Peaceful Birth Method

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11/03/2025

writes:

“This first time mother and baby moved through their birth like they had actually done it a million times before.

Her waters broke/released around 330am with mild irregular contractions.

She sent her husband to work at 5am because, everyone says underestimate your labor as long as you can with a first baby, and rest, because labor can take a while…

She managed her labor until calling her husband beck at 9am because it was getting strong.

They called their doula who is also a midwife to come help and assess progress.

Doula/midwife arrived at 10am, checked with in her planned midwife team to confirm that she could do a cervical exam - the client was fully dilated and starting to feel the urge to push. Given that information decided not to drive the full hour the birth center where she was planning to birth… baby decided she was going to be born at home.

She got in the shower and that is where she brought her baby into the world, at 11:11am.

Just under 8 hours from the first signs of labor.

She prepared herself extensively through pregnancy, and it all paid off.

She has graciously allowed us to witness this moment of pure connection to herself, her baby… to birth. “



11/01/2025

Spontaneous labors tend to be easier than induced labors.

But this is rarely communicated to parents.

One of the risks that come with induction of labor is the possibility for labor to be more painful, or for contractions to be closer together, compared with spontaneous labor.

Pitocin molecules don’t cross the blood/brain barrier. So the body doesn’t release the same amount of endorphins as it would in a natural contraction.

Caster oil can make contractions closer together, or potentially prolong early labor.

Sometimes natural or medical induction is the right tool to use.

But induction shouldn’t be offered as casually as it is, without proper conversation around risks and benefits.

With love,
Victoria

10/30/2025

The standard routine for pushing in many hospitals lead to WORSE outcomes for parents and babies.

And yet so many providers still resist supporting birth in alternative positions.

You have the human right to birth in whatever position you prefer.

No one can take that away from you.

If someone tries to manipulate you or force you into a specific position: that is obstetric abuse.

To reduce your risk of this:
-Bring someone with you to prenatal appointments where you go over this preference in your birth plan
-Have a doula at your birth NOT affiliated with the hospital
-You and your partner learn tools for advocacy beforehand

Drop the word “birth” in the comments and I’ll send you the link to my free birth class. 💖

You’ve got this!

With love,
Victoria

10/30/2025

Home birth transfers are rare, but they can happen. Some of the most common reasons for transfers include:

-Need for epidural
-Need for pitocin
-Fetal heart tone concerns
-Severe hemorrhage
-Baby needing advanced/continuous respiratory support

Midwives have medications and tools to address hemhorage and neonatal resuscitation. Transfer would only occur if the need for continuous support, or support from more advanced tools, were to arise.

It’s important to come up with a clear plan for transfer with your provider, so you aren’t surprised by anything in the moment if a transfer were to happen.

You’ve got this💖

With love,
Victoria

10/29/2025

✨ This is why you have nothing to fear…

Birth is not an inherently traumatic event that happens to you, where you feel out of control and overwhelmed with pain.

Birth is created by you, for you. 🌸 It is your love for your baby that contracts your uterus, and pushes them into the world.

Without oxytocin we cannot feel love. 💞 And without love we cannot birth. It is biologically impossible to birth naturally without oxytocin.

When you look at it that way, you begin to see that birth is something your body and baby share together.

Both responding, navigating, moving through waves of love. 🌊

You and your contractions have the same goal: to bring your baby into the world.

When we remove the fear and embrace birth — working with contractions rather than against them — our births often unfold much more smoothly.

💬 Drop the word BIRTH in the comments and I’ll send you the link to my free birth class.

With love,
Victoria 💖

Amazing video by

10/28/2025

One of my favorite tools for coping with labor is the 3rs, by Penny Simkin.

-Rhythm
-Repetition
-Relaxation

If at any point in labor you start to feel like you’re not coping well anymore, it’s probably because your current rhythm isn’t working.

This approach simplifies coping—we just need to find the right rhythm.

Moving into a different room, changing up the environment, the sensory input, etc… can often help.

Drop the word “birth” in the comments and I’ll send you the link to my free birth class 💖

With love,
Victoria

10/28/2025

Birth is not inherently a medical event.

It is a normal, natural, biological unfolding perfected over thousands of years of evolution.

Your body knows how to do this.

Birth can be as simple as this—catching your own baby and bringing them up to your chest.

Most families don’t need interventions.

They don’t need someone else to “deliver” their baby.

They just need to believe in themselves, and move forward in whatever way feels most supportive for them.

This is your birth. You’ve got this!

With love,
Victoria



10/27/2025

Your birth is your responsibility.

This means you get to choose how you show up for this experience.

You get to choose to which degree you honor your wishes.

And to what depth you recognize the life-changing nature of birth.

You will not have the best experience possible if you do what everyone else tells you to do.

You will not have the best experience possible if you choose to abandon your intuition, due to the fear and doubt from others.

Awakening to the strong, confident mother within you starts here and now—by choosing to step into your power now.

And say “yes” to wherever your heart guides you.

You’ve got this.

With love,
Victoria

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10/26/2025

Meta-analyses show that restrictive use of episiotomy leads to:

🌿 Lower rates of severe perineal trauma
🌿 Less pain postpartum
🌿 Better recovery and sexual function

Unfortunately, there are many places in the world today that still routinely perform episiotomies during birth.

This is not an evidence-based practice. Routine episiotomies are harmful, painful, and lead to trauma and longer recovery times.

💬 Drop birth in the comments for the link to my free birth class

With love,
Victoria 💖

10/25/2025

Here’s something most people don’t know:
When providers use a “hands-off” approach during birth — meaning they don’t touch the perineum — the risk of tearing and episiotomy drops dramatically.

Your body knows how to birth.

When you deliver your baby in a slow and controlled way, pushing intuitively and breathing to slow the crowning process down…
You’ll automatically reduce your risk for tearing.

In an undisrupted environment where the person birthing is supported in listening to their body, they’ll often automatically push in a way that is more relaxed, calm, and protective to their perineum.

💬 Drop the word birth below for my free complete birth preparation class.

With love,
Victoria 💖

Here’s how the journey has gone so far…
10/24/2025

Here’s how the journey has gone so far…

10/24/2025

So many people are told that episiotomies are necessary to prevent tearing. Let’s sit with that logic for a second…

It makes literally no sense, right?!

But this belief was foundational in the way obstetrics addressed pushing for decades.

And unfortunately, even 100 years since the beginning of routine episiotomies, many hospitals around the world still routinely perform them.

You can lower your risk dramatically with:

🌿 A supportive provider who practices hands-off birth
🌿 Upright positions like hands-and-knees
🌿 Advocates in your birth space who are trained

💬 Drop birth in the comments and I’ll send you the link to my free birth class.

With love,
Victoria 💖

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