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The magic of nebulizers is that they are wildly effective with the right ingredients, super simple...
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This is one of the most important issues I can teach clients. Sometimes we are up against their...
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What’s your experience with cervical checks and vaginal exams in labor? They can be an intrusive...
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🍃Postpartum herbal baths are a longstanding tradition in the homebirth world, and have become...
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Pregnant? Make this your home screen. Babies are very visual, including preborn. this position is...
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Snotty baby are so miserable, aren’t they?! If you have a home shower, you have one of the easiest...
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I’ve had women consulting with me share that they were told by OB’s and clinic staff that they...
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💧When the amniotic waters break but it’s not time for labor, or labor doesn’t start as quickly at...
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In the top 5 things for a healthier pregnancy and family are…. VEGETABLES! (#1 is purified water,...
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We use the tools that we train with. Traditional midwives train with tools like being patient with...
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When interviewing a homebirth midwife, start here - 1. “How many clients do you take each year?”...
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By special request… Cradle cap can be so annoying, can’t it? Both my boys had it… but a little...
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It is dehumanizing and disempowering to women to be denied food and fluids in labor- THEY AREN’T...
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Newborns and their mothers are a unit, each doing better when the other is also. Rest, nesting...
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Why ask these questions? 1. Their rate of induction reflects their trust of normal birth, their...
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Labor sensations - how would you describe yours? What two things helped you the most to navigate...
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PARENT ALERT! 5% drop in your hydration can result in a 30% drop in energy! WOW! 💧#1 place to...
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I believe the calling of a midwife is to stand with women in the doorway of this journey. Mostly...
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🩵 Contrary to popular belief, the amniotic bag of waters does NOT need to be broken for the baby...
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Dehydration in labor is best prevented, as it can affect the baby (as evidenced by certain heart...
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Smoke exposure? There are so many suffering in California right now - Please widely share these 5...
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Did your prenatal care support your big work of becoming a mother, in addition to getting the baby...
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Are you worried about whether it’s ok to continue with you kombucha if pregnant? YES is the short...
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🩵Healthier 2025 makes everything better! These simple 5 starting points are powerful. BIG coupon...
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🩵 You are NOT powerless in RSV season! Here are 3 preventatives and some RSV vaccine info:...
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I love this perspective, it’s always made sense to me. Birth is a metaphor for the work and...
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One little side effect of the holidays for some breast-feeding moms is getting worried because it...
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😝Don’t ignore the hints – responding promptly is really powerful when you might be getting sick! I...
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🎄AIR TRAVEL IN LATE PREGNANCY? Midwife perspective: 1. Factor in that you need a longer runway for...
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🩵 I recently had a mother of six children literally weep when I told her that I thought the main...
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🌟It’s way more fun to collect memories over clutter! ❄️ Coupons are an incredibly fun way to do...
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😘PLEASE SHARE-help coughing families! 🩵Since I’ve had pneumonia 6X, I am extremely sensitive to...
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♥️ There are many options beyond prescription iron to help mothers stabilize as quickly as possible...
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Informed consent. Its everything. It matters so much that we support women’s questions, that we...
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It’s no longer true that once a mother has had a surgical birth, it’s best for her to always have...
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🩵A birth plan reflects an approach to labor, rather than a term for a specific kind of outcome....
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🌟My mission, ‘healthy births, healthy lives,’ includes reducing parental stress around these fun...
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🩵This matters in every corner of our lives, while we’re having babies, laboring and birthing, and...
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Understanding the Guest-Host Theory empowers birthing women. It’s an eye-opening perspective that I...
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🍃Herbal baths, when properly prepared, are fantastic tools for mother and babies in the postpartum...
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It seems like the most common fallback advice from OB’s is, “Just eat what you can, the baby will...
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Time and rest are two of the most powerful tools in your ‘natural medicine chest’. Our modern ways...
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🔥Informed consent is morally and legally mandated for ALL medical care in the United States,...
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🍃 A whole new world opens up once you start to become friends with the plants in your yard, parks,...
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✨It used to be that we learned about birth because it was part of our daily lives. But then birth...
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🌹 When moms are encouraged to move around as they desire in labor, they are more comfortable,...
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💥Continuous electronic fetal monitoring, or CEFM, monitors the baby’s heartbeat during labor by...
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🍁Each family has their seasons that bring in the family gatherings, social events, or holidays,...