Modern Roots Birth + Mothering

04/01/2025

Matrescence refers to the transformative process of becoming a mother—the transition between who you were and who you are becoming. Motherhood changes you because it’s meant to! ✨

What changes have you noticed in yourself, your lifestyle, and your relationships since beginning this journey?

02/27/2025

One of my favorite parts of working with couples, especially first-time parents, is witnessing their relationship evolve as two become three. I can almost see them transforming in real-time, reshaping their connection to one another. The journey they navigate—the highs, the lows, and the unwavering commitment to being each other’s person—is nothing short of sacred.✨

Birth is an extraordinary teacher, offering countless opportunities for growth through every victory, challenge, and heartache. It reinforces the love and partnership that carry them through it all.

What an absolute honor to witness such steadfast love.🩷

01/20/2025

Womb tending✨World tending.

01/26/2021

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Neurologul Rebecca Saxe a prezentat cea mai frumoasă ”fotografie” a anului. De fapt, imaginea unei rezonanțe magnetice surprinsă în momentul în care o mamă își sărută fiul de numai două luni. Buzele puse pe căpșorul omulețului declanșează, imediat, în creierul acestuia, o reacție. Se eliberează dopamină, cea care ne dă senzația de bine, dar și oxitocină, botezată ”hormonul iubirii”, pentru că este resposabilă cu afecțiunea și cu atașamentul.
Sărutul provoacă o reacție chimică în creierul celui mic. Se declanșează o ”explozie” a oxitocinei, denumită ”hormonul iubirii”. Acesta reduce temerea și crește încrederea, stârnește sentimente de afecțiune și de atașament, semn că bebelușul a priceput că este protejat. De asemenea, se eliberează dopamină, cea care face să ne simțim bine și vasopresină, ”liantul” ce leagă mamele de bebeluși în primele luni de viață ale acestora. S-a semnalat și prezența serotoninei, cea care reglează starea noastră de spirit.
Olivia Butnariu.

11/24/2020

Postpartum Doulas make Bone Broth and Lactation 🍪! Making nutrient dense meals is one of our favorite ways to bring warmth to the postpartum body. We also bring our pelvic steaming sauna, moxa medicine, and warm hugs. ❤️

02/25/2020

New mothers are not designed to be home alone with a newborn.

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We weren’t meant to raise children in isolation. But many American families don’t have this luxury. The US is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t require paid maternity leave, let alone paternity leave. ⁣⁣
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So this study from Sweden was particularly interesting to me as a psychiatrist who treats women with pregnancy related mental health conditions. They gave fathers paid leave, but not just 30 days after delivery - fathers were given the flexibility to use it on days the mother needs extra support, even if it just means a couple of days at home at a time. Essentially as needed time off, 30 days for the whole year. In Sweden, mothers are still home for this year (important to note!). ⁣⁣
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Researchers found in the first 6 months postpartum, there was a 26% decrease in anti-anxiety prescriptions in comparison to mom’s who gave birth right before the policy was enacted. They also found a 14% decrease in hospitalizations or specialist visits, and 11% less antibiotic prescriptions. ⁣⁣
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One of the places families used the time off was for mom to go to her own doctors appointments and seek care. She could do this because her partner was able to stay home and provide childcare. Lack of childcare is consistently one of the biggest barriers for women seeking mental⁣⁣ health treatment in the postpartum period.⁣ ⁣
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Did your partner have any time off after your baby’s birth? How would your postpartum period have been different if your partner had time off?
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02/24/2020

Too good not to share! 😂