The Aligned Birth

The Aligned Birth Certified Birthing and Postpartum Doula. Happily serving Southeastern Idaho.

Did you know that there are actually a TON of myths around a women’s cycle & menstruation?Let’s look at a few 🧐1. Women ...
07/29/2021

Did you know that there are actually a TON of myths around a women’s cycle & menstruation?

Let’s look at a few 🧐

1. Women have a 28 day-long cycle. ❌MYTH❌

Not every woman’s cycle is 28 days long. Traveling, diet, exercise, medication, etc, can affect your cycle.

So don’t be alarmed if you have a 27 day cycle or a 34 day cycle. Having a consistent cycle is the priority, not having a strict 28 day cycle.

2. Menstruation is painful. ❌MYTH❌

Menstruation does NOT have to hurt. Does it? More times than not β€” yes. But diet, exercise, self-care, nourishment and so many other lifestyle habits can help improve the comfortability of your cycle.

Next time menstruation peeps around the corner, try eliminating processed sugars from your diet and practice light stretching and walking. Not only can this assist in a painless period, but it can assist in the mental toll it may take on you.

❗️Disclaimer: For those who experience menstruation & cycle complications like endometriosis and pcos, managing menstruation pain is much trickier and we understand that this myth is very true for you. 🀍

3. Menstruation is gross & should be hidden. ❌MYTH❌

Menstruation is a HEALTHY and natural part of having a uterus. Menstruation is a sign that your body is regulating itself and performing as it should. Accepting and embracing this natural phenomenon leaves room for our body to heal, feel nourished, and accepted as it is.

4. You cannot get pregnant on your period ❌MYTH❌

Not all women ovulate on the 14th day, meaning that they can ovulate sooner or even later depending on their specific cycle. If you are one of the many women who ovulate closer to their period, be aware that pregnancy can occur.

5. Exercising during your period is bad. ❌MYTH❌

Exercise releases endorphins and dopamine that actually assist in pain management, sleep, and MOOD! So get your workout on, girl! Whether it is walking, running, yoga, aerobics, weights, anything that get’s you moving can assist you in your menstruation endeavors. πŸƒπŸΎβ€β™€οΈ

Menstruation serves YOU, so embrace it, however it may come. πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

π‘»π’π’…π’‚π’š 𝑰 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’˜π’π’“π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 π’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’ π’…π’†π’„π’Œ 𝒐𝒇 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π’‚π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–πŸ€Birth can feel π’Šπ’π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ, ...
06/30/2021

π‘»π’π’…π’‚π’š 𝑰 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’˜π’π’“π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 π’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’ π’…π’†π’„π’Œ 𝒐𝒇 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π’‚π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–πŸ€

Birth can feel π’Šπ’π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ, π’”π’„π’‚π’“π’š, and 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍.

Or it can feel π’†π’Žπ’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ, π’‡π’–π’π’‡π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ, and π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ.

However you may feel about your upcoming birth, remember how birth affirmations serve as your π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…, your π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’†π’“, and your literal π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’.

Click the link in my bio to sign up for your free stack of printable birth affirmations just like this one!

As always, I am here for 𝒀𝑢𝑼. πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 π’ƒπ’“π’†π’‚π’”π’•π’‡π’†π’†π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’‘π’“π’†π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’„π’š? πŸ€”Anyone ever heard of π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’?Women who are pregnant, or have just given bir...
06/22/2021

π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 π’ƒπ’“π’†π’‚π’”π’•π’‡π’†π’†π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’‘π’“π’†π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’„π’š? πŸ€”

Anyone ever heard of π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’?

Women who are pregnant, or have just given birth, experience an increase in their π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’ levels, which give women the ability to produce breast milk.

π’€π’‚π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’! 🀩

π‘·π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’ is a hormone created by your pituitary gland.

The pituitary gland, located at the base of your brain, produces π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’ when you breastfeed upon request.

