Breathe Birth Care

Breathe Birth Care Support for the moments that leave you breathless.

Have you ever viewed pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as a spiritual and healing journey? Could your symptoms and experi...
08/17/2025

Have you ever viewed pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as a spiritual and healing journey? Could your symptoms and experiences be teachers?
I found that when I changed my perspective around birth to reflect that of a spiritual experience, everything changed.
I listened to my body and her symptoms as my teachers. I trusted the contractions and sensations to flow throughout me not needing control over them. I found beauty and learning in both the beautiful parts of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, but also the difficult and heartbreaking.
As midwives we have found these same things to be true across the board. We don’t believe that everything happens for a reason, but more so that everything that happens can be a lesson. Birth is a spiritual experience and we are happy to walk hand-in-hand with you as you go through it. We bring our expertise and medical knowledge, but trust that you are your own healer and your own light. We KNOW that you can birth without us and are so grateful when you invite us into your sacred spaces. What would it look like if your perspective was to pivot? Could this be the most expansive and empowering experience one can have in their lifetime? Might you come out the other side more whole and secure than you’ve ever been before? Could this physical experience be equally spiritual and emotional? Might all it take is a slight shift in your perspective?

After a summer off, I’m back with another intentional and fun Make & Take Apothocary night! With school starting up and ...
08/09/2025

After a summer off, I’m back with another intentional and fun Make & Take Apothocary night! With school starting up and cold/flu season just around the corner, it’s time to prepare our immunity boosters and natural medicine cabinet.
During this Make & Take night you will:
🍄 Make each recipe and get hands on experience with the herbs and products
🍄 Learn about and get familiar with the herbs we use to make these medicines
🍄 Go home with each product listed above as well as the recipes for future use
🍄 Enjoy a fun filled evening with like-minded individuals
Whether you’re a long time user of herbal medicine wanting to make products of your own or new and curious ready to learn, this apothocary night is for you!
I keep these classes small and intimate so they tend to fill up fast. Dm me to ask any questions and secure your spot! 🩶

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a sometimes sneaky mental health condition but impacts upwards of 2-8% of parent...
08/08/2025

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a sometimes sneaky mental health condition but impacts upwards of 2-8% of parents during pregnancy and 2-16% postpartum. There is a chance that these numbers are lower than the actual prevalence because it can so easily be misdiagnosed as anxiety. We often hear OCD and think of someone who has to have an immaculately clean house or who is afraid of germs, but in reality it can look a lot more nuanced than that. Ways to know whether or not you might have OCD:
-You experience patterns of unwanted thoughts or fears and then feel the need to compulsively repeat behaviors to get rid of them. See examples on the image above.
-Your obsessions/compulsions take up more than 1 hour of your day.
-You cannot control your obsessions/compulsions even if they are unhealthy.
-No amount of reassurance actually makes you feel better.
Like any mental health condition, OCD can look and feel slightly different for everyone. If you’re experiencing symptoms it is never a bad idea to get a free consultation with or another therapist who is trained to work with individuals who have OCD.

Here’s your reminder that how you feed your baby is a decision that includes the consent and wellbeing of two people, bo...
08/08/2025

Here’s your reminder that how you feed your baby is a decision that includes the consent and wellbeing of two people, both you AND your baby. Nursing is not the best option for your baby if it is not the best option for you. How you feed your baby does not change your value as a parent. Formula and human milk do not carry different worths and both have a beautiful place in how we feed our little ones. On this week where we are celebrating nursing journeys, remember that any drop of human milk is a gift AND that it’s okay if it is not a gift you are willing or able to give. A baby with a full belly is a baby who is loved. Your worth lies not in how you feed your baby, only in that you do feed your baby. 🩶

In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, here are some images of each of my babies first latch. 🩶 Nursing babies is one of ...
08/05/2025

