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Your birth experience matters, your intuition is mighty and I will always be your supporter. 🤍

09/14/2025

If you have any interest in adding a doula to your birth team… you might want to start the process now. 🫶🏻

Hiring a doula is a big decision, and finding the right doula for you could take a little time.

Here are some tips…

-Ask your provider + family & friends for recommendations

-Interview more than one (most doulas offer free consultations)

-Rather than “how many births have you supported” ask questions that will help you understand their strengths, experiences and view of birth

-Trust your gut and go with the doula that just feels like… a warm, calm, sturdy hug 🤍(hint: it’s a unique & personal relationship for each mama)

And, I don’t mean to rush ya, but… doulas are already booking well into 2026, so reach out and start chatting with doulas, most only commit to a couple births per month. ✨

09/05/2025

Sending my 39-week mamas these weekend reminders. 🤍

Awaiting (or dare I say, passing) your due date can be a total mind game.

Hang in there… your baby knows when to be born, and your body knows what to do. ✨

09/04/2025

I will tell every mama I know — you don’t NEED a doula.

But you deserve one.

Every pregnant, birthing & postpartum mom deserves the information, continuous support and personalized care that a doula provides.

Our society likes to tell us otherwise.

So here is your reminder that hiring a doula is not luxurious or bougie, you’re not spoiling yourself or being extra.

Adding a doula to your birth team is wise preparation for the major life transition into motherhood that no one should be left to do alone.

If you need a pep talk (or your partner does 😉) about doula support and if it’s something you deserve, I’m your gal. 😘

08/26/2025

The transition from summer to fall gets me more & more every year.

I realize how much I treasure unstructured time and open-ended days, the freedom to pick up & go (when I’m not on call 😉) and the ability to just say yes more often.

I love pushing them on swings, watching them splash in the water, helping them open another popsicle and taking them on adventures all around town.

And I could pick wildflowers with them for days.

Yes, I’m a routine kind of gal, so the structure of fall is a welcome kind of familiar, and the weather, of course, speaks a coziness I crave.

But… sending my girl back to school this year after a summer of challenge and connection, frustration and adoration, tears and abundant laughter has me feeling all kinds of bittersweet.

Just here to remind you that motherhood is like that. A constant dance of more than one feeling.

Let’s normalize that being normal and hard and real and… a gift. 🤍

08/25/2025

I get it, it’s so exciting — you’ve been waiting for signs of labor to show up, and they have (probably 😉).

Now what?

My best advice: pretend they aren’t happening. 😁

The longer you can distract yourself, while obviously taking care of yourself, the better.

Take a stroll, take a nap, get a good laugh & some oxytocin flowing. Stay out of the way and let your body do its thing.

Maybe this is it, maybe this drags on for days, maybe it all stops in an hour. Regardless, allowing labor to take its natural course is the best way to have a low-intervention birth.

And when in doubt, text your doula not Google. 😘

08/14/2025

Remember that whole “fourth baby, birth doesn’t go as planned” post a couple days ago?

Well, to finish the story, you should know this…

-OB on call says “I think you’re still in good shape to give this 2VBA2C a shot!” 🥹

-foley gets placed at 5am

-water gets broken at 9am

-labor intensifies at 6pm

-doula joins the party at 8pm

-epidural gets placed at 2am after hearing “you’re still at 7cm”

-pushing begins before epidural is in

-babe is born at 2:32am

So many twists & turns, several interventions I didn’t plan on but so grateful for the support to CHOOSE. While not what I had “planned,” I still felt informed & in charge of my experience.

I love a good birth story, and I’m grateful for this one and our two-year old babe. 🤍✨🙏🏻

08/11/2025

Two years ago at exactly this time…

We were sitting in OB triage making some very difficult decisions.

At 40w3d with babe number four (plus “advanced maternal age” & 2VBA2C), we had received some unsettling, ambiguous news at that day’s appointment.

Despite getting a truly supportive provider, doing all the research, hiring the best doula, defining my preferences and doing the mental & physical prep for birth… we were in a spot we never saw coming.

And had it not been for the OB on call that night, someone I had never met and honestly wanted nothing to do with… we would have ended up with a very different birth outcome.

He did more than just read my chart… he studied my plan, he listened to all of our questions & concerns and he believed in the possibility of what we wanted when no one else did.