The interesting thing about π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’, is that it indirectly suppresses your π‘­π’π’π’π’Šπ’„π’π’†-π‘Ίπ’•π’Šπ’Žπ’–π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘―π’π’“π’Žπ’π’π’† (𝑭𝑺𝑯) and the π‘³π’–π’•π’†π’Šπ’π’Šπ’›π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘―π’π’“π’Žπ’π’π’† (𝑳𝑯) which are linked to the reproduction and development of women’s eggs.

With that in mind, every time baby eats, they stimulate prolactin, therefore surprising the necessary hormones required for the reproduction of eggs.

π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕!? 🀩

Remember though, if baby is not breastfeeding π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’π’•π’π’š day and night, there is π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” a possibility of an egg being released. As there would not be a consistent enough flow of π’‘π’“π’π’π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’ to appropriately suppress your FSH and LH hormones!

I cannot get over these posts 🀩Let your birth empower you. Let it run its course.You have rights. Rights to a birth that...
06/15/2021

I cannot get over these posts 🀩

Let your birth empower you.

Let it run its course.

You have rights. Rights to a birth that leaves you feeling courageous, no matter the outcome. πŸ€—πŸ€—

πŸ‘‹πŸ» π‘―π’Š π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’”! πŸ‘‹πŸ»My name is Abigail and I am so happy that you’re here… π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’Šπ’π’–π’”π’π’š. πŸ₯²There’s nothing else in life that I ...
05/21/2021

πŸ‘‹πŸ» π‘―π’Š π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’”! πŸ‘‹πŸ»

My name is Abigail and I am so happy that you’re here… π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’Šπ’π’–π’”π’π’š. πŸ₯²

There’s nothing else in life that I love more than seeing women and mommas feel aligned with who they are and feel empowered.

πŸ’ͺ🏻 π‘²π’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’† π’Šπ’” π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“.

πŸ’ͺ🏻 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“.

πŸ’ͺ🏻 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“.

I am here to π’‡π’–π’π’π’š 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–, the new momma and the new baby, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’† π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† 𝒂𝒕. πŸ€—

Me being a doula looks like so many things but here are just a few…

✨ I trained and got certified as a birth and postpartum doula through Utah Doulas and Company.

✨ Babies are my jam… But my even bigger jam is loving the mommas just as much, no matter what.

✨ Being a doula requires continuous (quite literally) learning, growing, and stretching. We are never done learning. We are never done growing. We are always there to meet you where you’re at.

My goal is to π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’, 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆, and 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 usher you into an empowering birth and empowering postpartum season.

✨ 𝑨𝒏 π’†π’Žπ’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 π’Žπ’†π’‚π’ 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰. ✨

πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ An empowering birth means that π’šπ’π’– π’ˆπ’‚π’—π’† π’Šπ’• π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒂𝒍𝒍.

πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ An empowering birth means that π’šπ’π’– π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† π’Šπ’π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’†π’… π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’π’”.

πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ An empowering birth means that π’šπ’π’– π’π’π’•π’Šπ’„π’†π’… π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’π’† π’„π’‚π’‘π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒐𝒇 π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’π’Šπ’‡π’†.

That sounds absolutely magical, right? πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

I hope that this page serves as a virtual home away from home, a safe place for you to process, feel accepted, understood, and known. 🏑

I would 𝑳𝑢𝑽𝑬 to get to know each of you.

Whether you’re a mom, mom-to-be, or hope to be a mom one day, all of us women need support.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’šπ’π’– π’π’†π’†π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’ π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’π’Šπ’‡π’† π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’π’π’˜? 🀍

Drop a comment, DM me, or email me through my website in my bio to introduce yourself and tell me what you are needing in your life right now! 🀍

𝑰 π’‚π’Ž 𝒔𝒐 π’‰π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. πŸ€—

🀩 𝑨𝒓𝒆 π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒔 π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆?! 🀩This coming Thursday @ 6:30 pm MDT, Dr. Lacey White and I will be hosting an instagram...
05/11/2021

🀩 𝑨𝒓𝒆 π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒔 π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆?! 🀩

This coming Thursday @ 6:30 pm MDT, Dr. Lacey White and I will be hosting an instagram live to answer all questions involving Pelvic Floor Therapy!

