No Place Like Home Birth

10/18/2025

Availability and a surprise ✨🎉

Yes, April will begin my maternity leave with my own little peanut 💙 I will not be taking due dates during my maternity leave, but anyone due after my leave can still expect regular and thorough prenatal visits with me or other skilled and trusted women who will be pitching in as I recover 😊

This little peanut has tagged along to several births so far, and I expect will continue to until my last client births when we are 36 weeks gestation or so like my other babies did ❤️ We are all in and ready to continue serving you excellently! Expect no less.

It is ever my joy to serve you, even as I grow my own baby 🥰 Thank you for all your love and support!

10/16/2025

Sending love and gentle thoughts remembering your babies today. Every life matters, no matter how short.

10/08/2025

❤️ Glad to have my own babies in this community!

KC is a great place for families! 💓 Happy National Midwifery Week to all the amazing Midwives serving families in KC with personalized, compassionate, and expert care!

As midwives, we've been fortunate to train with some of the best and to continue to mentor future midwives. The future of midwifery is bright! 🤩 We've been so blessed to work with some wonderful student midwives over the years, and we know they will continue to positively impact each precious life they help to welcom.

10/04/2025

This client was excited to hear her labor story from my perspective, so you get to enjoy a few more details than usual with her explicit consent ❤️

At 41 weeks and 4 days, this first time mom called me and their doula much further into active labor than I expected, as her husband supported her so well! Her labor went so smoothly! I’m sure she didn’t feel like it at the time, because labor is so stinkin’ hard! But I kept reminding her after I arrived how truly amazing she was doing!

How did I know that labor was progressing so smoothly, as there were no cervical checks?! Well, once you sit with enough physiological labors, you see the patterns, the movements, the sounds, the emotions, and these patterns repeats itself over and over again with slight variations in most normal undisturbed labor.

About an hour and 15 minutes after my arrival she was spontaneously pushing in the birth pool! When we were starting to see her baby’s head, she suddenly grabbed the mirror to see for herself and said, “Woah!!!” yeah woah! Probably my favorite moment! She was doing it!

After a very normal 50 minutes of pushing, she scooped up her beautiful baby girl and brought her out of the water and to her chest ❤️ From that point on was pure bliss for her and her husband and you could see it on their faces 🥰

The only concerning moment we had was a sudden postpartum hemorrhage after the delivery of the placenta, it was surprising, but swiftly managed at home with fundal massage, medication, and eventual IV fluids. Thankfully no need to transfer.

Everyone enjoyed some postpartum snacks and we got the family snuggled up blissfully in bed ❤️ What a lovely birth!

This client prepared so well, hiring a birth team that could help her reach her goals (shoutout to her skilled doula .pool ), attending childbirth education, prenatal lactation (shoutout to ), reading many excellent natural childbirth books, among many other things! She set herself up for success.

Special thanks to my client’s in-laws for being a truly excellent support for this labor! They really jumped in when needed and stepped back when needed, just what you want in your support people ❤️ And special thanks to my birth assistant, Karla ❤️

Extra thoughts about this birth in the comments!

09/24/2025

I love what I do ❤️ Long day or short day, making sure moms are well-supported and checking out these healthy babies is a joy ❤️

Sometimes finally getting into bed at night is also a joy 😂

09/06/2025

“This whole journey has been everything that I’ve needed. Each prenatal consultation, the birth, and now postpartum have been exactly what I’d hoped midwifery care would be. Prenatal visits were never rushed, my questions were always answered, I was informed about every option.

During our birth, Ashley honored the hands-off experience I requested while still answering all of my questions, reassuring me when I had doubts, and stepping in to provide more hands-on support when I needed it. Her birth assistant, Leah, was absolutely amazing too! People ask about the pain, and say they could never give birth at home. For me, the pain was different. In the hospital, I couldn’t relax between contractions I was always anticipating the next one. I didn’t know how to cope. At home, I was in my own familiar space, supported by a birth team I’d bonded with, and had my husband and sister by my side. I was able to talk, and even joke and laugh between contractions until the very end.

My husband said “After experiencing this, I know this is how birth is supposed to be. If we decide to have another baby it will definitely be at home.” 🤍

It truly was a dream birth 💫 “ - Caption by this strong and capable mother, it was a joy to serve this family ❤️

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And special thanks to my lovely birth assistant

09/03/2025

More home waterbirth photos coming soon… 😍

How blissful is this photo?! So sweet 🥰

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08/31/2025

These are great!

08/28/2025

Out of hospital birth, a legacy and family affair…

This client was born out of the hospital like her mother, her grandmother, and all her ancestors before her ❤️ When she chose a home birth for her son, she didn’t just think it was a nice idea, she was carrying on a legacy! Her choice was very deliberate and without a question in her mind.

Her grandmother was a midwife and had 7 children! My client would love to carry on that legacy as well and become a midwife one day 😍

This little guy, I just want to eat him up 😍 He gave us all a run for our money though! With his water breaking early and realizing he was going to come earlier than expected, we had a lot of extra informed choice discussions.

When active labor came, my client labored so gracefully and intuitively. She was so well supported by her large and loving family ❤️ During the course of spontaneous pushing, the little guy was making us a bit concerned and we took extra safety precautions and expedited the pushing process to get him earth-side as soon as we could! With good strong pushes, he soon came and all was well ❤️ 5lb 9oz of perfection, nursing well right away ❤️

Having a large support team does not work well for everyone. This client had abuelas and tias galore, supporting both in person and live virtually! The environment was so respectful of the process and supportive, it worked well for her! Her postpartum includes lots of family support and some culturally significant practices.

What a joy to serve this family 😍

Caption and photos shared with the client’s permission, as always ❤️

Special thanks to my excellent birth assistants: Karla and Kristen 😘

08/24/2025

When I say “It is my joy to serve you” I really mean it!

I enjoy being invited into your space, feeling your baby move around in your belly, giving you a hug in hard moments, making sure you are well informed and supported, meeting all your family, drawing on your belly, envisioning your birth space with you, and helping you make it come to life 😍, watching you become a mom, helping you catch your baby, watching your baby thrive, and dreaming about future babies with you…

I do plenty of hard things and boring things in my work too, but my favorite part is you!

My top priorities are: Keeping you and your baby safe, and helping you have an empowered and supported birth experience ❤️