Tracy Edwards Midwifery

09/08/2025

Zoom in on the cord in this placenta pic. Notice anything? This doesn’t happen very often! I’m so grateful for good midwife friends that drop everything to run and catch a baby because mom has a super fast labor! Even she barely made it. Deliciously chunky 8.8 baby girl was in a hurry.

09/03/2025

I love visiting a new mom and baby after birth! Visiting my daughter and brand new grandson makes it just that much more special. Bret Roan Sekula 9/1/25 at 6:34 p.m.

08/11/2025

Working on my breech skills with some of my favs!

08/09/2025

Last postpartum visit with this precious family! Darling girl seems so happy to see her midwife.

07/22/2025

Solo practice midwifery is tough, y’all! I had two longish overnight births over the weekend and I’m still recovering. 😬Staying up all night in your 50’s (almost 60, gasp) is way different than your 30’s.

Most of the time I attend births with just one other person for a team of two. Usually that other person is another midwife who agrees to assist me in addition to her own busy practice. We try not to call our assistants too early in labor to limit the amount of hours they are gone at a birth that’s not their own client. We take turns helping each other out. This also means the primary midwife may spend many hours solo assuring a labor is continued low risk while helping the client to feel supported and balancing not calling the assist too soon.

I was able to find and book a last minute deep tissue massage today. Bret got me a gift certificate to this place about 4 years ago and I still had about half amount still left on the card. Being on call all the time makes it hard to book anything! I LOVE massages but rarely book them. Your entire day can switch gears in 5 minutes. Many businesses charge you for canceling last minute. This massage was so needed! And no, Siri, thanks for the suggestion but I can’t put my phone on do not disturb…

Still the best job ever! The joy shines through no matter how tired you are!

07/18/2025

1st birth with this delightful human today. She insisted on coming even though I knew it was too early to attend and I’m eternally grateful.

07/09/2025

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I did not like my children when this photo was taken.
I actually resented them for existing.
Kaiden was 17 months old and Chloe 1 month, and I didn't want to be their mother.

I didn't want to change their diapers, feed them, and most of the time - I wanted to leave them in their cribs and run out the door, never to return.

I'm serious.

I know that some of your jaws are hanging open, and some of you are probably disgusted thinking, "How the hell can someone dislike their own children?". I know, its effed up, which is why it took me so long to tell anybody about it.

I remained silent and buried my thoughts. I smiled for photos and mustered false admiration when someone would fawn over them.
I cried often, most of the day actually. I questioned my sanity and constantly berated myself for being such a terrible person. I screamed, I hid, I let them cry and pulled my hair out. I didn't want them anymore. I didn't want them.
My husband didn't know. He was gone a lot, working. I couldn't tell him, he'd regret having children with me. I was alone.

One day I decided I wasn't going to get them out of their cribs. I was going to leave them there, let them cry and soil themselves. I didn't care. I couldn't care. I tried to care. I COULDN'T care.

Instead I called my doctors office. The moment my favorite receptionist answered I broke down in tears. I told her I didn't want to be a mom anymore and she told me to "Come in IMMEDIATELY". I did. The doctor spoke to me about Post Partum Depression as if he'd had this conversation thousands of times.

Turns out he had. Turns out I was one of MILLIONS of women experiencing those feelings at that exact moment. I wasn't crazy. Something was wrong with my brain. Something I couldn't fix alone.

My doctor and I fixed it together.

My kids are 4 & 6 now, and I love and adore them so much that my heart physically aches when I think of them. I would give my life for them without blinking.
Reaching out for help was the greatest gift I have ever given them as a mother.
If any of this sounds familiar to you, I just wanted you to know -- you aren't alone. You aren't crazy -- and it doesn't have to be this way. Tell someone. Tell someone TODAY. It gets better

06/09/2025

This adorable girl is the owner of the extra long cord picture I posted yesterday. This afternoon I went to check out mama/baby and big sister had some great questions about what I was checking on for her mom and baby sister. A huge bonus blessing was that one of mom’s best friends is someone I have walked three births with who brought over a home cooked meal while I was there and I got to give her a hug. It was a great surprise!

06/08/2025

Guess where I was today? This sweet little girl had PLENTY of cord to twist around in the womb.

05/12/2025

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04/26/2025

Cleaning out my computer bag. Tell me you’re a midwife without telling me you’re a midwife…

04/24/2025

Dear Texas Midwives,

We urgently need your voice. This is a critical moment for our profession.

House Bill 4553 has officially been set for a hearing in the House Public Health Committee on Sunday, April 28 at 8:00 A.M. in Room E2.030 at the Capitol.

House Bill 4553 threatens the autonomy of our profession under the guise of data collection. While framed as a neutral reporting bill, HB 4553 lays the groundwork for invasive oversight, misrepresentation of outcomes, and the further medicalization of midwifery care without the context or nuance necessary to accurately represent our clients or our work.

We need every midwife, student, client, and supporter to contact the public health committee and urge them to oppose HB 4553.

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What You Can Do Today:

1. Call the Public Health Committee – urge them to oppose HB 4553.

Phone: 512-463-0806

2. Contact Chairman VanDeaver directly – tell him to withdraw his support for this bill.

Email: gary.vandeaver@house.texas.gov
Phone: 512-463-0692

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Call Script or Email Template:

Subject: Oppose HB 4553 – Protect Midwifery from over regulation and medicalization. Protect Family Choice

Dear [Chairman VanDeaver / Public Health Committee Member],

I am a [licensed midwife/client/family member/supporter] writing to strongly oppose House Bill 4553, scheduled for hearing on Monday, April 28. This bill, though presented as a neutral data reporting proposal, contains harmful and confusing language that would result in over regulation, redundant statistics collection, the medicalization of and the erosion of midwifery care in Texas.

Texas midwives are already held to high standards of safety and accountability. This bill duplicates existing reporting, imposes burdensome new rules, threatens privacy, and undermines informed choice in birth.

I respectfully urge you to oppose HB 4553 and support true solutions that protect safe birthing options across our state.

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]

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We must act now. Please make your call today, and help us mobilize clients and supporters in your community.

Please share this with your clients, supporters, and colleagues. We must move swiftly and with solidarity.

Midwives are not the problem—we are part of the solution. Let’s ensure that our voices, and the voices of the families we serve, are heard loud and clear at the Capitol.

Thank you for standing for midwifery, for birthing families, and for the preservation of midwifery care in Texas.

In solidarity,
Association of Texas Midwives


Amanda Prouty Licensed Midwife
Administrative Assistant, Association of Texas Midwives
432-664-8845 | texasmidwives.com | assistant@texasmidwives.com
P.O. Box 342 Fort Worth, TX 76101
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