The Halfway Hippie

10/01/2025

When rolling over in bed requires a 3–step strategy 😂 Am I right or am I right?!

I’m out of the pregnancy stage but where all the third tri mommas?!?

How you feeling?!? 👇🏻

Ps: my baby came one week after this pic was taken. Third tri to the max!

09/29/2025

09/25/2025

They told you your baby is “too big for your body”.
That’s one of the most common lies pregnant women are told. Tell me, were you told this?!!

This drives me bananas for so many reasons.

❌ It breaks your trust in your body.
❌ It instills fear instantly.
❌ It’s usually based on ultrasound “guesses” that are not 100% accurate — and often wrong.

💡 The truth: your body was designed to birth the baby it creates. Your pelvis, your hormones, and your baby work together perfectly. Often women who are diagnosed with GD are told their babies will be too big and are often coerced into induction.

Most of the time it’s first time moms who are fed this and hey, as a first time mom, you’ve never walked this road, you have literally zero experience, you’re just doing what you think is best for your baby. Who wouldn’t?

But the truth is you shouldn’t have been fed that to begin with unless there was absolute, concrete evidence that your baby was in fact too big. But there isn’t.

This fear based approach encourages mothers to have fear about their birth and lose confidence in their bodies. And that I am not down with.

You are not broken. You are not too small.
✨ You were made for this.

👉 Save this if you’ve ever been told your baby is “too big.”
💬 Share this with another mama who needs the reminder.
⚡ Follow for more holistic pregnancy + confident birth truths.

09/18/2025

Which ones have you heard⁉️ This is where the power of being CONFIDENT in your birth comes in handy.

You’ll know how:
•to read the room,
•how to speak up confidently
•when to ask questions and what questions to ask and
•when you need to advocate for yourself (or your partner advocate for you).

Being confident at your birth will improve your chances of sticking to your birth plan and avoiding unnecessary interventions.

Tell me which ones you’ve heard, did I miss any?!

09/17/2025

Ultrasounds: how many is too much? Although deemed safe, still energy and still not 100% guaranteed safe. And we know they are disrupting the natural growth process in pregnancy. Often when we are constantly checking in we moving further and further away from our own trust in our bodies.

Not to mention they can be a cash grab. Every scan is billed out between $60-$130 per scan depending on the scan! Now imagine if you had 3+ scans in your pregnancy, how much they’re making off you and your baby?

Plus after the scan that’s another follow up and another swipe of your health card 💲💲

I’m not saying they aren’t necessary sometimes, but how much is too much and are we being taken advantage of through fear for the system to make more money off our babies? 🧐

The truth: More scans don’t always improve outcomes in healthy pregnancies. What they can affect is your stress, your trust, and your connection with your body.

✨ Tests should serve you — not the other way around.

How many ultrasounds did you have — and did they feel comforting or overwhelming? Share your experience below ⬇️

09/15/2025

When you’re pregnant (or trying), you’ll hear over and over how important folic acid is. But here’s the thing: your body doesn’t actually use folic acid directly—it has to be converted into the active form, folate.

Folate = the natural form found in foods (leafy greens, legumes, citrus). Your body can use it more easily.

Folic Acid = the synthetic form added to supplements and fortified foods. Some people convert it well… but others have a harder time due to genetic differences (like the MTHFR gene).

folate (in its active form, methylfolate) supports healthy cell growth, DNA repair, and helps prevent neural tube defects in your baby.
What to do:
• Eat a variety of folate-rich foods.
• Check your prenatal—does it contain folic acid or methylated folate?
• Talk with your provider about what’s best for your body.

Because in pregnancy, it’s not just about taking “any” supplement—it’s about giving your body the form it can actually use.

(Not medical advice).

09/10/2025

Feeling the “what ifs” hit at 2am? Or panic rising before an appointment?
These 3 nervous system resets will help calm your body so your mind can reset:

1️⃣ 5-4-3-2-1 grounding
2️⃣ Box Breathing
3️⃣ Shoulder Drop + Sigh

✨ You don’t need to fight fear — you can move it through your body.

Remember, we are living in a fear based society. Don’t let it dismantle your inner voice and your intuition. You have time to think and make informed choices but you can’t reverse medical decisions that you made out of haste and fear.

Always rooting for you, momma 🩷

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