𝑨𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’–π’†π’”π’” π’˜π’‰π’‚π’•!?πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ This is not only for the expectant mothers, but all women out there!

So come hang out with us this Thursday as we talk and answer everything doula & pelvic floor therapy related!

𝑺𝒆𝒆 π’šπ’π’– 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏! πŸ€—

βœ¨π‘―π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 π‘«π’‚π’š...✨To all different kinds of mothers.You are the superhero’s of the world. You are the women who sha...
05/09/2021

βœ¨π‘―π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 π‘«π’‚π’š...✨

To all different kinds of mothers.

You are the superhero’s of the world. You are the women who shape those around you and the next generation. You are the women who have sacrificed and selflessly loved unconditionally.

π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Œπ’Šπ’π’… 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒇𝒇 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’†π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’….πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

So Happy Mother’s Day, to all of you world changers from me to you. πŸ€—

π‘«π’Šπ’… π’šπ’π’– π’Œπ’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’…π’˜π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 70% 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰π’” π’Šπ’ 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’π’π’π’š 8% π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Όπ’π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔? 🀯In honor...
05/05/2021

π‘«π’Šπ’… π’šπ’π’– π’Œπ’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’…π’˜π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 70% 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰π’” π’Šπ’ 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’π’π’π’š 8% π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Όπ’π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔? 🀯

In honor of International Day of the Midwives, I thought it would be appropriate to give them a little more credit, because they certainly do deserve it.

β€œπ‘΄π’Šπ’…π’˜π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’•π’“π’‚π’Šπ’π’†π’… π’‘π’“π’π’‡π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’π’” π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’•π’Šπ’”π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’Œπ’Šπ’π’π’” π’Šπ’ π’”π’–π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’π’Žπ’†π’ 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ π’‰π’†π’‚π’π’•π’‰π’š π’‘π’“π’†π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’„π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’π’‘π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’‚π’ π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’“π’†π’„π’π’—π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” π’…π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’π’”π’•π’‘π’‚π’“π’•π’–π’Ž π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’…. π‘΄π’Šπ’…π’˜π’Šπ’—π’†π’” π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’† π’˜π’π’Žπ’†π’ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’…π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’›π’†π’… 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’–π’π’Šπ’’π’–π’†π’π’š π’”π’–π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‘π’‰π’šπ’”π’Šπ’„π’‚π’, π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’‚π’, π’†π’Žπ’π’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’, π’”π’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’•π’–π’‚π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔.” -π‘΄π’Šπ’…π’˜π’Šπ’—π’†π’” π‘¨π’π’π’Šπ’‚π’π’„π’†

In 2017, 32% of births in America, ended up in an unplanned cesarean.

In 2017, 6.6% of births in Finland, ended up in an unplanned cesarean.

Believe it or not, only 4% of American births have a midwife present.

It gets crazier...75% of Finnish births, have a midwife present. 🀯

An informed and empowered birth plan promotes a healthy, well-rounded, and successful labor & delivery process.

With all of that being said, I encourage you, whatever your preferred birth route may be, to interview 2-3 professionally trained, educated, and certified midwives, along with your OBGYN & doula interviews, simply to 𝒕𝒐 π’Œπ’π’π’˜ π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’π’‘π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆.

✨ Happy International day of the Midwife! ✨

[ Resources: The Business of Being Born. Abby Epstein, Mary Helen Ayres, Julia Barnett, Sylvie Blaustein, Barranca Productions, 2008. β€” Family Support America, β€œHome Birth vs. Hospital Birth.” https://familysupportamerica.org/home-birth-vs-hospital-birth/ β€” Midwives Alliance North America, β€œWhat is a Midwife?” https://mana.org/about-midwives/what-is-a-midwife ]

Maintaining a π’‘π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’—π’†, π’†π’Žπ’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ, and 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 mindset during labor & delivery can feel dreadful. 😩If you’re anythin...
05/04/2021

Maintaining a π’‘π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’—π’†, π’†π’Žπ’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ, and 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 mindset during labor & delivery can feel dreadful. 😩

If you’re anything like me though, music can usher us into some of the most deep, but yet empowering emotions. ✨

Along with your birth affirmations, create a personalized birthing playlist for yourself, prior to the coming of your wee-one, that will aid in your positive birth experience, whatever the outcome may be.

