Wild Child Birth Services

08/31/2025

Birth is unpredictable. Even when it's a planned induction. Mother needed an emergency section after 19 hours and FTP then baby ended up in the NICU for a couple weeks. Thankfully mother and baby recovered faster this time than her first birth and immediate postpartum experience! The OB on staff wouldn't let me into the OR as he said there wasn't enough room so enjoy these highlights from active labor. I love what I doula! 🥰💗✨️

Did your birth or postpartum plans go as plan or change on a whim? 🤰🏻👶🏼🍼

08/17/2025

The amniotic fluid won't have mother’s distinct smell for baby to look for postpartum.. Will they play an artificial heartbeat for the fetus to hear as it develops or will it be silent and mechanical like noises? It will be sustained with artificial nutrition, so like TPN & vitamins plus saline? Once born, babies are hardwired to smell/sense/look for their mother after all, they heard them and grew them for 9/10 months, these babies won't have that. Will they receive delayed cord clamping for its solid benefits or will this further medicalize birth? Will the babies be tended to be other robotic nurses in a nursery before being placed in human homes? Or what's the objective here? Why don't we study the tap water (and what ALL doesnt get cleared from filtration processes) and its effects on fertility? Where are the studies and recommendations on todays tech and damaging male's s***m quality? (I know there are studies, that isn't my point )🥼🔎

Why turn to robots as incubators to "birth" traumatized persons literally out of the womb? Why not correct where we have wronged against our own systems? 🧐🔬

I just can't. Won't. NOPE! 🚫🙅🏼‍♀️

06/23/2025

👉 𝐓𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝟒𝟏 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, 𝟏,𝟖𝟑𝟎 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝.

That's right — nearly 2,000 women would face the risks of induction to potentially prevent 1 stillbirth.

But induction itself carries serious risks — including a higher risk of C-section, NICU stays, and babies born in poor condition.

In fact, the risk MORE THAN DOUBLES for babies being admitted to NICU for more than 24 hours!

It's time we stop treating induction like it's risk-free or the "safe" option. Women deserve the full picture to make informed choices!

06/22/2025

☀️💛✨️ The Golden Hour ✨️💛☀️

The golden hour postpartum—the first 60 minutes after birth—is a critical time for both mother and baby. Undisturbed skin-to-skin contact and minimal separation during this hour provide a range of emotional, physiological, and developmental benefits.

Here are the key benefits for both baby and mother:

🌟 For the Baby:

1. Stabilizes Vital Signs

Regulates body temperature, heart rate, and breathing more effectively than an incubator.

2. Promotes Breastfeeding Success

Increases likelihood of early latching and longer-term breastfeeding success.

Helps stimulate milk production through baby’s suckling and mother's oxytocin release.

3. Boosts Immunity

Exposure to mother’s skin microbiome helps develop the newborn’s immune system.

Colostrum (first milk) is rich in antibodies.

4. Reduces Stress and Crying

Skin-to-skin contact lowers the baby’s stress hormones.

Babies cry less and are more calm.

5. Enhances Bonding and Security

Helps newborn feel safe and connected through smell, voice, and heartbeat recognition.

6. Supports Brain Development

The comfort of touch and warmth stimulates neural development.

💗 For the Mother:

1. Promotes Oxytocin Release

Facilitates bonding.

Helps the uterus contract, reducing postpartum bleeding.

2. Increases Breastfeeding Confidence

Early latch success increases maternal confidence and satisfaction with the birthing experience.

3. Reduces Postpartum Depression Risk

The emotional connection and oxytocin surge may help lower risk.

4. Improves Maternal-Infant Attachment

Immediate contact fosters emotional bonding and maternal instincts.

5. Encourages a Restful Start

Both mother and baby often experience a calm, restful period after birth when undisturbed.

📝 Summary:

The golden hour isn’t just a nice tradition—it’s a powerful, evidence-based practice. Supporting uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth (barring medical emergencies) can lay a strong foundation for both short-term health and lifelong well-being for mother and baby! 💛✨️

06/21/2025

Take back birth! We owe it to our ancestors! 🙌🏻



Marisol Holman & Joi Reneé of Sol Midwifery Services

06/21/2025

💛😇👶🏼

“This just happens.” is something stillbirth parents hear pretty often from their providers.

"This just happens" is not an explanation for why a baby dies.
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When a parent asks why their baby died, they deserve more than a shrug. More than vague language. More than a pat on the shoulder and silence.⁣
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🖤 They deserve answers.
🖤 They deserve honesty.
🖤 They deserve providers willing to say, “We don’t always know but we’ll help you understand everything we do know.”⁣
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There is a reason, but sometimes we don’t (or can’t) know what it is.

