Manda Nan's Birth Services

07/08/2023

Normalize letting them grow until they're done.

Let the Creator finish His knitting.

Silence the outsider who guesses their weight and deems your body incapable of birthing it.

Ignore the arbitrary date calculated as one size fits all for the woman who has 28 day cycles and ovulates on day 14.

Keep them in even if you're tired and done and over it.

Fight for their health and safety at 41 weeks like you would at 8 weeks.

Let them operate on their clock, for babies know nothing of holidays and doctors leaving town.

Cherish your full belly, as heavy and uncomfortable and cumbersome as it may be.

Be in awe of the dance between your baby, your body, and their Author.

Rest assured there is a reason they haven't arrived yet.

And enjoy the last tired moments before your heart grows to love another again.

❤️🙏 🌈

-Sarah Jurek

02/24/2023

It took me so long to realize this was truly needed in my postpartum healing.

Becoming a new parent is an exciting and joyous time, but it can also be exhausting. For mothers in particular, it’s important to prioritize recovery and rest after giving birth. One of the best ways to do this is by following the “in bed, on the bed, near bed” rule. This involves spending the first week recovering in bed, the second week resting on the bed or couch, and the third week staying nearby your bed as you gradually get back into your normal routine. Let’s examine why these three weeks are so important for postpartum recovery.....

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By Amanda Ignot

11/07/2022

I have been so excited to finish up this project and bring them to you here!!

If you have struggled with your belief, confidence, and faith over your pregnancy or childbirth dreams then these cards are for you!

I worked together with the lovely Mrs. Brandi Bunda to bring you these beautiful, simple, and powerful affirmation cards straight from the word of our Almighty God.

He is the first midwife and He is always with you! He is your strength and your refuge where you can lean when you are weak. Use these cards to build that faith, grow in your confidence, and build strength in mindset to have what you envision based on His promises to you, His beloved daughter.

Link is in the comments.

09/13/2022

No woman should have to make that decision for that reason.

I followed the status quo throughout my first pregnancy.

I was belittled, bullied, and ultimately pressured into a scheduled c-section.

I was told that my baby would be over 8 lbs (this is not a big baby) and that I would never be able to give birth naturally.

On top of that, she was breech, and "no doctors “allow” for the natural birth of breech babies."

Ultimately, I agreed to the scheduled c-section, not because I thought that was best for my baby and me, but because I wanted my doctor out of my life.

The next time I was expecting was a very different story because then I knew the truth and had the knowledge to advocate for myself.

God did not intend for your pregnancy and childbirth experience to be controlled and managed by outside forces.

He created women with the strength and ability to grow and birth new life and commanded man to "go forth and multiply."

We don't need the permission of the medical industry to own that strength and walk in faith for what is already ours.

If you relate to any part of this, I would love to share my chapter from On Earth as in Heaven (launching Sept 27th!).

Link in the comments!

09/05/2022

I was so angry and hurt by the experience I had and I believed the lies that ran rampant through my mind. Until I heard the truth......

There I sat starring at my newborn, I was so filled with joy and love, but there was something else trying to steal that away.

If I allowed my mind to wonder, it seemed to always go to the place where I would start to hear the whispers:

"My body doesn't work."

"I couldn't conceive without help and then the cherry on top, I couldn't have my baby the way that I imagined it."

"I am broken."

The anger rushed over me again and I could feel myself getting hot and flushed as it flooded through my body.

What had gone so wrong, that I deserved to not been seen or heard in my care?

Then I heard another voice that cooled my blood and gave me hope.

This voice spoke in authority and gave me grace.

I realized later how much that one moment changed my life and it amazed me to realize it was God speaking to me.

He said "You are not broken, that system that served you is broken. There was never anything wrong with you or your body."

The confidence that flooded my body at that moment still flows through me today. This is why I share my story.

YOU are not broken!

You can read more of this story in the book On Earth as in Heaven coming in just over three weeks!! Preorder the e-book today at the link in the comments. 🥰

08/18/2022

I can't believe that the journey to this book being in your hands is only 6 weeks away!!!

Are you looking for your purpose and the courage to step into it?
This book has so many great stories of hopes and dreams along with the work that each of the authors are doing to build them in real life.

