Mountain Moon Doula, Fort Collins, CO (2025)

11/15/2025

Let’s talk about PMADs (perinatal mood & anxiety disorders).
I don’t share this lightly, but I share it because I wish someone would have said it to me all those years ago.

One of the biggest reasons I became a postpartum doula is because of my own journey with my first baby. It was honestly one of the hardest seasons my husband and I had ever walked through. We were first-time parents, trying our best, telling ourselves “this must be normal," but also wondering why it felt so impossibly heavy.

Here’s the truth I wish someone had whispered to us:
It shouldn’t be that hard.
And you deserve support long before you reach your breaking point.
PMADs look different for everyone. And those quick questions at the doctor’s office? They don’t always capture the whole picture. Sometimes, you answer honestly, but you also have moments of happiness, so you downplay it. Sometimes you’re not even sure what you’re feeling. You just know something is off.

I’ve experienced some form of PMADs with all three of my babies. Some during pregnancy, some postpartum, and honestly, most showed up after the 4-month mark when everyone assumes you’re “better” by now.

For me, it looked like:
• Taking the dog out for 5 minutes and panicking that the baby would wake up or something would happen, even while watching the monitor
• Feeling like I wasn’t “myself” anymore, but telling myself it was just hormones
• Anger — so much anger — snapping over nothing and then instantly regretting it
• Constant exhaustion that didn’t make sense
• Forgetting where I was driving
• Holding my breath without realizing it
•Feeling like I was always on high alert

If you’re in it right now, please hear me: you are not alone.
You’re not failing.
You’re not “too much.”
You’re not imagining it.

Reach out. Ask for help. Tell a friend. Message me if you need a safe place. I’m here to listen without judgment, to meet you exactly where you are, and if you need resources, I have some incredible ones to share.
You deserve support. You deserve to feel held. And you absolutely deserve to feel like you again.

08/30/2025

📣Last Call to Vote📣
Tomorrow is the final day to vote for NoCo’s Best Doula 2025!
I couldn’t be more thankful for every single one of you who has already taken the time to vote and support me on this passionate journey. These last few years as a postpartum doula have stretched my heart in the best way. Helping families during such a tender, transformative season is truly my calling.
To even make it to the ballot is such an honor, and I would be incredibly grateful to be voted into the Top 3!
Your support means the world—thank you for cheering me on, believing in this dream, and spreading the love.
Vote here: https://share.google/YULjIQbIBrgwfHVZn

08/09/2025

Exciting News!!
I’ve been working on something new that I am so excited to finally share with you… Birth Photography! 📸

This newest passion of mine feels like the perfect extension of the work I already love so much as a postpartum doula. Capturing those raw, powerful, and beautiful first moments of life has truly deepened my love for supporting families during this incredible journey.

I’d be so grateful for your support—take a peek at my website, check out my gallery, and share with anyone who might be looking for someone to capture their birth story.

www.mtnmoondoula.com/birthphotography

Your encouragement means the world to me!

08/04/2025

It's World Breastfeeding Week 🤱🏽

Did you know that in many cultures around the world—and throughout history—wet nurses played a vital role in infant feeding and community care?
From West African and Middle Eastern traditions to European and Asian societies, wet nurses were often family members, neighbors, or designated caregivers who breastfed and nurtured babies that were not their own. It wasn’t taboo—it was community. ❤️
In the Philippines (my own heritage!), aunties and cousins would often help care for and feed a newborn when needed. In other places, milk kinship (a bond formed through nursing) was considered sacred.
Today, while wet nursing may look different, the core idea still matters: supporting each other in postpartum and infant care is natural, necessary, and normal.
🤱🏽 Whether it's through donor milk, lactation consultants, postpartum doulas, or just having someone hold your baby while you shower—you were never meant to do this alone.
So this week, let’s honor:
✨ The legacy of wet nurses
✨ The magic of shared care
✨ And the reminder that community is everything
Let’s rebuild that village, one mama at a time 💛
📸

08/03/2025

✨ Day 7: Celebrate Yourself ✨

Take a moment today—yes, right now—to say,
“I’m doing a great job.”
Because you absolutely are.
You’ve made it through sleepless nights, unpredictable days, milk spills, meltdowns (yours and theirs), and more snuggles than you can count. You’ve felt the weight of worry and the beauty of deep love. You’ve shown up in the ways only you can, and that deserves to be honored.
Let this be your gentle reminder:
💗 You don’t need perfection to be an amazing mom.
💗 You are not alone in your struggles.
💗 You are worthy of celebration—every single day.

This may be the last day of the Mom Guilt Series, but it’s not the last day to pause, reflect, and remind yourself of your strength, your grace, and your absolute badassery as a parent.
So throw some confetti (real or imaginary), treat yourself to something that fills your cup, and repeat after me:
“I am doing enough. I am more than enough. I am a wonderful mom.”

08/02/2025

Day 6: Comparison is a Thief

That mom on Instagram? The one with the perfect nursery, glowing skin, and smiling baby? She’s struggling with something too—just like you, just like me.
I remember scrolling through my feed in those early postpartum weeks, feeling like I was somehow doing it all wrong. Why did they look so put together while I was still in the same shirt from two days ago, holding a crying baby and wondering if I’d ever feel like myself again?
But here’s the truth no filter can hide: every mom has her own mess, her own mountain, her own moments of doubt.
Your story matters.
Your baby is not on anyone else’s timeline.
Your healing, your bonding, your rhythm—it’s all unfolding exactly as it should.

