Binah Birth & Breastfeeding

12/08/2025

Shoshanah is looking for people who are interested in a taste of her new skills!

Interest form: https://forms.gle/amsPuetvA9ft7Rd49

12/01/2025

11/05/2025

We had a big brother come in today to check on his new baby! He is proficient in the Doppler AND fetoscope!!

10/31/2025

Welcoming a new baby is a family event. Not only did big sister have the opportunity to witness her mama’s strength, but she helped catch her baby sister and (eventually) cut the umbilical cord!

10/31/2025

It’s baby time! 🎃

10/18/2025

We ❤️ the Count the Kicks app and encourage all our mamas to reach out 24/7 with any concerns.

Remember: Babies slow down before they stop moving, so catching changes early can help save your baby’s life!

10/12/2025

Looking forward to meeting a sweet little girl this morning! This one is a little extra special - big brother was also a Binah Baby.

10/09/2025

Today, we are making sure that our hearing machine is in tip-top shape and ready to go! We have to calibrate this every year to keep it in good working order, making sure that we are taking the absolute best care of your baby that we can!

This is one of the things that your midwife’s fee goes towards. There are many behind-the-scenes fees that go into taking care of mamas and babies. Each one is paid with thoughtful consideration on how it will best serve YOU!!

10/08/2025

Many of our clients have heard me tell pieces of the tale of my 3rd birth - my first homebirth. In it are a lot of example of what not to do - don’t quickly drop into a squat when you are angry, don’t be timid about calling your birth team because you “don’t want to bother them”, and make sure your partner knows where you’ve gathered all the towels. (If you’ve had a homebirth

with us, those sound familiar! 🤣)

Tomorrow, my baby boy will turn 13 years old. In honor of this milestone birthday, I’m sharing his entire story with all of you!

(The link takes you to October 4th, the first day of his epic birth story.)

❤️Shoshanah

➡️ (Looking for more homebirth stories? Check out our blog!

Thursday, October 4 th (41 Weeks) Wow. I made it to 41 weeks! I don't really remember how I spent my day – probably lounging around t...

10/02/2025

Did/do you dance with your baby?

09/04/2025

If you ever peek over the shoulder of a midwife who is scrolling through her phone in the hours or days following a birth, you are very likely to see a picture of a placenta. Midwives LOVE placentas - they are these miraculous organs that we grow to sustain and protect our babies. They know they are temporary, and so they are released from us when they receive the signal that they are no longer needed.

Unless there is a medical reason, we don’t rush the birth of the placenta. The signals it receives as the flow of blood returning from the baby starts to diminish are SO important. The placenta not only gets the message that its job is complete, but it empties and becomes smaller & easier to birth. Once the placenta is released, the pregnancy is finally complete. Both mama and midwives take a deep breath.

In our practice, the placenta (still attached to the baby) is placed in a bowl or bag next to mom. Wherever baby goes, the placenta goes with them until the family is ready to cut the cord. Then comes our favorite part - exploring it together!

We give the parents, siblings, and whoever is interested a tour of “baby’s first penthouse.” We talk about any variations we may have known about during pregnancy or find during our exam, all the parts, pieces, and the cord. If they are curious, we encourage them to touch it.

What happens to the placenta after this is determined by the family - there are a lot of options (a topic for another day)!

Thank you to Sam Martin Doula for the beautiful placenta prints she gifted to us. They were made from one of recent baby’s first home! 💜