Moonstone Sunrise Midwifery and Lactation

Moonstone Sunrise Midwifery and Lactation Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), (Maine) Licensed Midwife (LM), and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

A bunch of letters that mean I provide prenatal, birth, and lactation care in and around Kingfield, ME.

It has been a busy summer for midwife life and as a chauffeur for my kids to ensure they had classic summer experiences....
09/19/2025

It has been a busy summer for midwife life and as a chauffeur for my kids to ensure they had classic summer experiences. Now that school is back, I am getting the parent baby meet ups going again at the Carrabassett Valley Library, starting this afternoon at 4-5:30pm. Stay tuned for the Kingfield dates and times.

Ben and I celebrated 20 years on September 10th and had a pared down get away to Nahmakanta Lake in the Maine North Woods. Midwifery is hard on relationships and we have both had to work to figure out how to support each other. Unplugging is amazing!

My hoya plant, a gift from a client last summer, bloomed. It gives me a glimmer whenever I look at it in my kitchen window.


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Come for all or part of an informal gathering to share tips and tricks for life with babies/crawlers/toddlers/teethers. ...
05/19/2025

Come for all or part of an informal gathering to share tips and tricks for life with babies/crawlers/toddlers/teethers. Parenting is the ultimate balancing act and the goal is to lend support wherever you are on this journey.


On this International Day of the Midwife I started the day by hosting a parent baby group at the local library, had a fi...
05/06/2025

On this International Day of the Midwife I started the day by hosting a parent baby group at the local library, had a first prenatal appointment for a family seeking midwifery care for their third, attended a Zoom call with providers around the state of Maine editing a document about levels of care, texted with an existing client, scheduled with another new client, went to my afternoon job as an After School Care coordinator at a local preschool, had a staff meeting for said preschool, and finished the day by baking a chocolate cake for some dear friends that celebrate their birthdays this week.

This work weaves itself into all the corners of my life. It is so fulfilling and so lonely. It consumes me and drains me. It is sacred and oh so human.

May the adventure continue…

It has been a minute since I posted anything as keeping up with social media does not come naturally or willingly for me...
04/30/2025

It has been a minute since I posted anything as keeping up with social media does not come naturally or willingly for me. The weight of the world is heavy right now, but I believe in connection and community.

The next two Parent Baby Meet Ups at Webster Library are Monday May 5 and Monday, June 2, from 10-11:30am. Come for part or all of the time. There is no such thing as being ‘late’ to these informal gatherings.

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The next Parent Baby Meet Up is coming right up this Monday, at Webster Library, from 10-11:30.It has been such a busy s...
10/26/2024

The next Parent Baby Meet Up is coming right up this Monday, at Webster Library, from 10-11:30.

It has been such a busy season of getting ready for winter, filling in at the preschool for those pesky back-to-school illnesses, some Birth Days, youth soccer etc. I feel so grateful to live by a river as the sound brings me calm amongst all the hustle. I tried to capture the oak leaves flying in the air during a morning walk with Tayo. These are the last weeks before stick season commences.

I love supporting the Maine Mountain Children’s House scholarship fund! And I love covering baby feet and heads in some...
09/26/2024

I love supporting the Maine Mountain Children’s House scholarship fund! And I love covering baby feet and heads in some warm adorableness;)

Whew! Just completed the online portion of Breech Without Borders, and will do hands on skills (on a model) next week.C...
09/26/2024

Whew! Just completed the online portion of Breech Without Borders, and will do hands on skills (on a model) next week.

Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in Maine are NOT permitted to attend breech births. In fact, most hospitals in Maine, and the US in general, do not endorse vaginal breech birth due to liability and lack of experienced breech birth providers. So why spend dozens of hours and hundreds of dollars on this training? I want to have this knowledge and skill set in my back pocket in the event of a surprise breech birth. It happens!

Preparation doesn’t hurt anything or anyone.

Please note the time change for the upcoming Parent/Baby Meet Up on Monday. We will meet from 11:30 to 1pm.I had to mov...
09/21/2024

Please note the time change for the upcoming Parent/Baby Meet Up on Monday. We will meet from 11:30 to 1pm.

I had to move it because I am managing the Midwives of Maine (MoM) and Maine Association of Certified Professional Midwives (MACPM) table at the Common Ground Fair. If you have a chance to walk through the Health and Wellness tent you will have a chance to learn more about midwifery in Maine and grab an apple snack.

On Monday morning I will be picking up the table and may have some extra apples to share;)

The Parent and Baby Meet Up is expanding to a second venue, Carrabassett Valley Public Library, and an evening time slot...
09/09/2024

The Parent and Baby Meet Up is expanding to a second venue, Carrabassett Valley Public Library, and an evening time slot. We can call this the Happy Hour Meet Up; get your weekend started with connection and decompression from a busy week.

Also note the next Kingfield Meet Up on Monday, September 23, from 10-11:30am.

Change is in the air. The next meet up is Monday, September 9. How is it September already!?
09/03/2024

Change is in the air. The next meet up is Monday, September 9. How is it September already!?

Please join us for the next Parent Baby Meet Up on Monday, August 19th.This is an informal gathering to share challenges...
08/09/2024

Please join us for the next Parent Baby Meet Up on Monday, August 19th.

This is an informal gathering to share challenges and successes of caring for our youngest Mainers. The library is closed to the public at that time so our group can feed babies from body or bottle, cry, laugh, change diapers, resonate with others’ experiences, admire cute babies in their sun suits, share resources, and receive empathy and compassion for this new role whether this is your first, second, or fifth baby.

Please register so I have a heads up if you plan to attend. I am an on call midwife and may need to cancel at the last minute.


We had such a great turn out yesterday for the first Parent Baby Meet Up! There was a lot of enthusiasm to keep it goin...
07/23/2024

We had such a great turn out yesterday for the first Parent Baby Meet Up! There was a lot of enthusiasm to keep it going.

The next meet up will be Monday, August 5, from 10-11:30ish. Come for 20 minutes or for the whole time (and beyond).

This is an informal gathering to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting tiny humans. No need to show up “on time;” we understand blow outs happen as you are trying to get out the door;)

Please register, as I am an on call midwife and may need to cancel last minute due to being at, or recovering from, a birth. Registering will allow me to contact you via email or text if that happens. Be sure to check before making the trip over.

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32 Maple Street
Kingfield, ME
04947

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