Mother Heart Birth Services, LLC

Mother Heart Birth Services, LLC Certified Birth Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, Certified Photographer, & Placenta Encapsulator

As a certified birth doula, certified lactation counselor, and photographer, I provide prenatal and labor support, placenta encapsulation, breastfeeding support, maternity/birth/newborn photography, and local resources to families in and around Genesee County, Michigan.

03/22/2026

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Throughout all the twists and turns that inevitably come with birth work, the humility and gratitude I feel for being trusted to make a difference during such a transformational time will always be a huge highlight of this career โค๏ธ what have you heard or wondered about doula care? Comment and I'll share my two cents : )

03/10/2026

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03/06/2026

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Empowering Birth & Breastfeeding Families Congratulations A new addition to your family can be exciting and stressful. It is great to have a plan and be prepared. There are several questions your partner and you may have. Our services are designed to assist your family in making decisions regarding....

What does trusted support look like to you? ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿฅฐ
02/20/2026

What does trusted support look like to you?
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Black families are nourished by community. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿคฑ๐Ÿพ

This month, weโ€™re honored to highlight Shonte' Terhune-Smith, BS, IBCLC, BD. Her work shows how care, culture, and trust come together to support Black families - neighbors, elders, doulas, peer lactation counselors, and family networks all forming the village that families rely on. ๐Ÿกโœจ

Shonteโ€™ shares:
"In the current climate in this world, families need trusted support. We should be grounding our work in being that safe and trusted support."

Weโ€™re proud to amplify and support the work of partners like Shonteโ€™, connecting families to care, education, and advocacy they can trust. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

Connect with Shonteโ€™:
Facebook: YOLO Breastfeeding
Instagram: .breastfeeding
Venmo: -Smith-2

Because Black families are nourished by community - then, now, and always. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ซ

Bodies are so amazing!
02/20/2026

Bodies are so amazing!

๐Ÿผ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ This is a lactating breast. Not cysts. Not inflammation. Not โ€œtoxic buildup.

Those little bubble-looking spaces?

Theyโ€™re called alveoli and theyโ€™re where milk is made. โœจ

Breasts are made up of thousands of tiny milk-producing sacs, clustered into lobules, all connected by a branching highway of ducts ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿงฌ that carry milk toward the ni**le.

When milk is present, those alveoli can look:
๐Ÿ’งrounded
๐Ÿ’งpale or white
๐Ÿ’งfull and distended

That white youโ€™re seeing?
๐Ÿฅ› Thatโ€™s milk.

Not stored in one big โ€œreservoir.โ€

Not sitting in pockets.

Milk is made continuously in these tiny sacs and released when your body gets the signal, like baby suckling, hand expression, pumping, touch, even thinking about your baby ๐Ÿ’ž

๐ŸŒธ A few important things most people were never taught:

๐Ÿฉธ Breasts are highly vascular, especially in pregnancy and lactation. All that blood flow supports milk production.
๐Ÿง  Milk ejection is hormonal, not mechanical. Oxytocin matters. Safety matters.
๐Ÿ“š This anatomy is normal. Functional. Brilliant.

So if youโ€™ve ever seen images like this labeled as โ€œdisease,โ€ โ€œabnormal,โ€ or โ€œconcerningโ€โ€ฆ thatโ€™s not your body being wrong, thatโ€™s education being missing.

โœจ Your body doesnโ€™t fail at feeding.
โœจ Your breasts arenโ€™t broken.
โœจ This system has sustained human life for thousands of years.

Milk-making isnโ€™t simple.

Itโ€™s alive, responsive, and powerful.

And it deserves to be understood, not feared. ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿผ

โ™ฅ๏ธThis is a conceptual illustration, not a literal or to-scale image of breast anatomy. Itโ€™s meant to show how milk-producing structures relate to ducts and blood supply, not what you would see in a real dissection. The physiology is real but the proportions are illustrative like what we would see in medical education all the time because real anatomy is too small, complex, and layered to photograph clearly sometimes. We often use illustrations in anatomy textbooks, lactation education, and physiology lectures.โ™ฅ๏ธ

-Love,
Badassmotherbirther

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐š๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž, & ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!
Salud Articular

All of these lol
02/12/2026

All of these lol

SO exciting!!
02/12/2026

SO exciting!!

We are so excited to officially have Nafisha, our 5th midwife here with us! Just missing Rachelle from the picture. Our team is doing some amazing things and we have more planned. Stay tuned! ๐Ÿคฉ

โ€œI am not alone - generations of birthing people stand with me.โ€ ๐Ÿ’›Every contraction, every breath, every moment of birth...
12/09/2025

โ€œI am not alone - generations of birthing people stand with me.โ€ ๐Ÿ’›

Every contraction, every breath, every moment of birth is part of a long, powerful lineage. You carry the strength, wisdom, and resilience of those who came before you. Trust your body, trust your instincts, and know that you are supported - seen, honored, and never alone. โœจ๐Ÿ‘ถ

C-sections are sometimes necessary, but that doesnโ€™t mean you have to feel disconnected. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’›Doulas can help you personali...
12/06/2025

C-sections are sometimes necessary, but that doesnโ€™t mean you have to feel disconnected. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’›

Doulas can help you personalize your surgical birth experience - suggesting ways to see your baby, encouraging skin-to-skin, supporting gentle introductions, and guiding your care team to honor your preferences whenever possible. Iโ€™m here for you and want to do everything I can to support your family as you welcome your sweet babe earthside. ๐Ÿ‘ถโœจ๐Ÿค

This is why support matters. โœจWith the right care, families step into postpartum with confidence, connection, and room f...
12/03/2025

This is why support matters. โœจ

With the right care, families step into postpartum with confidence, connection, and room for joy to unfold. ๐Ÿ’›

Birth comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms - and your photos should too. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’›Inclusive photographers capture every body, ...
12/02/2025

Birth comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms - and your photos should too. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’›

Inclusive photographers capture every body, every family, and every story, creating memories that truly reflect who you are. ๐Ÿ“ธโœจ

These images donโ€™t just preserve a moment - they celebrate your love, your identity, and the unique journey of your family. You deserve it! ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿค

Water labor can help reduce pain, increase relaxation, and provide freedom of movement. ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸคPaired with a supportive partn...
11/28/2025

Water labor can help reduce pain, increase relaxation, and provide freedom of movement. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿค

Paired with a supportive partner, itโ€™s a powerful combination that honors both the birth process and the emotional needs of the family. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’›

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