✨ π‘΄π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒏 π’‘π’“π’†π’‘π’‚π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’† π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’˜π’‰π’π’π’† π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’† π’Šπ’ 𝒂 π’‘π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’—π’† π’˜π’‚π’š. ✨

No matter what is happening around you, no matter what labor is throwing at you and your little one, π’šπ’π’– π’“π’†π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒂 π’”π’•π’†π’‚π’…π’š π’“π’π’„π’Œ, 𝒂𝒏 π’–π’π’˜π’‚π’—π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‡π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 π’“π’†π’„π’Œπ’π’π’†π’… π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰. 🌈

Check out my L & D highlight for some uplifting song recommendations 🀍

✨ 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’“π’π’π’Ž 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’”π’π’Žπ’† 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 ✨There is really nothing like it...drinking your favorite smooth...
05/01/2021

✨ 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’“π’π’π’Ž 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’”π’π’Žπ’† 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 ✨

There is really nothing like it...

drinking your favorite smoothie,
listening to your favorite book,
doing your favorite exercise,
or simply taking 5 minutes to bask in the sun.

We all need it, π’†π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’π’π’š π’Žπ’π’Žπ’Žπ’‚π’”.

As you enjoy your weekend, think of 1 easy thing you can incorporate into your daily routine to boost your levels of 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 and π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’!

πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπ‘Ύπ’‰π’‚π’• π’Šπ’” π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’‡π’‚π’—π’π’“π’Šπ’•π’† π’˜π’‚π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’‰π’π’˜ π’šπ’π’–π’“π’”π’†π’π’‡ π’”π’π’Žπ’† 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆?πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’šπ’π’– π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’†π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’“π’š, π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉...✨ There is a part of you waiting to be b...
04/30/2021

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’šπ’π’– π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’†π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’“π’š, π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉...

✨ There is a part of you waiting to be born. Not only are you growing your baby, but you are growing yourself. ✨

These moments are stretchingΒ ones where you wonder, "π‘ͺ𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’”?"

Of course you are doubting yourself. You have never been a mother before. You haveΒ never experienced the strength, power, and grace that a mother carries.

But as you birth your baby, that part of you will emerge. You are not just birthingΒ a little human, you are birthing a whole different side of yourself that has been lying dormant until now.

𝑺𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“π’”π’†π’π’‡ 𝒐𝒖𝒕...

Breathe in this fresh new season and this beautiful new person thatΒ you are becoming.

𝑳𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 & π’…π’†π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’“π’š π’Šπ’”π’'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’ƒπ’‚π’ƒπ’š, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’π’– 𝒕𝒐𝒐.🀍

Every push, every breath, every tear, and every laugh, get's you one step closer to meeting your baby and meeting the 𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’†π’Žπ’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’•π’‰π’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆. ✨

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐 π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒃𝒖𝒕...𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.Whether you’re a new momma or you’ve been a momma for quite some time, this ser...
04/28/2021

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐 π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒃𝒖𝒕...

𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.

Whether you’re a new momma or you’ve been a momma for quite some time, this serves as your gentle reminder to ✨ π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. ✨

Mothers are the most powerful and capable women in the world, in my opinion at least.

In order to maintain your almost
πŸ¦„π’”π’–π’‘π’†π’“π’π’‚π’•π’–π’“π’‚π’πŸ¦„ capabilities though, you must remember the difference between π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ and π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.

If you continue to try to do π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ, you will slowly feel like you actually cannot do π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ. As your personal online doula, I want to tell you that, π’šπ’π’– 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’†π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. πŸ€—

Instead of loving your babies, no matter how young or old they are, from a place of trying to do π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ, love them from a place of knowing that you can actually do π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 🀩

Who is with me!?

