Pregnancy is hard! You’re usually either hungry or sick, starving, but nauseous. Nothing or everything seems appetizing. Your body is working overtime to send your baby all the appropriate nutrients to baby, but if your body is lacking certain nutrients it will literally just keep sucking the life out of…
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Health in your own hands
Not everyone will recognize or understand this image. I know if I were most FTMs right now, I wouldn’t! Actually, I remember going through two entire pregnancies without knowing a single numeric test result. I fully trusted that my OB or Midwife only needed to know it and they would…
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But who delivers the placenta?
“But who delivers the placenta?” You may ask.. You do!!! And I can be right there with you, or in the background, or over the phone! With wise wisdom, tips, tricks, or plain old support. Whatever you need to feel safe & loved. Immediate post-birth should be a happy time!…
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Introducing Tashee!
Very happy to announce my friend, former client, and protégé… Tashee! She has begun her birthkeeping journey and is now booking clients! Please take a moment to read through her words and check out all of her offerings! She will be assisting me at home births and also taking her…
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This was the birth…
This was the birth where I decided I no longer desired to waste any time with providers who made me feel like shit. Who’d have me leaving appointments crying over the insane rules they expected me to follow. The fact that they expected me to accept anything less than what…
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You found me!
Freedom Birth & Wellness has a deep passion for supporting and empowering women to birth the way they want at home! Together, we will embrace your inner strength, turning fear and pain into courage and power. From unnecessary cesarean, to hospital vbac on my feet, to intentional unassisted vbac in…
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You Don’t Have To Hand It Over
You, your partner, and God made this baby. Birth is a physiologic event, our bodies do it completely on their own. Why do we hand our births over to private companies, that are making such profit, and are regulated by state guidelines. Does the state govern your body? Should someone…
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What sets me apart from other doulas…
I love meeting new families for consults and hearing that they’ve met or spoken to other doulas before me. Whether or not they vibed with them or not, the fact that we have CHOICES is incredible. You may not realize it, but just a few years ago there weren’t half…
Fit That Flange!
Did you know there is more to pumping than hooking up and waiting for milk? The fit of your breast shield/flange/horn could be affecting how much milk your pump is able to express! -An improper flange fit could lead to more than just a reduced milk supply. -Not effectively emptying…
Gift Baskets
Aside from birth, another passion of mine is gifting. Gift basket are LIFE! Who doesn’t love a carefully crafted gift basket? I put a lot of thought into mine. Each piece has meaning and serves a purpose. It Takes a Village Basket I made this basket for when my…