BEND BIRTH CENTER

08/02/2023

We are so honored to support couples having their 1st baby or the 5th baby! This little angel was the first born to a very sweet family & Sooo happy we could be a part of your journey to parenthood💕🩷✨🙏bbcbabes

05/20/2023

Sophia (BBC Midwife) came home to see us 🙌 and we got to meet her sweet daughter Naomi (No-mee) for the first time. So grateful for her friendship and sharing her heart with us 😍😍😍

04/28/2023

Loving how this baby is loving on his midwife 💖 can’t get enough of those sleepy, dreamy eyes 😍✨😴

04/19/2023

✨Placenta Encapsulation 🌈 by Tara G✨

03/23/2023

02/28/2023

Hold the mother, not the baby.⁣
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Because the baby’s being taken care of—⁣
fed, snuggled, and given all the love in the world—⁣
by not only the mother,⁣
but her partner, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends.⁣
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But the mother,⁣
may have gaps in her mind from lack of sleep,⁣
may be mechanical in her motions as she’s healing,⁣
may feel more like a mess than a mother,⁣
may be sitting in bed, crying, feeling overwhelmed in her body and life,⁣
may be full of mom guilt because in her mind, "she's not good enough,"⁣
and she’s bleeding, wincing in pain, swollen and emotional.⁣
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And the mother’s that baby's whole world and needs to be seen, so she doesn't disappear into that postpartum fog.⁣
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So, hold the mother, not the baby.⁣
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A mother agrees that her baby matters more.⁣
But she’s hurting, while she’s the person behind the baby,⁣
in the background, making it all happen:⁣
feeding her baby at all hours,⁣
snuggling her baby close to comfort newborn cries,⁣
and being that baby’s everything.⁣
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So, it’s the mother who needs your love.⁣
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And a mother will remember who held her up.⁣
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So instead of “I’m coming to see the baby,”⁣
try saying, “I’m coming to see you 𝘢𝘯𝘥 meet the baby, too.”⁣
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Because the mother needs to be held more.⁣
📸By This Mama Doodles
Words By Living FULL

02/04/2023

Looking to source some milk for a 6 week old babe whose momma has to undergo surgery. Any help greatly appreciated.

01/20/2023

Graduation day for these sweet friends so happy you chose us to be a part of your beautiful home birth. 🌺💚✨

01/13/2023

Meet Dana! Dana Johnson, Licensed Midwife, has 18 years experience as a birth keeper and midwife, women’s holistic care practices and yoga instructor. She began attending births in 2004 as an apprentice and doula. In 2010, Dana graduated from MEAC accredited school, The National College of Midwifery, attaining her CPM through NARM and Midwifery License in Oregon. Dana is also a certified holistic postpartum care provider, certified in pelvic floor and prenatal yoga, and extensive herbal studies for over two decades. Dana has been a part of the Central Oregon community for 25 years and continues to teach weekly pre and postnatal yoga classes at Tula Movement Arts. ✨🧘🏽‍♀️💗🤰🏻💕

01/04/2023

Check out this book, written by a local doula❤️💫

The Next Level Postpartum Doula: A Comprehensive Guide

01/03/2023

A past client is trying to pass this on…$50 or free to someone in need❤️

12/31/2022

One of the things that makes me most grateful this time of year, is that you all remember us with your beautiful Christmas cards….(the two ladies in the background are bonus gratitude) ❤️Love one lucky midwife ✨💫

12/16/2022

11/17/2022

Can’t get enough of this little cutie showing off his BBC Born at Home onsie. ❤️ this little sweet, and his parents ❤️❤️

11/12/2022

One of our amazing momma’s shared this recipe with us. Happy Fall🍁✨

Shhhhhh… You wanna hear a secret? Breastfeeding ≠ self-deprivation. Say what!? It’s totally true! I know…I know… If I’m going to talk about how being a nursing mama doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself, wouldn’t my energy be better spent discussing something perhaps more useful ...