Agape Birth Doula Services

08/21/2025

Curious about birth doula care?

08/15/2025

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You are capable of extraordinary things. 💪

Share this post with a pregnant friend!

08/13/2025

If you're curious to know more about the Body Ready Method or movements like the aligned lunge or psoas release that she mentions, please reach out!
As a certified BRM Pro, I use tools like these with my clients to help them prepare for and move through birth.

08/06/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

Breast milk, and the process of nursing your baby and producing milk, is absolutely amazing! This is only a small list of the benefits of breastfeeding your baby.

🌍✨ World Breastfeeding Week kicks off the start of National Breastfeeding Month — a time to celebrate, honor, and support the incredible power of human milk and the families who choose to breastfeed. Whether you nurse at the breast, pump, or combo feed— your milk matters. 💛

Here are just a few mind-blowing facts and benefits of breastfeeding and human milk:

🍼 Nutritional Superpower
Breastmilk contains over 800 unique components, including antibodies, enzymes, hormones, living cells, and stem cells.

It's always changing — adapting hour by hour to meet your baby’s needs, even when they’re sick.

🦠 Built-In Immunity
Colostrum (early milk) is often called "liquid gold" because it’s packed with immune-boosting properties.

Breastfed babies have lower risks of ear infections, respiratory illnesses, diarrhea, and SIDS.

🧠 Brain Boosting
Studies show breastfed babies have slightly higher IQs on average.

Human milk contains DHA, a fatty acid essential for brain development.

💸 Cost Effective
Breastfeeding can save families $1,200–$1,500 a year by reducing formula costs and healthcare expenses.

💖 Mama’s Benefits Too
Breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers, type 2 diabetes, and postpartum depression.

It promotes bonding through oxytocin (the "love hormone") release — and that closeness? Priceless.

🌡️ Temperature-Regulating Magic
Did you know? Your chest can heat up or cool down by a few degrees to keep your baby perfectly warm. Like a living incubator!

🌈 Diverse Journeys, One Purpose
Every feeding choice comes with a story — and every story is valid. Some feed directly, some pump, some combo feed, some supplement — and every drop counts.

🙌🏽 Let's use this month to uplift, inform, and walk beside one another with grace, compassion, and evidence-based support.

08/05/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

07/04/2025

I am very grateful for the country in which we live!

Happy Independence Day!

06/30/2025

"Laboraide" is becoming a more popular thing. Here's a little more about it if it's something you're interested in adding to your labor plans.

06/24/2025

Powerful words and powerful images.
Birth is amazing!

06/19/2025

FYI VBAC families.

Stormont Vail Health’s Mother & Baby Department announced the availability of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) for expectant mothers, providing women with more personalized choices in their childbirth journey.

06/10/2025

Ready for the Doniphan County Baby Shower!

Come get some awesome freebies and connect with some excellent resources!

06/10/2025

Doniphan County Families! Happening today!
I'll see you there!

🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉
The Doniphan County Community Baby Shower is happening TODAY from 4–7 PM at The Wildflower and it’s going to be amazing!

💖 If you’re a pregnant mom or a parent/caregiver of a baby 6 months or younger, come out for:
🛏️ A FREE Pack ‘n Play (with Safe Sleep Education)
🎁 Tons of giveaways, baby items, raffles, pictures,
🤝 Local resources and support

📍Just head to The Wildflower and check in — we’ll take care of the rest!

Tag a friend, bring your questions, and we’ll see you soon! 🍼💕