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It’s been a minute, but you all asked, and here it is! On May 12th at 4pm in Mapleton I will be hosting a Postpartum Ess...
05/05/2026

It’s been a minute, but you all asked, and here it is! On May 12th at 4pm in Mapleton I will be hosting a Postpartum Essentials Make & Take Class! It is already filling up and I only have four spots left available! Dm me to reserve your spot in the class.

The way I host these make and takes include the following:
🖤Hands on learning with the herbal medicine. You will get familiar with each herb used and get to help create the final product!
🖤Knowledge and education about the herbs and their medicinal properties. It is important to intimately know the herbs that you work with so that you can express gratitude and bring healing with your products.
🖤And of course, you will get to take home one of each of the products that we make as well as recipe cards for you to use in your future apothocary.

These events are so much fun, I absolutely love sharing my passion and knowledge with so many like minded individuals! I can’t wait to see you there! 🖤

Exciting things happening with I love collaborating with fellow birth workers and talking about fun and important topic...
04/29/2026

Exciting things happening with I love collaborating with fellow birth workers and talking about fun and important topics! This was such a fun episode to record and I’m looking forward to the final product! 🖤

Continuous Glucose Monitors or CGMs are one of our favorite methods for screening for Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy....
04/16/2026

Continuous Glucose Monitors or CGMs are one of our favorite methods for screening for Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy. So, what is a CGM? It is a wearable medical device that tracks blood sugar (glucose) levels in real time 24/7, providing data on trends & current levels through a small sensor inserted under the skin. It is a great way for us to look at your diet & how it is impacting your body during pregnancy. Of course, there is always a time & place for glucose testing at the lab, but for many, having access to CGMs is an appropriate alternative.
Gestational Diabetes can impact anyone, yes, even our healthiest parents. There are definitely risk factors that can up your likelihood of developing Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy, but even someone with no risk factors can develop it. Some of the risk factors include; a family history of diabetes, being over 25yo, obesity, history or current eating disorders, PCOS, & some races & ethnicities.
Gestational diabetes can, in most cases, be treated through diet and lifestyle changes. Occasionally a medication is needed to help control it, but in 70-85% of cases, diet/lifestyle will do the trick! Sometimes the idea that diet can help with Gestational Diabetes makes people think that it is similar to type two diabetes. But unlike type two diabetes, Gestational Diabetes isn’t caused by lifestyle, it is actually primarily caused by pregnancy hormones from the placenta that cause insulin resistance.
The good news is that by changing your lifestyle & diet & controlling your glucose levels, you are preventing complications in birth and postpartum, but also preventing your kiddo from developing diabetes later in life!
Our clients who treat their Gestational Diabetes report feeling grateful that they are learning to better take care of their body. As well as enjoying the CGM & what it is teaching them about how the food they are eating is interacting & impacting their bodies in real time. If we choose to listen & learn, the habits we learn in pregnancy might just be habits that change the outcome for the rest of our lives. Though screening is sometimes stigmatized, we love the reminder knowledge is power!

We are often asked how hands off or hands on we are at births, and the answer is, that’s completely up to you!We have ha...
04/15/2026

We are often asked how hands off or hands on we are at births, and the answer is, that’s completely up to you!
We have had births where parents are wanting our hands on support and constant words of affirmation, bringing out our inner doulas. We have also had births where parents are doing their own vaginal checks, catching their babies, and only wanting us to step in if an emergency arises. But typically it is somewhere in between both of these options and it differs family to family and person to person.
We are pretty good at reading the room and showing up in the best way possible for you. Often times we have had conversations during your pregnancy and gotten to know you intimately, which better helps us to know how you might want our support. But we also LOVE good communication so that we can be the midwives you need moment to moment as you labor to bring your baby into the world.
So, whether your ideal birth has your midwives observing and mainly sitting on their hands, or honoring the doula they once were and giving more physical support, know that we are here for it and happy to show up in either capacity.

I cannot describe the deep joy that it brings your midwives when we come to your postpartum visits and find you in your ...
04/06/2026

I cannot describe the deep joy that it brings your midwives when we come to your postpartum visits and find you in your bed, feeding your baby, being fed yourself by a support person, still in pajamas, hair a bit of a mess, enjoying the imperfect perfection of postpartum. There are a few reasons we love this as much as we do.
—First of all, resting postpartum encourages healing. Real, deep, physical and mental and emotional healing.
—Horizontal rest is crucial for aiding in pelvic floor recovery. But rest of any kind prevents against excessive bleeding, organ prolapse, exhaustion, and mastitis, amongst other things.
—Resting helps with the emotional side of things as well, like bonding with your baby and hormonal regulation. Choosing rest can also help prioritize for more napping and better sleep. These in tandem can help prevent postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, rage, etc.
—A well rested parent is more able to take care of their baby and other children. Postpartum is hard, but rest will allow you to spend less time in survival mode.

Our society is not the best support for a well rested postpartum, so what can you do?

—Call in your people and if you don’t have people, pay for some postpartum support. This can get expensive so know that there are typically grants and scholarships you can apply for.
—Limit visitors and be willing to ask them for help. My favorite idea was to have little chores visitor can do or meals they can bring you when they come to see the baby.
—Ask for help! Sounds simple but I know barely any parents who know how to do this well. People want to be there, tell them what you need.
—Listen to your body, it’s never been louder about what it needs. Trust the communications coming from your inner knowing.
—Let this time be sacred. Live in your bubble, don’t rush back into society. This is meant to be a time outside of time. Allow it to simply be.

