Rachel Mans, Doula

08/30/2025

Births and postpartum visits are always such a joy! But when it's a friend, it's even better 🥰

This sweet mama had her first baby at 42+6 😳 after choosing to transfer from a home birth to the hospital for an induction for decreased movement from the baby. After a couple rounds of cytotec, she had a birth free of pain meds!

With her 2nd pregnancy, she still desired a home birth. There was talk of transfer at one point during pregnancy, which worried both of us. BUT it never happened and she rocked her 1st home birth with so much strength and excitement!

I got to see her today and brought my sweet girls with me to meet her new little girl. It was such a blessing to support her birth and then cuddle my sweet friend's baby 🥰

08/07/2025

This is a MUST WATCH! 😂❤️

06/28/2025

Postpartum visit with a wonderful repeat client and Natasha B. - Birth Wishes Doula (and her adorable girls)!

This mama had a big surprise when her water broke at 34/35 weeks gestation. Her home birth plan changed to a hospital transfer and a nicu stay for baby boy (although he came out over 7 lbs and breathing great).

But Mom and Dad did such a great job handling the twists and turns of their entire birth. And big sister was thrilled to stay with Grandma so much 😂

Navigating the nicu is hard, especially when it's your first experience with birth and postpartum in the hospital. But this handsome guy was totally worth it 🥰

06/19/2025

We're always finding out MORE BENEFITS of following nature instead of intervening. 🙌 Delayed cord clamping is just one example of that!

06/14/2025

This was such an amazing birth- for Mom, Dad, Sister, Grandma, and all the birth workers! Mom worked beautifully as she birthed her over 9lb baby!

This was the 2nd time Natasha B. - Birth Wishes Doula and I were honored to support this sweet family- and it was SO worth the 75 minute drive to their house! We were joined by the amazing midwife, Caeli Werner, and her sweet assistant, Sadie. It was truly one of the best births I have ever attended 🥰

But the REAL best part?! The excitement and joy Big Sister showed in helping Mom labor and meeting her new baby sister 🤩 Nothing is better than that ❤️

05/22/2025

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05/16/2025

Postpartum snuggles with this super sweet and adorable little boy 🤩 Who cares if I held him so long that my arm fell asleep?!

He is going to have to work hard to keep up with his THREE older sisters, but that will be worth it because he'll be spoiled being the only boy and probably the last child! His parents chose to keep his s*x a surprise, so they were ecstatic when he was born and Dad announced "boy!" And I was SO happy for them, too 🥰

05/16/2025

This is great in pregnancy, postpartum, and any other time you feel tense and tight!

Relax Your Body & Mind with Progressive Muscle Relaxation! PMR is a simple yet powerful technique to relieve stress, ease muscle tension, and promote relaxation. By the end, you’ll feel calm, refreshed, and stress-free. Try it before bed for better sleep or anytime you need a reset!

05/12/2025

This is a great option for pregnancy care if you don't want to birth at home!

✨✨✨EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT✨✨✨

Barefoot Midwifery now offers Collaborative Care with Dr. Jeffrey Mormol, MD.

This means you can have cozy, in-home prenatal and postpartum care and the hospital delivery you desire or need.🙌🏻

Check out our fresh new website for the deets and to schedule a free consultation.

Barefoot-midwife.com

05/06/2025

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05/04/2025

More pictures from the Evening with Dr. Stu event 🤩

Amanda Keating & the Christian Birth Workers of St. Louis did such a great job organizing it, and I had the honor of being the MC/interviewing Dr. Stu for the Q&A portion!

He was so happy to answer all of our questions and seemed to really enjoy the more intimate setting of our event. Dr. Stu is such a fountain of knowledge and research! He is so down-to-earth and easy to talk to; he made my job as MC really easy!

👉Check out his podcast, website, and learn more about him here: https://www.birthinginstinctspodcast.com/

05/02/2025

The Evening with Dr. Stu event through the Christian Birth Workers of St. Louis group last night was so fun! For those of you who don't know, Dr. Stu (along with his midwife friend Blyss) host the wildly popular Birthing Instincts podcast.

We learned lots of great information about twin pregnancies, vaginal breech birth (one of my FAVORITE topics, as you know), and home birth in general 🥰

More pictures to come!