Ina & Umi Co

08/25/2021

what an amazing post! Did you know the waters don't always 'break'?

✨En Caul Birth✨ “For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.” -Psalm 139:13-4

How perfect and beautiful is the design of birth? How glorious to get to peak inside this sacred and protective space! 🙌

👶 Babies born “En Caul” or inside the amniotic sac are rare, statistically only occurring 1 in 80,000 births. It can often happen in a cesarean (if the surgeon does not cut through the amniotic sac), or in some vaginal births.

However, many home birth midwives report seeing this occur much more frequently due to the gentle, undisturbed nature of home birth.🏡

Having a strong amniotic sac can often indicate good nutritional health for the mother such as being high in collagen.💪

It is said that babies born En Caul or “behind the veil” have good luck or special spiritual characteristics.

❓Did you know❓
💗Amniotic sac is a bag formed by two membranes, the amnion and the chorion.

💗The outer layer may rupture, leaking some fluid, leaving the inner layer is still intact.

💗A high, slow leak or outer rupture can sometimes reseal and you can carry on with pregnancy without the risk of infection.

💗Newer studies show that “with proper care, waiting for up to 48-72 hours after the water breaks does not increase the risk of infection or death to babies” with certain conditions met (Hannah et al., 1996; Pintucci et al., 2014).

💗 states, “the “24-hour clock” rule is no longer valid today.

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👉Tell me below, when did your water break?

07/01/2021

So important

Thanks to advocacy from doulas for incarcerated women, Minnesota will become the first state to stop separating incarcerated mothers from their newborns.

06/14/2021

Happy Monday!

Wednesday is Missouri’s Diaper Depot!

Be sure to call our MO contact before 3pm, Tuesday (tomorrow) to schedule your appointment.

MO Phone: 816-541-3718

04/30/2021

04/29/2021

“My mother breast fed all four of her kids until we were all 2 years old. She told me I was gonna have a non medicated birth and I was gonna breast feed, so I did all three times. I realize that it’s a blessing to be able to breast feed and it doesn’t always come easy to all women. All three girls instantly latched and I’ve always had an abundance of milk supply. I breast fed Amirah for 1 year, Az for 13 months and plan on doing the same with Asiyah. I’ve always been supported and encouraged by my family and community when it comes to breastfeeding. I pop my b**b out in public, I don’t cover up because Nobody wants to eat with a blanket over their head. However you decide to breast feed, do it for you and your child’s comfort level and no one else’s. I’m always encouraging my friends to breast feed and trying to support them the best I can.”

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04/29/2021

Doula’s are an essential ingredient to childbirth before and after delivery.

We’re fully available as a companion and advocate to the family. Our role is to give the birthing family a safe, positive and memorable birth experience. In many ways, we become an extension of the family. We do that by providing, emotional, physical and educational support