✨ π‘©π’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π‘¨π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” ✨What exactly are birth affirmations and why are they important?Birth affirmations serve as your 𝒇𝒓...
04/27/2021

✨ π‘©π’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π‘¨π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” ✨

What exactly are birth affirmations and why are they important?

Birth affirmations serve as your π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…, your π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’†π’“, and literally your π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’!

There are MANY times throughout your labor and delivery when you may feel tired, weak, and like you just want to quit. Birth affirmations remind you that you are a power to be reckoned with and they serve as your voice, when you feel like you have none.

Throughout your pregnancy I encourage you to create birth affirmations that leave you feeling π’Šπ’π’”π’‘π’Šπ’“π’†π’…, π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’†π’…, and π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’‡π’–π’. You can print them out, write them on a banner, or on sticky notes! Something that you can take with you to your birth place.

βœ¨π‘Ύπ’‰π’‚π’• 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰ π’‚π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Žπ’‚π’š 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 π’šπ’π’–?!✨

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒂 π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’Šπ’” 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’Šπ’” 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏." -𝑢𝒔𝒉𝒐 🀯I don't know about you guys, but this got me. Birth has ev...
04/23/2021

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒂 π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’Šπ’” 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’Šπ’” 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏." -𝑢𝒔𝒉𝒐 🀯

I don't know about you guys, but this got me. Birth has everything to do with new seasons, changes, and of course, birth. It isn't just about a baby being born though. It is about a mother being born, a father being born, a new kind of family being born, and a new season being born.

So the next time you think about your birth, think about the whole experience. Think about the fact that as you work hard and long to birth your little one, that you are also working long and hard to birth a new experience of yourself that will change your life in one of the most positive ways imaginable.

Whether you are already a mother, or have already birthed a baby, this remains true. Every birth, every experience, and every sprout of love is just another level of motherhood that you are accessing. 🀍

So embrace your motherhood, whatever that looks like, because there is a superwoman kind of mother waiting to come to life. 🀩

🌸 𝑻𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’– π’‘π’π’”π’•π’‘π’‚π’“π’•π’–π’Ž π’Žπ’π’Žπ’Žπ’‚π’”...✨ We see you. ✨✨ We hear you. ✨✨ We love you. ✨& π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’“π’•π’‚π’π’•...
04/22/2021

🌸 𝑻𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’– π’‘π’π’”π’•π’‘π’‚π’“π’•π’–π’Ž π’Žπ’π’Žπ’Žπ’‚π’”...

✨ We see you. ✨
✨ We hear you. ✨
✨ We love you. ✨

& π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’“π’•π’‚π’π’• 𝒂𝒔 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’ƒπ’‚π’ƒπ’š.

There is so much focus on your baby during this time, rightfully so. There is a new life amidst, that YOU loved, grew, and took care of for 9 months. That is a lot of stinkin' work! You deserve the time to rest, heal, and to be taken care of.

𝑺𝒐 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’šπ’π’–π’“π’”π’†π’π’‡ π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’„π’†. 🀍

If you are crankier than usual, embrace it. If you're a little more tired thanΒ usual (or alot) embrace it. If your body is achyΒ and not moving or looking the way you once imagined it to, embrace it.

Our bodies are great leaders, and oftentimesΒ our negative experiences, whether that be physicalΒ pain, emotional pain, or mental pain, are little indicators that we need some extra attention.

So embrace your experience, whatever that may be, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’•π’‰π’š 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 π’‰π’†π’‚π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 🀍

I promise that you'll find a little extra love, peace, and hope in embracing yourself just as you are. 🌸

🌸 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 π’•π’‚π’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’”π’†π’•π’” 🌸We all know how powerful our minds can be, right? It’s almost a blessing and a curse to hav...
04/19/2021

🌸 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 π’•π’‚π’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’”π’†π’•π’” 🌸

We all know how powerful our minds can be, right? It’s almost a blessing and a curse to have such gifted and powerful minds! We can convince ourselves into conquering our biggest fear all while convincing ourselves into making our biggest fears our biggest reality. 😩

But since they are SO powerful, we can use them to our advantage throughout labor and delivery. 🀩

As you get closer to your due date β€” begin to practice replacing negative thoughts and/or thoughts that don’t bring you life and love with thoughts that GET you to your goal...

