Blessed Mother Birth Services

09/16/2025

Today I’d like to honor a Mexican hero💚🤍❤️ I never met her, but have treasured the many stories. Her name is Celestina Rubalcaba and lived in the small town of Santa María de la Paz Zacatecas and she supported countless mamas in her area giving birth.

When I met my mother in law years ago, I shared that I’m a doula expecting her to not know what that is as most people don’t understand. After my explanation of what a doula is she smiled and responded, “That’s what my Mami did”. She went on and told me how she grew up with her mother leaving time to time to assist mothers in the village during their births. Since then I’ve heard more beautiful stories from my husband’s older Tia of all the mothers her own mother cared for and how lovingly she served them.

In the past, I used to use a rebozo without much thought, but now when I do I think of Celestina and how she possibly used the same fabric to lift and sift and hold the many mothers who needed a doula.

For centuries women have served women during birth. Doulas are nothing new, we only have a title once labor and birth became associated with the medical field. It is such a gift to be in the role of a doula and help tradition continue for mothers.

09/01/2025

08/29/2025

Another podcast in the books! Thank you Mothering Wildlife (Elizabeth) for chatting with me and combining both my passions, Mamas and animals!🥰

Listen here! 👉🏼 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mothering-wildlife/id1694414470?i=1000723057496

08/03/2025

Abundantly blessed!!! I love when I get to attend a baptism from a recent birth, but this was special 💙

I’ve had the honor of having repeat clients in the last 16 years as a doula, but never 4 TIMES!!! It is a complete honor to have witnessed each one of these kiddos births. 🥹 Such a precious gift to help out their incredible mother. Sometimes I can’t believe how abundantly blessed I am!!!!💙❤️💛

07/01/2025

*National Joke Day*

05/30/2025

Birth Affirmations may be... "My body knows how to birth my baby." But affirming your God given strength by quoting the Saints during birth is a powerful way to hold birth as a holy and sanctifying event. I'm not talking about dumb inspirational poster quotes, but quotes that can transform your perspective because they are soaked in the Holy Spirit.

For me it was a quote from St. Joan of Arc. Although she was a French (Rebel With a Cause) teenager in the 1400's her powerful testament to follow God's will assisted me throughout much of my pregnancy and labor. There are so many incredible saints in heaven whose lives on earth can assist you in challenging times and whose prayers in heaven are effective. Invite them with you during your journey of pregnancy, labor, birth, and motherhood. They are our friends and want to support us.

04/28/2025

*C-Section Awareness Month*

You still have options! You CAN still have a birth plan!

I think sometimes mothers feel, that because their birth is in the operating room, that they no longer have choice. You often do. Now, this all is dependent on the various reasons for a cesarean birth, but even in emergency situations, you might have options to request for your baby, you, and your partner.

Options like:
-Music
-Lighting
-Skin-to-Skin (you or your partner!)
-Delayed Cord Clamping
-Peek-a-boo drape or lifting you baby after birth so you can see your precious little one
-Medical staff communicating what is going to happen or what is happening so you are in the know.

04/18/2025

*April is C- Section Awareness Month*

“This is my body given up for you” Luke 22:19

Whether it’s morning sickness, stretch marks, varicose veins, contractions, tearing, PPD, sleepless nights, sore ni***es, or even surgery to open your body to give life to your precious baby…your body is a temple given to your child in countless ways. It was created to give in this most intimate, intense way.

Mothers share a heavy cross. A cross that is irreplaceable in order to deliver and raise your little one.

I want you to know that you are seen. I see you. I have heard you and had the honor to be by your side as you offer your cross. You are beautiful. You are priceless. You are strong. You are brave. You are a miracle worker, Mama.

I am praying for you.

04/14/2025

It's C-Section Awareness Month ❤️

Did you know that 1 in 3 births are C-sections? This month, BMBS is standing with our C-Section community - sharing tips and support for the incredible mothers who birthed their babies in the operating room.

C-sections are not the "easy way out". Birth is birth, and every delivery deserves to be honored! The strength, resilience, and courage it takes to undergo a C-Section are beyond measure.

Here's to the mamas who've faced the unexpected, made tough choices, and embraced their birth with love, sacrifice, and bravery. Your birth matters. Your story is powerful.

Tag or share to a C-Section mama to celebrate her strength💕

03/26/2025

WORLD DOULA WEEK!!!!
Originally published on March 27, 2013, and updated on April 17, 2024 by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, Sara Ailshire, MA, and Ihotu Ali, MPH, there is strong evidence that the role of doulas help support mothers during labor and decrease or increase possible desires for birth.

In 2017, Bohren et al. published an updated Cochrane review on continuous support in childbirth. They combined the results of 26 trials with more than 15,000 people across 17 countries including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, in both high-income and middle-income settings.
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

03/24/2025

“So… you’re like a midwife. Right?”

03/04/2025

I ❤️ Hip Squeezes, but not as much as I love Valerie!!!