Birth-ourway

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

Iron deficiency during pregnancy is more common than many realize, and it often develops slowly over time 🤍

It may show up as subtle signs like restless legs, feeling cold, shortness of breath, dizziness, pale lips or skin, or even cravings for ice. Low iron doesn’t just affect energy. It can also impact healing, recovery, and how the body tolerates blood loss during birth.

One important thing to understand is this:
Eating iron once or twice is not enough. The body needs time and consistency to rebuild iron stores.

Iron absorption takes time, and many women struggle not because they are not eating iron, but because their absorption is poor. Women need to aim for 120g of animal protein a day. Eating every hour is far more efficient that 3 meals a day. Your baby is growing 24/7!

Some deeply nourishing iron supportive foods include:
🥩 Grass fed beef
🍗 Chicken and turkey
🥚 Eggs
🦴 Bone broth
🐟 Fish and seafood
🥬 Iron rich greens

Helpful tips to support iron absorption:
✨ Pair iron rich foods with vitamin C foods
✨ Avoid tea or coffee with meals
✨ Focus on daily consistency, not occasional intake
✨ Support digestion for better absorption

If iron levels are significantly low or symptoms worsen, it is important to speak with your healthcare provider. In some cases, supplementation or iron infusions may be recommended.

Food builds the foundation, but consistency builds resilience 🤍

Educational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare provider for personal medical care.

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03/26/2026

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01/04/2026

There is a moment in labor often during transition, around 8–10 centimeters when a woman goes somewhere else.
Those of us who have witnessed birth again and again recognize it immediately. Her eyes change. Her voice softens or disappears and time bends. It’s as if her spirit steps forward while the thinking mind steps back.
So many of my clients describe it the same way:
“I felt like I left my body.”
“I was here, but also somewhere far away.”
“It felt like a dream I couldn’t fully explain.”
Across cultures and generations, this space has been spoken about as a journey, a crossing or a moment where the mother’s spirit reaches out to gather her baby and bring them back with her. Not in imagination but in instinct. In knowing In the deep intelligence of the body. This is transition.
The body is opening fully. The nervous system is surrendering control. And the mother is doing what mothers have always done turning inward, beyond language, beyond logic, into the primal place where birth happens.
From the outside, it can look like overwhelm or doubt. From the inside, it is initiation. When a woman says, “I can’t do this anymore,” she is often standing at the doorway. The old self dissolving and the mother is arriving.
This space is not something to interrupt or fear. It is sacred space.
And when she returns with her baby in her arms she comes back changed, carrying not just new life, but a deeper remembering of who she is. X Lori 📸 taken by me of my girl somewhere deep in transition 🌀

12/21/2025

Morning Blessings!! Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the lengthening of days.

12/10/2025

a miracle