Krista McCrimmon-Birth and Postnatal Doula

10/01/2026

Instinctive pushing doesn’t need instruction.
It simply needs space.
It’s about trusting the body and allowing it to lead, in its own time and its own way. ♥️

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The “purple-faced” pushing you see in movies? It doesn’t have to be your reality.

New research shows that when we allow for a “passive” second stage (letting the baby descend on his or her own after the mother reaches 10cm), the active pushing phase is shorter, safer, and less exhausting.

The results?
• Fewer instrumental interventions
• Extremely low rates of severe tearing (0.5%)
• High Apgar scores

Share this with a mama-to-be who needs this knowledge!

🔗 to study: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(25)00937-8/fulltext?fbclid=IwVERFWAPLVUtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9IUsQiKwz5yzAD7APgsuuOfTNRQAemh89y3NjzLpmOWnwkNg42QyRQFl_A0_aem_yjKLRycGhhVG_57RuhgVsw

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Midwifery care filled with grace.
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Serving North Texas moms including Dallas, Rockwall, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Allen, McKinney, Irving, Lewisville, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Princeton, Wylie, Anna, Bonham, Sherman, Frisco, Duncanville, DeSoto, Greenville, Commerce, Wills Point, Forney, Kaufman, and Terrell with compassionate, expert midwifery care. From natural birth to water birth and VBAC success stories, we’re here to support North Texas moms in every step of their journey. Our goal is to empower you through personalized and compassionate care.

30/12/2025

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Midwife Marine – 2026 Availability

Planning your birth for 2026 and wanting personalised, continuous midwifery care?
Marine would love to hear from you and is happy to answer any questions you may have.

2026 availability:
• January – Full
• February – 1 spot available
• March – Full
• April – Not available
• May – 2 spots available
• June – Full
• July – 2 spots available
• August – 2 spots available
• September – 3 spots available

Marine offers antenatal care, home birth or birth centre birth, and postnatal care, supporting you every step of the way.

To enquire or secure a spot, contact Marine directly:
marine@thefrenchmidwife.com.au

Early bookings recommended.

27/12/2025

A few days on now, but these wishes are still sent with love.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.
Heading into the New Year feeling thankful — for my people, for connection, and for the privilege of supporting women and families during such important times in their lives.♥️♥️♥️♥️

Cute little baby under the Xmas tree 🎄
This little face belongs to my granddaughter Murphy — she’s been one of the sweetest parts of my year.”♥️

11/12/2025

How perfectly explained ♥️ when we understand labour pain and it’s function , we can learn to move with it and not against it 🙏🏻💫

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Pain in birth is a big fear for so many women, especially if you haven’t birthed before.

Birth is completely unknown until you’ve experienced it, so the fear is completely normal and valid.

During birth, pain isn’t there to punish us. It’s the body communicating.

It’s functional, hormonal, and part of the feedback loop between you and your baby.

Pain signals your brain. Your brain releases endorphins. Endorphins soften the intensity. Oxytocin keeps labour moving. Your baby responds. Your body responds.

Most of us grew up seeing birth portrayed as terrifying, so the fear makes sense.

As mothers, we’re wired to take pain away from our children, but pain is how they learn and grow. If we take pain away every time they’re physically and emotionally experiencing it, they won’t learn to trust their bodies and build resilience.

Birth works in a similar way. The sensations guide the body. If we remove them, the natural rhythm of labour can’t unfold in the same way. Our bodies can’t learn the cycle and build resilience in the process.

Understanding this doesn’t take the pain away, but it can create a level of acceptance.

When you understand what happens in labour, like the different stages, the feedback loops, what’s normal, and even the vision you hold for your birth - it can give you a strong sense of power.

It gives you awareness. It gives you self belief. It gives you coping mechanisms when things intensify.

It also changes how your partner or birth worker can support you, because they know what you want and need.

Every birth unfolds in its own way, and none of this takes away from the strength and love it took to bring your baby into the world ♥️

10/12/2025

Pregnancy Support Group with Lactation Consultant Dianne

All pregnant mums welcome!! New mums with babies under 3 months also welcome. Share with your friends open to everyone.