π‘΄π’†π’†π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’ƒπ’‚π’ƒπ’š. πŸ€—

🌟 YES you ARE prepared for this!
🌟 YES your body IS working! (It built a whole new life, of course!)
🌟 YES vaginas DO open and babies DO come out!
🌟 YES your baby is getting there and so are you!
🌟 YES your body is strong and capable!

Tap into the lioness woman that you are, momma! You can do this! 🌸

π‘―π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š π‘Ίπ’‚π’•π’–π’“π’…π’‚π’š!Who else is ready to enjoy the weekend? Weekends, for me, mean that my little family & I get some extra q...
04/17/2021

π‘―π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š π‘Ίπ’‚π’•π’–π’“π’…π’‚π’š!

Who else is ready to enjoy the weekend? Weekends, for me, mean that my little family & I get some extra quality time together. SWOON. 🀩

While you beauties take on the excitement that the weekend brings, there is no other question, in the birthing world, that I would love to answer for you more than this...

πŸ’« 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… π’Šπ’• π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’π’– 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’ƒπ’Šπ’“π’•π’‰?πŸ’«

One of my greatest hero’s in life once told me,

β€œYour greatest breakthrough will most likely always come from your greatest understanding.”

This rocked my world. Forever.

Now, anytime I experience fear, or any negative emotion of sorts, I first try to understand ✨WHY✨. Why am I afraid? Once I give myself space to understand, my breakthrough follows.

Although there are SO many ways you can achieve a fearless birth, one of the best first steps is to understand why you are afraid. And then moving forward to give yourself grace and time to process your reasons. 🀍

Birth was meant to be an enlightening experience and one that almost brings you a sense of wholeness and of course, alignment with who you are and who you were created to be.

So I encourage you to get aligned with who you are by asking yourself questions as to why you may be experiencing fear around birth, whether you are pregnant or not!

You ladies are all magic, all powerful, and all beauty and I can’t help myself from seeing you all experience freedom and boldness throughout your birth experiences. 🀩

🌈 Swipe for some practical tips on how to make your labor & delivery peaceful, calm, enlightening, and everything BUT fear! 🌈

P.S. Follow this link to access FREE birth affirmations on me. 🀍 www.thealignedbirth.com

YOU GOT THIS!

Okay folks β€” today we are answering the ✨MAGIC✨ question!𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒂!?There are several different kinds of doulas, a...
04/15/2021

Okay folks β€” today we are answering the ✨MAGIC✨ question!

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒂!?

There are several different kinds of doulas, all of which are wildly helpful depending on the season of life you’re walking through. Here though, you will have access to both a birthing and postpartum doula!

𝑺𝒐, 𝒍𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒂!

A birthing doula serves as your personal cheerleader, coach, friend, and wealth of knowledge! Before your baby arrives, your birthing doula will work with you to create a marvelous birth plan that is personalized to your wants and needs. They will guide you through any questions you may have and help you conquer any fears or hesitations that may come up prior to and during your labor and delivery. During labor and delivery, your birthing doula serves as your coach, caregiver, and encourager. Someone to fetch you a snack, to do prior-practiced birthing techniques with you, and to keep you not only sane, but vibrant! Sounds magical right?! 🌈

That’s not all... 🀩

A postpartum doula serves as your guide and support after your baby arrives. We all need that, right? Before labor and delivery, your postpartum doula will work with you to create a personalized postpartum plan to set you up for success during the first few months of your new-one’s life! They serve as the non-judgmental friend, a safe space to conquer everything that the postpartum world brings, a helper, and a continuous support that you, momma, most definitely deserve. We help you conquer the changes and challenges that you may face regarding your body, your home, your relationships, and the new found connection with your wee-one.

✨ 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’Žπ’†, π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’”, π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’π’π’š 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆! ✨

Every doula is different, so keep in mind that it is more than appropriate to interview a few until you find the perfect fit. We are here for you, momma, and you are so worth every second of it. 🀍

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