Grammie Doula

04/15/2026

it's c-section awareness month. i wrote a poem for the occasion. it takes 7 layers to reach the baby. it's major surgery.
moms, what kind of help did you receive after c-section surgery?

04/10/2026

journaling postpartum can be great therapy and help you sort out all those feelings!

i like to write poetry. do you journal? have you considered writing your thoughts and then making a poem?

04/05/2026

Undisturbed birth

This is undisturbed birth.
Going into labor at nearly 42 weeks, on my own.
In my home while my other children were fast asleep.
My husband by my side.
Our midwife, nearly invisible unless I wanted her.
Access to food and hydration, as I pleased.
No one coaching me.
No bright lights.
My baby and I danced. A dance only him, God and I knew.
And when my baby said it was time, into his dad’s hands he was born.
Surrounded by siblings.
Birthed into love.
This is undisturbed birth.

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My beautiful friends - you know I can’t hardly talk without opening up more conversations, too. Multiple things can exist at the same time. This one being: Undisturbed birth can be desirable and it’s not always reality. Sometimes, despite our dreams and intentions, babies tell us how they need to be born. I am passionate that hospitals beget more interventions in an otherwise healthy birth, but I’m not naive that nature isn’t always perfect. So here’s my little shoutout that, as mothers, we are rockstars. I’m holding space in my heart for the mama’s who had their births robbed from them and for the ones who wanted their birth to go one way but their baby said another thing. Motherhood is wild in that way, isn’t it? 🥰

Photo by Jennifer Mason Photography

04/01/2026

i am updating my client resource list for postpartum support. would you like to be added?
I am looking for and , , , , , , , serving Jamestown, Livingston, Clarkrange, and Cookeville, areas. I am expanding my resource list.

03/31/2026

i love making postpartum meals for my clients. tried this new to me recipe for chicken swarma and it was delicious. writing down recipes for my upcoming class for newborn baby and postpartum care. teaching with .jessa Wild Blessings Doula & Perinatal Health Coach there is still time to sign up.

03/30/2026

Moms, you are amazing

Did you ever just stop and realize how amazing you are?
Seriously.

Make a list — you’re good at lists.
Even if it’s short.

Write down what you did today:
got everyone where they needed to be
answered the same question twelve times
made the meals, wiped the counters, found the missing shoe
held it together when things felt loud or heavy
showed up… again

It may not look big.
It may not feel like enough.

But it is.

You are.

And all those little things?
They add up to a life full of love, effort, and quiet strength
that no one else could do quite like you.

So if today felt ordinary,
look a little closer—

you showed up in a hundred ways that mattered.
Words by Rebecca
Art paperdarlings

03/28/2026

day 7 of world doula week
postpartum doulas can help you get to know your baby. bonding with your baby is vital to building a healthy relationship. Taking time for skin to skin is wonderful for you and baby. holding them close and snuggling. And they smell great! what things helped you bond with your baby?

03/27/2026

day 6 of world doula week.
as a postpartum doula, i love making homemade soup and hearty bread for my clients. i tell everyone to include some breakfast items when they drop off a meal for a family with a new baby.

03/26/2026

day 5 of world doula week
get to know your doula. meet for coffee. ask your questions.

here are some fun facts about me.

*worked 25 years as a labor and delivery nurse and 10 years as a birth photographer before becoming a doula.

* support new and growing families as a postpartum doula in middle tennessee.

* help plan your postpartum care and support with a calm, quiet, confident presence.

facts about my births:

* 3 living children; 2 boys, one girl

* 1st baby: preterm labor at 30 weeks, bed rest for six weeks, PROM—premature rupture of membranes—premature birth at 36 weeks

* baby loss at 20 weeks gestation between baby #1 and baby #2

* 2nd baby precipitous delivery at 40 weeks—full-term baby girl, 40-minute labor, baby born in a car

* 3rd baby precipitous delivery at 40 weeks—full-term baby boy, 40 minute labor

any questions?

happy world doula week

03/25/2026

day 4 of world doula week.
as a postpartum doula, my two favorite things are: holding mamas and holding babies, in that order.

03/24/2026

day 3 of world doula week. postpartum doulas offer support and guidance to families after the birth of their baby.

03/23/2026

day 2 of world doula week.
what is a postpartum doula? let's talk about it this week of world doula week.
it's a safe place to ask all your birth and postpartum related questions.