Saturday 10 January, 10:30am–12pm at Stillwater
Cost: $25 - Includes a drink and morning tea
Tickets available online until 7th Jan. or until sold out

This group is for pregnant mums looking for support, connection, and practical tips on how to feed your baby. Join us for a relaxed morning with Dianne Haworth, Lactation Consultant of 28 years.

Topics include:
▪️ Infant feeding
▪️ Antenatal preparation
▪️ How birth interventions can affect feeding
▪️ Early days “hibernation”
▪️ Signs baby is well fed
▪️ Milk supply—what’s normal, increasing or decreasing
▪️ What to expect in the first 6 weeks

Please let us know if you’re bringing your baby.
We can’t wait to see you there!

(Group max: 14)

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03/12/2025

I’m so happy I was able to make it along to hear Danielle speak on Saturday morning . I had two little ones ready to make their debut — and in the most perfect timing, one little baby was born the night before, and the next sweet baby came earthside just a few hours after I left the meeting.

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We had an incredible Perinatal Professional Network Meeting all about EMDR!

Therapist Danielle Jackson, shared the fascinating story of EMDR’s early discovery, how a psychologist’s insight during a “walk in the park” revealed that moving the eyes back and forth reduced emotional distress, leading to what’s now an evidence based and WHO-recognized trauma treatment 🌳 ⟶ ⟵ 🌳

The focus was on supporting mother’s navigating birth trauma. Danielle guided us through powerful case studies and practical tools, including the “Butterfly Hug” for Bilateral Stimulation 🦋 you can try it at home today!

Why EMDR has powerful results in the perinatal mental health space:
👁️ Trauma doesn’t have to be described in detail
👁️ Often leads to significant improvement from the first session and may require fewer sessions than other therapies
👁️ Non-mobile babies can attend non-processing sessions
👁️Achieve distancing and desensitisation. Danielle described the outcome as giving the client a “Birdseye view” - being able to sit with it safely.

Huge thanks to Danielle for sharing her wisdom (and headphones + hand clickers so we could experience EMDR ourselves!) 🎧

Next meeting: March 2026 - Professionals in the perinatal space, DM us to join the network!

P.S. Shout-out to Member Di, IBCLC- your shoes deserved their own slide! 🤱✨

02/12/2025

It’s been a beautiful whirlwind… three births in the past week, and my heart is still so full. ✨
And even in the busyness, Christmas is starting to shine through. 🎄

This little knitted teddy — Each one uniquely lovingly made by my mum for each of my clients — headed off to one of my beautiful families today, along with a batch of Christmas-inspired lactation balls.

Small gifts, made with love, to welcome a very special baby 💫

25/11/2025

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After nearly a decade working in the holistic airway dentistry field, where whole-body health is at the center of everything, bodywork has become a non-negotiable for our entire family...but especially for our kids/newborns.

My strongest bodywork knowledge comes from what I’ve learned over the past ten years working in the airway dentistry field, especially around tongue and lip tie releases. I’m thankful for Dr. Mastro () taking the time to answer all my questions, expanding my knowledge, and broadening my horizons!

With that being said, my passion project is still airway health / tongue and lip ties. There is a TON of misinformation out there. This is a huge epidemic in the newborn world lately. I feel like everyone and their mothers are getting diagnosis (some correct others wildly misdiagnosed.

🚨If you have received a tongue tie diagnosis you need to STOP AND READ MY GUIDE before moving forward with a release!!!!!

💬Comment RELEASE for my full tongue tie guide (free!!!)

24/11/2025

I’m not sure if my posts reach all the parents up on the Sunshine Coast 💛 but if they do, I hope this finds the families who’ve been looking for the right support for their little one.

Our son Isaac is now offering Paediatric Exercise Physiology, helping children with ASD, DCD, low tone and developmental delays build confidence and master their motor skills.
He has such a fun ,gentle, encouraging way with kids — it’s truly his gift.

If this sounds like the support your child needs, his link is in his bio ✨
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Proudly supporting families with Exercise Physiology support - ASD, DCD, low tone, and developmental delays. Ready to finally build your child’s confidence and mastery of motor skills for school, life, and sport? Click the link in bio to fill out our application ⭐️

24/11/2025