be thankful that Kellie was placed in our lives so that we could experience what childbirth is meant to be...NATURAL. Women, trust in your bodies knowledge, thats what it's there for. All my love and gratitude, Andy and sons.

From Lydi Owen on 2002-12-03 22:07:43:

Kellie is one of the finest midwives to be found in the United States. She also is one of the only midwives progressive enough to use the PBTechnique. Her clients love her to pieces!!!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox Ms.Ronka oxoxoxoxoxox

From Pamela Phillips on 2002-11-13 02:02:47:

I was 43 years old when Kellie deliveried my ten pound baby girl. She was my fifth child. This was a wonderful experience since my eighteen year old daughter assisted. This was the first time I didn't tear, I was not cut either. No drugs. When all was done I sat up and nursed my precious baby girl. Ten pounds of pure joy.