Come along for the ride and you may just be inspired to jump into pursuing your own hopes and dreams!

Link to pre-order the ebook in the comments!

07/13/2022

Podcast Alert!!!

Yesterday I had the honor and blessing to have a candid conversation with Angie Taylor about some deep stuff surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. It was so good I got caught up in it, even being the speaker!

We talked about:

~ Why it is important to know your mother and even your grandmother's birth experiences,
~ Why it is important to own your care and make the decisions yourself,
~ What you can do to prepare for your natural birth experience,
~ How you can heal from past traumas and have the birth that you want going forward,

And

~ Why it is important to own anything that happened to them as your lot in pregnancy and childbirth.

I'm so excited to share this conversation with the world and hope that it impacts many of you on your journeys in the best way possible.

You can listen to the podcast here:
https://anchor.fm/yourfairygodmentor/episodes/S1-E31---The-Realities-of-Birth-with-Amanda-Ignot-e1l56me

I'll drop the YouTube link in the comments if you would rather watch!

Pregnant for the first time and experiencing fear of the unknown? Planning to birth naturally after only experiencing induction or surgery and wondering what you need to know? You're not alone AND this episode is a "must hear" conversation! Amanda Ignot is a wife and mother of 4. She's also a birthk...

07/08/2022

New blog......

If you have ever struggled with fertility or irregular cycles, you have probably spent time looking for ways to support your hormones and improve your fertility naturally. One way you can do this is through seed cycling. This is a method that uses specific seeds in order to help regulate hormone levels and create balanced hormone cycles. In this blog post, we will discuss what seed cycling is and how it works.

Though there are no formal, scientific studies proving the benefits of seed cycling, many women have tried it and seen amazing results. Seed cycling is......

Click here to keep reading....
https://amandaignot.com/blog/34971/seed-cycling-how-to-balance-your-hormones-with-seeds

By Amanda Ignot

06/29/2022

Informed consent is a hot topic lately, and for good reason. The principle at the heart of informed consent is to ensure that people have autonomy over their own bodies and health care. When enforced, it gives us the right to make informed decisions about our health care, including whether or not to undergo a test, procedure, or treatment. In this blog post, we will discuss what informed consent means for women and families, ways you can enforce it in your care, and how it impacts your health care.

Informed consent is the legal process by which a person......

Read full blog here. https://amandaignot.com/blog/34797/informed-consent-what-it-means-for-women-and-their-health-care

By Amanda Ignot

06/21/2022

June 6th is International Homebirth Day – as I saw others share their experiences in celebration, I too reflected on my own homebirths. Homebirth was an amazing experience for me and my family, and it set the course for our lives in a very different direction. Homebirth is becoming more and more popular around the world, as families are beginning to see the benefits of giving birth at home. In this blog post, we will discuss why homebirth is such an important experience for families, and how including your children in the process can change the way the world sees homebirth.

When I had my first child, I did what many first-time parents do – I followed the recommendations of my doctor and had my baby via a scheduled c-section in the hospital. It was not the experience that I had imagined for myself. While I was grateful......

Click here to read more!

https://amandaignot.com/blog/34575/how-homebirth-changed-my-life-and-set-a-different-path-for-our-children

06/11/2022

Your placenta is an extraordinary anomaly in life and is a vital organ unique to you and your baby? It is the only “disposable” organ, growing for each individual pregnancy. Did you know that the placenta is the only organ that can have two different blood types too? Isn’t that cool? Anyways why am I even talking to you about your placenta?

Women deserve to know all of their options. Placentas are unique organs that play a vital role in pregnancy, and yet so many women don't even know that they have a say in what happens to their placenta after birth. I believe that every woman has the right to informed consent, and part of that is understanding all of the options available to them. Whether you choose to keep your placenta, bury it, or donate it for research, you deserve to make that decision for yourself. Placentas are incredible organs, and we should be empowered to make choices about them.

Why keep your placenta?

Click here to read more. https://amandaignot.com/blog/34463/what-is-placenta-encapsulation-

By Amanda Ignot

06/06/2022

You're pregnant! Congratulations! This is an amazing time in your life and you have a lot of decisions to make. One of the most important decisions you'll make is what kind of prenatal care to have.

