Sisters in Birth LLC

07/23/2025

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06/19/2025

Trying for a vaginal birth after cesarean? Here are a few things you need to know. 🫶🏻

There’s a huge difference between a provider who is VBAC-tolerant and one who is VBAC-supportive. And the outcome of your birth can depend on which one is on your team.

👀 VBAC-tolerant providers might technically “allow” a trial of labor after cesarean, but they often carry unspoken conditions:
✖️ Strict timelines for dilation
✖️ Pressure to induce early or schedule a cesarean by a certain week
✖️ Negative language like “we’ll let you try” or “as long as baby cooperates”
✖️ Sudden shifts in tone as your due date nears

They may say yes, but their actions say not really.

💪 VBAC-supportive providers, on the other hand, actively support your decision. They:
✔️ Quote evidence-based stats
✔️ Respect your autonomy and preferences
✔️ Offer real options and informed consent
✔️ Don’t set you up for failure with rigid policies
✔️ Speak with encouragement and trust in your body

📊 According to ACOG, 60–80% of people who attempt a VBAC are successful. That’s a powerful number, but it doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Your provider matters.

Your provider’s approach, hospital policies, and the support around you all influence your birth story.

So how can you tell the difference? Ask questions like:
🔹 What is your VBAC success rate?
🔹 What’s your hospital’s VBAC policy?
🔹 How long will you allow labor to progress before recommending a cesarean?
🔹 Are you comfortable with spontaneous labor past 40 weeks?
🔹 How do you feel about birth plans?

🤰🏽 You deserve more than just permission to try.
You deserve support.
Real, respectful, informed care that centers you.

If you’re unsure where your provider stands, that might be your answer.

✨ Choosing the right team is the first step toward an empowered VBAC.

05/04/2025

CPR didn’t teach me this… A Midwife did.

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When you are alone and have a heart attack. What are you gonna do then ?
A rarely good post that can't be shared often enough:
1. Take a 2 minute break and read this:
Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.
2. You are really tired and frustrated.
All of a sudden your chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.
3. Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..
4. Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.
5. How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.
6. But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.
7. Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment
8. Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.
9. FOR WOMEN: You should know that women have additional and different symptoms. Rarely have crushing chest pain or pain in the arms. Often have indigestion and tightness across the back at the bra line plus sudden fatigue.
Instead of posting jokes, you're helping save lives by spreading this message.

❤️ COPY (hold your finger, click on the text and select copy, go to your own page and where you normally want to write, select finger again and paste). Posting from a friend.

05/03/2025

On May 2nd, we will be launching a fundraiser🍿 to support the development of the TBLC playground!!

Class time and play time outside is so important, and with warmer weather approaching, we want to be ready!

If you’re local, you do not need to pay for shipping, we will bring it to you!!

Please share!! And have those kiddos call Nana and Papa!☺️

https://www.cosmiccornfundraising.com/collections/alpena-thunderbay-learning-center

04/11/2025

🇺🇸 Have Medicaid & want a Doula?!
I’ve got you covered!

🇺🇸 Have a private insurance & not sure if they’ll cover a Doula?
Let’s talk, most insurances will cover the fee with little effort!

04/09/2025

💙 Need diapers for your little one? The Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency (DICSA) is here to help! 💙

📌 Diapers and Pull-Ups available for families in need
📌 Serving Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Alpena, Montmorency, and Otsego counties
📌 Apply online at https://www.dicsami.org/programs/diaper-program/

📞 Questions? Call 906-774-2256 ext. 299 or email db@dicsami.org

04/08/2025

If your pregnant and can get yourself up to Angela Kristie, LLC this Friday, it looks so fun!

🤰 We are excited to announce that Angela Kristie, LLC and Lakeside Dance Company are collaborating to bring you a prenatal physical fitness and birth preparation class! 🤰

💜 Whether you’re planning for a home birth, an unmedicated hospital birth, requesting an epidural the moment you walk through the door, or signing up for a C-section at your 8-week OB appointment, this class is for YOU! There is no right or wrong way to birth your baby—it's YOUR choice, and we’re here to support you in whichever path you choose. 💜

💪 This class will include prenatal exercises designed to strengthen core muscle used in labor, open your pelvic outlet, and help you feel empowered and prepared to rock your birth! 💪

🙌🏻 As Ina May Gaskin says, “The way you birth is the way you live.” This class will give you the tools and confidence to embrace your birth experience and create a positive, empowering memory. 🙌🏻

📅 Join us for this one-time class on Friday, April 11th at 6pm. The cost is $20. 📅

🏋️‍♀️ Angela is an ISSA-certified personal trainer and a licensed doula, committed to helping you prepare for a strong and confident birth. 🏋️‍♀️

🌊 We can’t wait to see you there on the Lakeside! 🌊

03/28/2025

🤰 We are excited to announce that Angela Kristie, LLC and Lakeside Dance Company are collaborating to bring you a prenatal physical fitness and birth preparation class! 🤰

💜 Whether you’re planning for a home birth, an unmedicated hospital birth, requesting an epidural the moment you walk through the door, or signing up for a C-section at your 8-week OB appointment, this class is for YOU! There is no right or wrong way to birth your baby—it's YOUR choice, and we’re here to support you in whichever path you choose. 💜

💪 This class will include prenatal exercises designed to strengthen core muscle used in labor, open your pelvic outlet, and help you feel empowered and prepared to rock your birth! 💪

🙌🏻 As Ina May Gaskin says, “The way you birth is the way you live.” This class will give you the tools and confidence to embrace your birth experience and create a positive, empowering memory. 🙌🏻

📅 Join us for this one-time class on Friday, April 11th at 6pm. The cost is $20. 📅

🏋️‍♀️ Angela is an ISSA-certified personal trainer and a licensed doula, committed to helping you prepare for a strong and confident birth. 🏋️‍♀️

🌊 We can’t wait to see you there on the Lakeside! 🌊

03/20/2025

Thank you Nancy & Lineage Midwifery LLC for hosting a northern Neonatal Resuscitation.
I’m so very thankful to be learning and growing with you all! 💐
It’s always so good to hug you all and catch up!

Always good to renew neonatal resuscitation! If your group needs an instructor, reach out to Nancy at babysbreathnrp@gmail.com
She's an incredible teacher ❤️

11/24/2024

You got this ❤️
Have a wonderful day….come see us tomorrow!

10/11/2024

Had the wonderful opportunity to meet some amazing midwives last week and this note was stuck to the counter of a midwife I will forever admire for her constitution & ability to push through sleepless night after sleepless night only to return to another birth. She navigates the many trials life throws at a person, all with the peace and grace of a saint. What a beautiful example she holds for future midwives.
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10/05/2024

If you haven’t met Val & Angela in Roger’s city, they are a true delight. Mamas are in good hands with these two 🙏🏻🤗