I don’t know that I have words enough to describe the gift it has been to catch not one, but now two of my nieces. Joy, ...
03/24/2026

I don’t know that I have words enough to describe the gift it has been to catch not one, but now two of my nieces. Joy, peace, and gratitude seem to have filled my soul and are bursting out of me days later. There are so many special things about being the midwife for someone I love so dearly, that it truly is one of the greatest blessing of my life.
It was so powerful witnessing the strength of my sister-in-law, to see my brother hold space for her, and to feel the spirit of a soul entering this world in a room filled with a wonderful midwife team, family, and overflowing love. It was a night that I will never forget.
So, here is a picture of me gushing as I weigh her, I love how visibly you can see the gratitude and joy in my heart and my soul. What a reminder it is of the gifts we are given when chosen as someone’s midwife. It truly is an honor to be invited and entrusted into your most sacred moments.

The people you invite into your birth space & onto your birth team matter. After decades of being in birth spaces & supp...
03/19/2026

The people you invite into your birth space & onto your birth team matter. After decades of being in birth spaces & supporting families bringing babies into the world, this is something we have watched absolutely turn a birth around & in contrast, tear a birth apart. As you’re choosing your birth team, you might hear the phrase “If you can’t p**p in front of them, they shouldn’t be in your birth space.” And though this is true, let us add a few other things to think about when it comes to choosing your birth support.
—Are the people I am inviting into this space fully & wholeheartedly supportive of my birth vision & desires?
—Do I trust those in my birth space enough to let my guard down & bring my baby here?
—Are they helpers willing to step in even just in small ways? If those invited are not helpful in regular life moments, will you be able to rely on their help while you labor & give birth?
—Will I feel the need to host, entertain, or carry someone’s feelings above my own while I’m birthing my baby?
—Am I comfortable getting emotional, really deeply & truly, with the people I’ve invited into my birth space in the room?
—Am I practiced enough at speaking my truth & not people pleasing to know that if I need some space or for people to leave, I could ask for it?
—Am I inviting people into my birth space because it is what I want or because it’s an experience they want? What is my motive behind having a “party birth” with many people there versus a quiet intimate birth with fewer individuals present?
—In the case of an emergency or complication, can those I invited into my birth space trust both myself & the providers I chose to handle it appropriately & competently?
Birth is as much a physical event as an emotional & mental event. We have watched labors change in an instance as the wrong or right person enters into a space. You as the parent giving birth have every right to protect that space. The unfortunate truth is that if you don’t listen to your body about who should be invited or not during pregnancy, it will force you to listen eventually, very possibly during birth itself.

This is what collaborative care can look like. Sometimes we need to call the EMTs whether it is to transfer urgently or ...
03/18/2026

This is what collaborative care can look like. Sometimes we need to call the EMTs whether it is to transfer urgently or to be close just in case we need a transfer, we love and appreciate our EMT teams we work with. The reality of birth is that the best and most safe ways to practice midwifery include collaboration with EMT and OBGYN teams.
In this scenario the EMT team was sent away after we knew that our medications were working, the hemorrhage was stopping, and the mom’s vitals were stable. But knowing that we had a speedy vehicle and team of extra hands ready if our efforts had not worked was so reassuring for everyone involved.
What made the whole process easier was knowing that our client trusted us as her care team and knew that we were making choices in her and her baby’s best interest. That trust goes such a long way. It made all of us happy when we could confidently make the call to keep her at home to heal with her baby’s in her arms, but knowing that she trusted us either way was paramount.

There’s something so magical about leaving for a birth and arriving home after witnessing a birth all while the rest of ...
03/16/2026

There’s something so magical about leaving for a birth and arriving home after witnessing a birth all while the rest of the world sleeps. For a family, the whole world has changed in one night, and it almost feels like the most beautiful secret gift shared, to be a part of that change and shift.
And so, each time I quietly sneak back into bed after witnessing a one of these sweet births in the wee hours of the night, I lie in bed soaking up the magic and holding that gift near to my heart.
What a beautiful and miraculous work this is, what a gift.

“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a...
03/12/2026

“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a song for women\parents to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name the moment. —The Red Tent
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9 years ago today I went through the most transformative process to bring my first baby into this world. This might be o...
03/03/2026

9 years ago today I went through the most transformative process to bring my first baby into this world. This might be one of the many reasons I so strongly believe in our first time parents ability to birth at home. It absolutely changed my life. I pulled her up out of the water and into my arms and said to the group “I want to do that again!” Which of course had everyone in stitches, because who says that? From that moment on I knew there wasn’t anything I couldn’t do. I had dreams about my future and in them I was a midwife with graying hair and a happy heart. My first birth shifted my life in such a profound way that I 100% consider it the catalyst to me being where I am today, a midwife, a mom of three, empowered and at peace, and blessed beyond measure. Happy Birthday to you Ru, you are my mirror, my heart, and a joy that fills my life every single day.

Midwives truly do catch babies in all positions, why? Because we know how important movement is for physiological birth....
02/17/2026

Midwives truly do catch babies in all positions, why? Because we know how important movement is for physiological birth. Movement doesn’t just help babies come faster and smoother, it also lessens contraction discomfort. When you can move your body it helps your baby find their way into your arms easier than if you can’t. So, no matter where your body takes you, know we will be right there ready to catch your baby.

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