Clarity Health Care ~ Clarifying Your Health

Clarity Health Care 

Specializing in Homeopathic Medicine

Treating Women's issues, Men's issues, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Birth, Labour and animals.

Our country clinic is located in the town of Erin, Ontario.

Please visit our website:  http://clarityhealthcare.weebly.com/

Homeopathic Physician: Sherri McKnight DCHomMed, RHom

And so it begins....

5 mares in foal and ready to start the process of giving birth anytime now. Sleepless nights and anxious days are upon us.

The wait begins...

...I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound.

~Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Chimæra,"A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys, 1852 (about Pegasus)

Welcome Baby Jesse

It was an honor to witness the birth of my nephew and I thank my beautiful sister (Inside and out) for such an amazing experience.

We've all been waiting for you.

For you.

Your arrival has been marked, has been recorded

on earth,

in the universe,

in the galaxies,

in all of space,

in all of time.

You come with a birthright, written in love and sung

through all Creation in words which promise

that no matter where you're at,

you're home

that no matter who you're with,

you're welcome

that no matter who you are,

you're loved.

Welcome.

~ More pics AFTER Christmas as they are a gift to the proud parents. ~

Newborn Photography

"We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful; it's that women are strong."

"The power and intensity of your contractions cannot be stronger than you, because it is you."

Babies are bits of star-dust blown from the hand of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of birth for she has held a star.

~ Larry Barretto

I am so honored to announce that I have been listed on the P.U.S.H. Doula Services website as a Birth and Newborn Photographer.

http://naturalmomlovesprada.com/pushdoulaservices.com/

Thank you P.U.S.H. Doula Services for this opportunity!

Another foal, this time a FILLY!

 She arrived this morning at 1:20 AM. Gorgeous girl!

First time Mom (Like A Gem) is LOVING her new baby and is VERY protective.

Born 12:05 AM March 12th, 2009. Another colt!

First Foal of the Season

At 12:45 AM, our first foal of the season was born.
Welcome little one :)

The horse is God's gift to mankind. ~Arabian Proverb

It took our new little colt about 4 to 5 hours before he could finally stand on his own. I have never had a foal who didn't stand within 2 hours after foaling. This little guy was enormous though, and it didn't help that his legs are as long as a giraffes.

We don't usually interfere with the natural birthing process, however, after three and a half hours and the foal not nursing we had to step in. I have assisted in the births of many horses and am an expert at collecting milk from mares so that is what I did. The mare was very calm and allowed me help, I think she knew we were only trying to help. After collecting her milk (colostrum) Jim and I took turns nursing the foal while the mare stood over us watching with her very protective eyes. The small amount of milk gave him the energy he so desperately needed to help with getting him on his feet. About an hour later, he finally stood.
As with human babies, bottle feeding before nursing may complicate the whole process and we were worried, however, the foal had no problem suckling and hasn't stopped nursing since! *Whew*

The picture below sure isn't a pretty one, but it is what this little foal lived in for over 11 months.
The placenta.

By 6:30 AM I had finally gone to bed while Jim stayed in the barn to ensure that the foal was having no issues with standing up on his own. He is so proud of the new little one :)

The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.