Our society has programmed us to believe that we need to have an OBGYN and be monitored, tracked, and checked throughout our entire pregnancy. And, what this does for most women is cause more stress during a time when that is the last thing you need. That is not fun. It actually may even lead to problems that would not have occurred if that added stress of going to those appointments weren't there. Not to mention the time off work, finding and paying a sitter, your partner needing to take time off, gas, and the time it takes you to line all of that up. So that's what we're going to talk about today. Can you do your own prenatal checks with the guidance of a Birthkeeper, Traditional Birth Attendant, or Elder Midwife?

Continue reading here: https://amandaignot.com/blog/34318/do-i-need-prenatal-checks-with-a-medical-provider-

By Amanda Ignot

06/01/2022

If you have ever experienced pregnancy or child loss on any level or walked through infertility you will understand a lot of what I share here in this interview.

I share my heart and soul through a miscarriage at 20, followed by divorce, and then fifteen years of not being able to conceive, twelve of which were without trying to prevent. The journey was long and the refining harder as I retired over and over to deny God in my life, until He took everything away and had me all to himself. Then I broke and cried out to Him for answers.

Since then my life has changed so drastically and for His glory in creating a united family unit where we work together and have embraced what God had planned for us.

Ever been through something that nearly broke you? 😭

No one knows how to support you or be present. They don’t understand your brokenness. 🥺

Crying for months, going to bed every night your heart cries out “where’s my baby??!” 😭

You don’t care what happens in life…you just want to be a mom. 👩‍👧

Seeing your friends getting pregnant is emotional trauma over and over again. 😭

Or maybe you know someone who is in this place? 🤷‍♀️

That’s where our AMAZING friend Amanda Ignot use to be. 😲

Amanda has overcome a lot in life, From divorce and relationships going nowhere to having a miscarriage at just 20. She went 15 years without conceiving even once! 😢

NOW she’s the mother of 4! Her marriage is stronger, closer and more supportive and they make decisions together! She’s also now helping women own their power and birth on their terms. 🥰

She has taken what she learned on her painful journey to healing and is now using that to support OTHER women in their childbearing years and give them confidence. 💪

She is an incredible woman of FAITH, and that’s quite a statement to say with how difficult the road she’s had to walk. 🦵

She didn’t give up. And now she’s inspiring so many other women, that there’s hope for them too! ✨

Maybe where you’re at right now feels a lot like where they use to be. Take a listen to her story (link below in the comments), as she shares what she learned that led her out of that place. 👇

If she can overcome, so can you! We believe in you!

06/01/2022

There's no denying that pregnancy and childbirth are amazing, life-changing experiences. For many women, becoming a parent is the best thing that's ever happened to them. If you're one of those women who loves everything about pregnancy and childbirth, then becoming a birthkeeper may be the perfect career choice for you.

What is a birthkeeper? A birthkeeper is someone who helps to guide and support a woman through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, more than a doula and yet not a midwife. They are also known as traditional birth attendants. You will generally find that a Birthkeeper......

To read more click here:
https://amandaignot.com/blog/34068/birthkeeper-what-it-is-and-how-to-become-one

By Amanda Ignot

05/27/2022

I don't know about you but the weather and changing of the seasons has this family running for the kleenex waayyyy too much.

If you can relate then I feel for you, and I've got you! This blog lists several different ways you can help your body adjust and overcome the seasonal reactions you are battling.

https://bit.ly/3GnDlrj

By Amanda Ignot

05/14/2022

You are not alone on your journey and I myself was unable to conceive for over twelve years, where I wasn’t on contraceptives or doing anything to prevent pregnancy. During those twelve years, I was in a few different relationships that were anywhere from a year and a half up to six years. The problem had to be with me right?

I felt like I was never going to be the mom I had dreamed of being and that I was destined to spend my life alone. Was I broken? What had I done wrong? Was I to blame? I had a lot of thoughts and feelings that I needed to work through as I’m sure you have experienced yourself if you have had your own struggles with infertility.

Read more here https://amandaignot.com/blog/33750/infertility-awareness-week---sharing-hope

By Amanda Ignot

04/27/2022

If you want more vision and understanding of what has happened to our birth process and why at least 1/3 of women are having tea mail birth experience, then watch this documentary!

33% of women are ending up with a cesarean birth experience but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn more and share!