The Fearless Birther

11/21/2022

Art ❤

Stunning clay sculpture ❤️

Found on: Animals World, Nature & Quotes

11/15/2022

Their person ❤

10/25/2022

THIS 💖💖

10/19/2022

Birth is breathtaking.
Feeling your baby for the first time, magical 💫

10/08/2022

A Mother's Love is Unconditional ❤

Super Woman 💪🏻💛


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Capturing motherhood.













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09/22/2022

So. Much. This ♥️

“I like using the term “nursing” sometimes instead of “breastfeeding,” because sometimes it’s not about hunger.

Sometimes, it’s about baby wanting to cuddle with you, smell your sweet scent, and cozy up to your warmth.

Sometimes it’s about feeling lonely or scared, and mouth to breast provides connection.

Sometimes it’s about the pain of teething, or needing antibodies to get over a cold.

So remember, you are so much more than a food source - so. much. more."

Words:
Illustration:

09/16/2022

Haha!! One of the cutest things I've ever seen!

09/12/2022

Puppy, birth, love ♥️

08/29/2022

♥️

From small beginnings come great things.

Happy Monday. Be kind to each other.

08/23/2022

These women are even more BEAUTIFUL now ❤

08/19/2022

This. All of this ❤

“Human gestation is 18 months. 9 months on the inside. 9months on the outside. During this 9 months on the outside called exogestation, I like to think of the Mother and Baby still connected through an energetic umbilical cord.

Physiologically Mama and Baby need to remain close for at least the first 9 months of postpartum.

Breastfeeding, baby wearing, bed sharing this all physiologically necessary for a baby to truly flourish.

It is very similar to Kangaroos, where the baby is born but stays in the Mother’s pouch until around 8 months. Human gestation has evolved to be born at 9-10 months due to the size of the human head but a baby’s brain is really only 25% developed when born compared to other mammals who are fully functioning and able to walk and get themselves around. Human babies need their Mothers to get around, to be fed, to be protected and cared for.

So Mamas keep your babes close.
Hold them.
Love them.
Sing to them.
Eye gaze with them.
Breastfeed them.
Share a bed with them.
You are energetically still pregnant and nourishing them, just from the outside.” Found on:
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08/09/2022

Because birth happens ANY way the baby chooses to be bornn! ♥️♥️♥️

“This incredible Mama knew that the energy she needed to step into for her birth was a masculine one...

And this is exactly what showed up.

Her birth journey was long and intense and she was strong. Throughout the many waves of her contractions she journeyed deep and far..
She stood and walked and swayed and moved and napped

She went through moments of "I can't do this" and moments of "I totally can do this"

She lent into the strong arms of her partner as she stood in her utter strength to birth her baby...

And she roared.... oh she roared...

She roared her baby down

Into the waiting arms of her beautiful midwife, who had the most incredible "catch" ....a literal catch in the air.

She speedily unwrapped of his very long cord, wrapped twice around his neck.... and gently put him onto the sweet birthing mattress below..

Birth is so darn powerful. So darn challenging and hard.

And they did it.
Baby boy is here.”
📸 and words credit to: .doula
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08/08/2022

Such a Beautiful Surrogacy Story ♥️

12/24/2021

No matter what, you're a GREAT Mom ♥️

12/18/2021

🤔 Hmm.. sharing because- what if it works??

Im definitely giving this a shot!
Let me know if it works for you too!

12/14/2021

Postpartum depression is:

REAL.
COMMON.
NOT YOUR FAULT.
SOMETHING YOU CAN OVERCOME.

And because postpartum is FOREVER,
Its important to seek help when feelings are this strong.

Be easy on yourself.
You are are not alone.
You are loved.
♥️

10/23/2021

THAT FIRST YEAR

The year that two became three
No. More. Hot. Tea.

The year of not leaving your side
For more than an hour
And feeling revived
From a two minute shower

The year of white noise
Cuddles and baby slings
As you slowly adjust
To the outside things

The year of sleep regressions
Monkey impressions
Panicked Google searches
Too many to mention

The year I realised that women
Really do hold all the powers
Rocking and pacing
For hours and hours

Being more selective of
The company I keep
And dreading that question
So how does he sleep?

The year of building
All the rods for my own back
Binning the baby books
And not looking back

Endless walks with the pram
To help you to nap
Pounding the pavements
Looking like crap

One whole year to realise
That there's no wrong or right
There's what works
What you need
In the middle of the night

The year of doubts and fears
And bending the ears
Of family and friends
He'll sleep eventually
But when?

But you're more than
Your sleep struggles
So much more

You're that look of wonder
At a knock on the door
Your giggles
Your protests
And that tiny roar

Beaming with pride
As you take in your stride
Learning to roll, crawl and stand
And wave your wee hand

A sudden respect for those
Who've done all this before
But with two, with three, with four
Or more

The year of grand plans and dreams
Of these homemade cuisines
But some days just called
For eggs, chips and beans

And yet somehow you thrived
And we just about survived
The hourly wake-ups
And some almost-breakups

You really did shake-up
These two kids

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Words: Karen McMillan (Mother Truths)
Image: Pascal Campion Art

Taken from: MOTHER TRUTHS Poems on Early Motherhood, Available to buy worldwide: https://linktr.ee/mother_truths

10/12/2021

Loss is so common 💔
So many have been here and yet its rarely spoken about.. which makes it harder to cope with.

If you're in need of support, regardless of when it happened, please sign up below and join the group ♥️

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