✨Stay tuned to find out how the next 30 hours played out. ✨

08/08/2025

I didn’t think I’d make it one single week nursing a baby. And now I feel like it’s kind of all I’ve done the last NINE years. 😆

If you’re a parent, you’ve figured out a way to feed your babies that works perfectly for you, and that’s 100% commendable in itself. This isn’t about a right or wrong in the nourishment category, it’s about a little encouragement for the families who have chosen to breastfeed.

I’m talking directly to you, mama… wanting to nurse but a total rookie, a complete nervous wreck, midnight Google frantic and constantly feeling like something is wrong.

From thrush to mastitis, low supply to painfully engorged. From awkward advice-seeking to fumbling pump parts. From begging her to latch to crying over spilled milk and every moment in between… I’ve been there, and I want you to know, every time you lay that babe on your lap, YOU ARE DOING IT.

Keep trusting your body, keep trusting your baby, put down your Google-happy worried fingers and give your intuition some credit. Soak in every second you get to rock that nursing babe because one day will be the last day, and you’ll wonder where all those sleepless nights, sticky hands and sweet snuggles went.

You are doing it. And you’re doing great. 💕

PS - if you’re struggling, ask for help. There’s plenty of it available for mamas like us, and I’d have never made it this far doing what has now become my most favorite mama thing if it wasn’t for the support & encouragement I’ve received.

Happy 😘

08/06/2025

I used to very, very rarely get in the water with my kids.

I’d wear my gym shorts and wade up to my knees, sit in the sand and take pictures of their sun-kissed cheeks.

Last year though, I put my suit on to go to the beach for whatever reason (the only one I have that fits me albeit 10 years old, pilled & saggy).

As soon as we got to the beach, I threw my top layer off and sprinted into the water, shrieking with a kind of newfound exhilaration.

My kids stared. And then smiled so big. And then ran after me. And begged me over & over to play with them in the water.

It was my favorite memory that summer. 💙

As I was cleaning out schoolwork toward the end of this last year, I found a paper that my nine-year old had written about that afternoon, full of detail and life and joy.

And I realized… such a simple thing, made such an impact on her.

And me.

So now, as often as I can… I put on my suit. I hate this suit (but wearing it is better than shopping for a new one I suppose).

I keep trying to be the mom who plays, who gets wet, who gets on their level and… wears the swimsuit.

Because I think it’s these simple things really do matter. ✨

08/04/2025

It’s ok if you don’t want a doula, but I hope you know… you deserve one.

For the planning, for the laboring, for the transitioning to someone new. You deserve someone who holds the space and reminds you it’s all worth it.

And you’re doing everything right. 🤍

📸: shared with permission from the mama full of grit & grace 💙

08/02/2025

A week full of consultations gets me all kinds of excited! 👋🏻✨🫶🏻

While most often these conversations flow naturally, sometimes I can feel moms (and dads) unsure of what to say, ask or expect.

Because I like to keep things real transparent, here are a few things you can expect when scheduling a consultation with me…

✨I don’t like to wait to meet you, so most of my consultations are virtual. However, I’m not at all opposed to setting something up in-person.

✨ During our call, I will probably be outside or somewhere in my house hiding from my four wild children.

✨ I’m going to let you guide the convo — ask all the questions + tell me all the things about your journey.

✨ If you don’t know where to start, that’s totally ok! I’ll give an overview of how I became a doula + the type of support I provide.

✨ I will tell you to interview more than one doula. This is a personal relationship, and you deserve to find the perfect fit for your birthy vibe. 🤍

And finally, whether you decide to move forward, adding me to your team or we never talk again… you should know I will always, always be rooting for you. 😘

02/12/2025

My babyiest baby is 18 months today. ✨

She is silly and moody, loud and hungry. She adores her brother, looks for her biggest sister and is taken care of by her big sister. Being outside is her favorite with a close runner up being mess-making.

From her first day here and every day since, she’s the light & laughter in our days. And my nights. 😉

We’re all feeling bittersweet about her growing up, after all, nothing compares to having a baby in the family. But my goodness, we know our Biggie is going to be a hoot as a toddler. 🤍

And in honor of this sweet milestone, I finally (finally!!!) finished her birth story. It’s live on my website and linked in the comments. 🪺

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