That distinction matters.

❤️A baby doesn’t die for no reason.
❤️But sometimes, even with every test available, we’re left with no clear explanation, so the death is labeled “unexplained” but that doesn’t mean it was random, meaningless, or that there wasn’t a reason.

It just means:
🧪 Medicine hasn’t found it yet.
🔍 Or, we didn’t have the tools, timing, or evidence to see it.

Other times we do know.

Sometimes it’s preventable.
Sometimes there were red flags.
Sometimes someone didn’t listen.
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And when we brush it off as a mystery, when we avoid the hard conversations, we rob families of closure, accountability, and healing.⁣
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Every loss matters. Every baby matters. Every parent deserves the truth even when it’s hard.⁣

Saying “the reason is unknown” instead of “there is no reason” honors the reality and complexity of stillbirth.

-Love,
Flor Cruz
Badassmotherbirther

03/15/2025

Growth spurts can take a lot out of you and baby. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. That's why I encourage mothers to stay ahead of them by preparing.
What does that mean? Download the app and get your baby's growth spurt/development leap chart. Keep snacks handy and nearby. Fill the largest bottle/cup you have with water. Think comfy and easily accessible when dressing for the day/night, you want to be able to provide milk or general skin to skin on the fly. Have a wrap or carrier close. Keep your charger nearby because you know you w i l l get stuck under that tiny eventually and your phone w i l l die. Reminder that growing sucks for everyone and sometimes causes baby/little physical discomfort. Y o u are their source of comfort, nutrition, and security.
And most importantly, remember that spurts/leaps are perfectly designed to bring your baby to new leaps and bounds both intellectually and physically at different stages throughout their infancy and childhood. They cluster when younger and space out as they age. 🔮
Signs in baby of a spurt/leap: eating more/less, sleeping more/less, fussy more/less, & being clingy more/less.
Signs mom may notice: feeling like she doesn't make enough milk, being touched out, not getting usual amount of sleep, & holding baby more than normal.

03/14/2025

✨ Model Call Alert! ✨

I’m currently seeking ONE participant for each of the following sessions: maternity, postpartum, couples, lifestyle (think family baking, farm chores, cozy reading moments, and more), as well as family model calls! Additionally, I’m looking for **2 birth clients** to join as models.

After taking some time away to focus on my family and self, I’m excited to get back to capturing beautiful moments with you! 🏔🙏🏼

I’ve attached some examples of my previous work for reference. While these are model calls, you are welcome to offer a donation for my time and equipment. You are also welcome to purchase additional images from your gallery. By participating, you consent to having the images shared online and used in my portfolio. Each client will receive **5 edited images** via private digital proofing gallery. 🥰📸

If you’re interested, feel free to COMMENT BELOW or DM ME for more details and to reserve your spot!

09/01/2024

The newborn exam / midwifery model ✨️

After mother, baby, and family have had their undisturbed golden hour or so after a low risk + physiological birth, a gentle hands-on anatomical and clinical exam is performed by the midwife. Sometimes, her accompanying birth assistant and/or student midwife, under the supervision of their preceptor midwife, also participate in this assessment and opportunity for further information, skills, and continued training. Baby is assessed from their crown to their footsies, having their heart, breathing, reflexes, spine, mouth/latch, joints, and more checked out for any potential abnormalities or variations of normal.

Did you help with your baby's newborn exam? 🥰

CDEM: of
Having witnessed her grow from the daughter of my own midwife as a 14yo photographer fascinated with birth, to graduating high school early as a homeschooler, to a devoted and persistent college student midwife, to graduated and titled as a Certified Direct Entry Midwife. During all that, she has attended 3 of my own homebirths, got married, and grew her own beautiful baby girl who attends births just like her own mother has. Such a full circle for this sweet human. I just had to dedicate some space to her work, soul, and skills. I am honored to have witnessed your journey thus far. You're foraging paths! 🔥

02/06/2023

How quickly did your baby root and latch after birth? 😍

This gem of a girly was rooting within her first minutes and latched beautifully after only 15 minutes Earthside! 💫

02/03/2023

Can you hear or feel this photo? 💫

I can hear the water trickling around mama. I can feel those familiar surges buildling within. I can smell the oils carefully chosen in the air. I can see her laying back in complete surrendering where moments later she met her baby. 🥰

02/02/2023

Did your baby have any vernix, or a thick white waxy protective coating, on their body at birth? 💫