✨ Your journey is beautiful because it’s yours.
Let’s stop measuring our worth against curated snapshots and start celebrating the raw, real magic in our own homes. You’re not behind—you’re exactly where you need to be.

08/01/2025

Day 5: The Screen Time Spiral
Connection matters more than perfection.

I’ve been there—so many times. That moment when the house is loud, the baby’s crying, the toddler is melting down, dinner isn’t started, and I’m just… done. So I grab the tablet. I turn on Bluey. I let them scroll or play or zone out, because in that moment, we are surviving—and that matters, too.
It took me a long time (and three kids!) to unlearn the guilt that creeps in when screens enter the picture. I used to think it meant I was slacking or not trying hard enough. But I’ve learned that using a tool to get through the day doesn’t make you a bad mom—it makes you a real one. One who is showing up, adjusting, and giving her best.
Screens are not the enemy. The pressure to be everything, do everything, and never need a break? That’s the real villain.
So if you handed over the tablet today—maybe for longer than you planned—know this: Your worth is not measured in minutes of screen time. Your kids are loved. They are fed. And you are doing an incredible job.
There’s no shame in needing a breather. No guilt in choosing peace over perfection. You are not failing—you’re adapting.

07/31/2025

Day 4: You’re Allowed to Ask for Help

Asking for help doesn’t make you weak. It makes you wise.

I used to think I had to do it all on my own.
During my first postpartum experience, I wore my independence like armor. I wanted to prove I could handle it—every night feeding, every diaper change, every emotional meltdown (mine and the baby’s). I thought asking for help meant I wasn’t strong enough. That I wasn’t “natural” at this. Maybe I wasn’t doing it right.
But deep down, I was exhausted. I was touched out, cried more days than not, and felt so isolated even when I wasn’t physically alone. Eventually, I reached a breaking point—and that’s when I finally asked for help. And you know what? It didn’t make me less of a mom. It made me a better one.
Asking for help is not giving up—it’s opening up. It’s letting someone hold you while you hold your baby. It’s allowing yourself to be mothered too.
You were never meant to do this alone.
Let people in. Let them bring the meal. Rock the baby. Fold the laundry. Listen. Remind you that you’re not failing—you’re human. You’re healing. You’re worthy of care, too.
🤍 You don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Let others love you while you love your baby.

07/30/2025

Day 3: Feeding Without Shame

However you feed your baby—breast, bottle, combo, donor milk—what matters most is that you are nourishing your baby with love.
Let’s stop making parents feel like there’s only one "right" way to feed.
Let’s stop treating choices made out of survival, mental health, or access as failures.
Let’s stop shaming moms who are already pouring everything into their babies.
Because at the end of the day, what babies need most is a parent who is present, supported, and cared for, too.
Whether it’s nursing through tears, pumping in the middle of the night, mixing formula with shaky hands, or asking for help—none of that deserves judgment.

🤍 It deserves grace.
🤍 It deserves compassion.
🤍 It deserves a society that supports a mom’s mental health as fiercely as her milk supply.
Mom guilt doesn’t belong at the table, the rocking chair, or the 3 a.m. feed.
Only love does.
You are enough.
Fed and loved is always enough.

07/29/2025

Day 2: The “Rest Isn’t Productive” Lie
***Rest is productive. Period.***

I’ll be honest—this one took me a long time to believe in my own postpartum journey.
There were days I felt guilty for sitting still.
Days I questioned if I was doing “enough.”
Even though I was barely sleeping, healing from birth, feeding a baby around the clock, and trying to hold myself together emotionally… a voice in my head still whispered, “You should be doing more.”
Sound familiar?
Let me say this loud for the moms in the back: 📣
Rest is not lazy. Rest is necessary. Rest is productive.
Your body just did something incredible.
Your mind is adjusting to a whole new rhythm.
Your heart is learning how to love in a brand-new, all-consuming way.
That quiet moment on the couch with your baby on your chest? That’s bonding. That’s healing. That’s sacred.
Those naps you take in between feeds? That’s survival and recovery.
That decision to leave the dishes in the sink? That’s you choosing peace over pressure. That’s powerful parenting.
You don’t need to earn your rest. You don’t need to prove your worth.
You are already enough—exactly as you are, right now, in your robe, on your couch, with your messy bun and your beautiful, tired heart.
Let’s rewrite the story:
✨ Resting is part of good parenting. Full stop.
You are doing an amazing job. Even when you’re doing “nothing.” Especially then.

07/28/2025

Mom Guilt Series: 7 Days of Real Talk & Reassurance from your postpartum doula bestie

Day 1: Let’s Talk About It

Hi Mama, it’s time we talk about something sneaky and exhausting—MOM GUILT. It creeps in when you're trying your best and whispers that it's not enough.

But here’s your reminder:
You are doing a wonderful job.❤️

This week, I’ll be sharing a daily dose of truth to help quiet the guilt and remind you—you were made for this.

07/27/2025

I get asked a lot—
“How was your birth?”
“What did postpartum feel like for you?”
“What would you do if you were in my shoes?”

While I LOVE sharing and holding space for honest conversations, I also gently remind every parent: please don’t compare your story to mine or anyone else’s.
Your body is unique.
Your baby is their own little person.
Your parenting style, your recovery, your feelings—are all yours.
What worked for me might not work for you. What helped another mom might not be your thing. And that’s okay—in fact, it’s beautiful. This journey isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Give yourself permission to write your own story. You’re doing an incredible job.

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