In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, here are some images of each of my babies first latch. 🩶 Nursing babies is one of the most beautiful and difficult things I have ever decided to do. I loved the bonding and connection and how my milk allowed me to continue growing my baby outside of my womb. I loved our snuggles and how b**b could fix basically anything for them. But I struggled with feeling overstimulated, feeling alone, dealing with discomfort in the beginning, and feeling like my body didn’t belong to just me at times. Each journey was different, I had better and longer supply with the girls but shorter oversupply with my middle and had to transition to formula. I dealt with food allergies and failure to thrive. I pumped exclusively for my best friend’s baby for 8 months during my second nursing journey and then felt the very real feeling of never wanting to look at a pump again in my third journey. I had a few clogged ducts, but luckily never dealt with mastitis.
I had some judgment of my nursing in public and not covering up, but for the most part it was freeing and fluid and beautiful.
Each journey was unique and special in its own way and I’m grateful I was able to nurse all three of my children for some amount of time or another.
Feeding babies is truly a journey and every single time it can look different. For some, formula truly is the most kind and loving option, for others, the nursing journey will be painful and short lived. Others will have the capacity to nurse throughout toddlerhood or even tandem feed. Some will rely on others milk and spend hours scouring the internet in hopes of receiving milk to feed their baby. Others will have to pump the entire time, doing a beautiful and really really had thing that takes up so much more time and emotional energy than nursing does alone. There are times where it will feel impossible and other times where it will feel like you never want it to end. But isn’t that the epitome of it all? So whether you latch just once, never at all, or spend thousands of hours nursing your little ones, we see you and what an incredible parent you are. Happy Breastfeeding Week!

Just another reminder that we will catch your baby wherever you want to birth them. In this case, we really got to find ...
08/03/2025

Just another reminder that we will catch your baby wherever you want to birth them. In this case, we really got to find out how many adults could fit into a toilet room! The answer: about 4 of us! We were even able to give a few breaths of air to encourage this little human to transition while mom sat snuggling with him on the closed toilet seat.
Birth is beautiful anywhere and in any position, we love seeing parents listen to their bodies and babies as they flow throughout labor and work it takes to bring their baby earth side.
Photo by:

Birth alters are one of my favorite things. I created one for each of my births and when I see them in the homes of our ...
07/28/2025

Birth alters are one of my favorite things. I created one for each of my births and when I see them in the homes of our clients and get to admire the details, the art, and the trinkets chosen for that sacred space, it brings me joy.
Birth alters can be a way to invite ancestors and guides into your birthing space. You can ask loved ones to send you trinkets that will bring their presence without them physically there. It can be a reminder of your connection to a higher power/God and of their love that encompasses you. It can be all spiritual and more serious, or there is room for play and joy and silly things that you love for some reason or another. I have seen bracelets with charms made from a group of friends, ancestor photos,art and drawings from older children or professionals, ultrasound photos, affirmations and poems, crystals, and even a small toy from when an older child or the parent was little.
Alters are an expression of art, spirituality, joy, remembrance, and love. There is no wrong or right way to create, the beauty is in the eye of the creator and all who behold will feel the spirit of their intentions.
Your alter might become a beautiful focal point as you make your way through labor, an anchor of sorts. It could also simply be a background piece that occasionally reminds you that you’re not alone. No matter the role it serves in labor, remember that there is a deep spiritual connection that comes from creating.
Did you have a birth alter? What was your most treasured aspect of it? Comment below!
📷:

Clinic days can sometimes look like us visiting parents and babies in the NICU. 🩶 Meeting this special cutie today as he...
06/11/2025

Clinic days can sometimes look like us visiting parents and babies in the NICU. 🩶 Meeting this special cutie today as her parents get prepped to bring her home was such a gift. 🥰 We are so grateful that we get to be your midwives no matter which direction pregnancy and birth goes, and supporting these amazing parents through life in the NICU has been a hard but great experience. Thanks for letting us love and support you through it all! 🩶

Did you know that, not only are all of your prenatal appointments home visits, but they also last about an hour long? Th...
05/25/2025

Did you know that, not only are all of your prenatal appointments home visits, but they also last about an hour long?
This hour typically looks like:
—Check-ups on fetal growth, position, and heart tones.
—Getting your vitals including heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature.
—Discussing different symptoms you’re experiencing during pregnancy and both homeopathic and allopathic ways to help alleviate these symptoms.
—Going over nutrition and hydration, specifically working to ensure you are getting the correct macros on a daily basis.
—Going over lab work and ultrasound reports.
—Asking about and discussing any warning symptoms of more serious pregnancy complications.
—Discussing mental health and troubleshooting with tools, referrals, and herbs to help with any difficulty here.
—Talking birth preferences and birth preparation. Reviewing things you’ve learned from reading books or childbirth education courses.
—Lots of informed consent. We will always make sure you get education on all of your choices and the risks and benefits of doing different things.
—Getting to know the entire family because this is truly a family affair and we love all the extra hands and questions.
—Reviewing your history as applicable.
—Offering referrals as needed or desired.
—Listening to anything and everything else! These are the moments where we really get to know YOU and what brings you joy, what sorrows you face, your triumphs and your traumas, who you are at your core. And in these moments of listening and connecting, we learn how we can best show up for you both during pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
When you sign into care with us, you are investing in more than just a homebirth. You’re investing in individualized care that is focused not only on body, but mind and soul as well. It’s in these visits that we build a relationship and friendship with the trust needed to walk through your birth with you no matter what direction it takes.

All of the little hands helping with this newborn exam were the best 🥰 We truly love when older siblings participate and...
05/23/2025

All of the little hands helping with this newborn exam were the best 🥰 We truly love when older siblings participate and help us with this work.
Photography by:

Neurodivergence during childbirth can be tricky! I feel strongly that this is why I’ve always felt like birthing at home...
05/18/2025

Neurodivergence during childbirth can be tricky! I feel strongly that this is why I’ve always felt like birthing at home is more comfortable and safe for me.
Different sensory sensitivities can pop up for different individuals, some that I’ve experienced and have been expressed are clothing and blanket textures and tightness, lighting differences, access or lack thereof to safe foods, having more control over what tests you’re doing and where/how you’re doing them (like with glucose or blood testing), communication issues and differences, etc. that can typically be mediated more easily with personalized community birth care.
I’ve also found that the way I and many neurodivergent birthing individuals experience contractions and labor seems to be different than neurotypical individuals. The experience of sensory overload from contractions was more my experience than pain and I’ve heard others describe it this way as well. I’ve even seen some individuals not have any discomfort until 10cm.
One of my biggest sensory issues at all 3 of my births was my feet getting overheated in the birthing pool. In my first labor we almost flooded our apartment because I needed my feet to cool off desperately. For my next two births we felt more prepared that this could be a thing that would come up. Though it doesn’t sound like anything super serious, it was distressing to me while also experiencing feeling touched out from contractions and other sensations I was experiencing while birthing. I also appreciated being able to have more say in what tests I did in pregnancy, how I did them, and how my provider educated and spoke about these different tests and options.
Another way I saw how being neurodivergent showed up for me and is a likely reason that I became a midwife, was that birth became, and still is, a special interest for me. I appreciated the ability that I had to really become informed with my choices in pregnancy, births and postpartum and have deep informed conversations about different parts of the process.
If you’re neruodivergent, how did you experience birth and pregnancy and what things popped up that needed to be addressed to make it a safer journey?

The squeeze of a hand, the lightest touch on a leg or back, the brush of a strand of hair from your eyes, these small mo...
05/16/2025

The squeeze of a hand, the lightest touch on a leg or back, the brush of a strand of hair from your eyes, these small moments of touch and connection can truly make all the difference while giving birth.
As midwives, who once were doulas, we truly enjoy the occasions where we get to provide more hands on care. With that being said, we will always meet you where you’re at, which can mean holding space at a distance or providing more verbal than physical support. When asked how hands on or off we are as midwives, our response is that we meet you where you’re at. Just as we are skilled at sitting on our hands and holding space, we are also always happy to offer up a hand to hold, assist in counter pressure, and provide a more physical presence at your birth. You say the word and we will be there. 🩶
Photography:

Address

American Fork, UT

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Breathe Birth Care posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Breathe Birth Care:

Shortcuts

Share

Category