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03/31/2026

You can be 2 cm dilated at 1 pm and give birth an hour later. Or you can be 4 cm dilated at 3 pm and „only” 6 cm four hours later. You can even walk around at 4 cm for a week or more and not even know it!

Your body and your baby work together, and putting all women into one box by expecting them to progress at the same pace is unfair and can be detrimental to their birth experience.

What dilation checks tell you is how dilated you are at the exact moment of the exam. And that’s all.

What they do NOT tell you:
❌ when your baby will be born
❌ how fast you’ll dilate
❌ when you’ll reach 10 cm

What they might cause:
👉 pain or discomfort
👉 distress related to previous trauma
👉 discouragement if you expect to be further along and hear “only 4 cm”
👉 increased risk of infection, especially if your water has already broken
👉 feelings of failure or not doing a „good enough” job, which can actually disrupt the birth process

When your provider says „failure to progress,” it often means „failure to follow hospital policy.” This usually refers to the expectation that dilation should increase by 1-1.5 cm per hour.

👉 Failure to progress does NOT mean your body is failing. It means your body is working on its own timeline.

You deserve to be informed and understand all the factors, risks, and benefits.

If you truly want to know how dilated you are, you can choose that. If you’re unsure or don’t want to know then you CAN say no, even during admission to the hospital, and nobody can touch you without your consent.

✅ And by the way, „no” is a complete sentence.

In one of my next posts, I’ll talk about why being „10 cm” doesn’t automatically mean you’re ready to birth your baby…

💙 Follow along so you don’t miss it!

❓ How do you feel about dilation checks?

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03/28/2026

Sleep when baby sleeps! - advice hated by so many. And I want to share an unpopular opinion:

It was life saving to me!

When I was told that after giving birth to my first baby, I suddenly realized that all the things can wait. Dishes will wait, same with laundry, mopping the floor or dusting the shelves - all of this will wait.

👉 However, my wellbeing, my baby’s wellbeing, and our wellbeing together weren’t going to wait.

If you look at it from a wider perspective, it kinda makes sense, right?

Sleep is literally a medical necessity. If you don’t have enough of it, your body will start acting out.

🌱 Risk of postpartum depression increases.
🌱 Bonding with baby becomes more difficult.
🌱 Frustration increases, sometimes followed by anger.
🌱 One might feel inadequate as a new mom.
🌱 It’s more difficult to concentrate on anything.

Having a baby itself will decrease your sleep time significantly. Why decrease it even more by putting so much pressure on yourself to perform?

You deserve the rest and sleep! If your baby naps and you don’t have anything truly important to do but feel tired and just done with it, go take a nap, too.

Napping as a new mom is extremely productive because you’re allowing your body to rest and heal. What will follow will be a better-feeling mom who’s more able to take care of her baby the way she’d like 🥰

❓ What do you think about this advice?

Motherhood changed the way I see everything. I used to think the answer was finding the “perfect” side hustle. Something...
03/28/2026

Motherhood changed the way I see everything.

I used to think the answer was finding the “perfect” side hustle. Something easy, flexible, quick money…

But what I actually found was this constant feeling of being pulled in a hundred directions. Like, I was stretched thin, so overwhelmed.

And after becoming a mom, that just didn’t sit right anymore.
I wanted something that felt calm and made more sense to me. So I started building something new. Something that actually supports moms.

And if you’ve been feeling that pull too, that sense of overwhelm…

📩 Comment “INFO” or send me a message.
I’d love to show you what this could look like for you.

This is one of the most beautiful photos I’ve ever seen in my life… don’t you think?Looking at this photo, I see so much...
03/25/2026

This is one of the most beautiful photos I’ve ever seen in my life… don’t you think?

Looking at this photo, I see so much peace. Peace, joy, relief. A mother and her baby sharing their first moments together. The placenta, still attached, floating peacefully beside them (do you see that beautiful cord, still full of blood?).

It’s a truly incredible moment.

After the intensity of labor and birth, there’s this pause… a space of total relief, where the pain and exhaustion soften and make room for bonding, for connection, for rest. A deep breath. A gentle return to your body after being in “the zone”- that sacred state we enter during labor that I like calling that.

Allow yourself to have that moment. Don’t rush. Don’t cut the cord right away. Don’t measure your baby right away. Just be. Hold your baby, soak them in, and feel proud of what your body has done.

💜💜💜

If this is the kind of birth experience you feel drawn to, I’d love to support you - feel free to reach out or stay connected here.



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03/23/2026

In today’s world, parents share photos of their children in all kinds of situations, including potty training or diaper change, along with the names of schools and teachers, pediatricians, after-school activities, and even exact times and locations. Real-time playground posts. Tagged sports games. Car stickers showing where their kids go.

All without realizing how much this can put their children at risk.

👉 A 2015 study by Australian Federal Police found that about 50% of images on child exploitation sites were originally shared by parents on social media. That was 11 years ago… now, with the rise of social media, it’s estimated to be 78%.

👉 Men convicted of these crimes have admitted that most of their content comes from family vloggers and everyday Instagram accounts of just random parents with fewer than 100 followers.

👉 By 2030, up to 2/3 of identity theft cases involving young people are expected to be linked to information parents shared online.

I used to post my kids all the time and didn’t think anything of it. I never posted them naked, but that doesn’t really make it better. I never showed my third, though, and I’m so glad I didn’t.

I’ve learned a lot over the years, and I can’t ignore this anymore… especially after seeing that video. And in a world where AI is already way too advanced.

I get it, our babies are cute. They’re special. But because they are so special, we have to protect them.

We have to be intentional about what we share or choose not to share at all.

💛 Protecting our children also means being intentional about the life we build around them. I help moms create that through birth & postpartum support and legit way to make money from home.

📩 If you want to explore any of that, shoot me a DM or comment INFO and I’ll get back to you!

03/13/2026

Fundal assessment, basically touching your stomach to feel for uterus, is recommended to make sure that your uterus is firm, contracted, and centered. It starts shrinking right after birth!

💡 Did you know that you can do your own fundal assessment? You can ask your nurse/midwife to show you how!

Fundal massage, however, is a much stronger rubbing and compression, with more pressure. It sometimes causes a lot of pain and discomfort.

Evidence shows that routine fundal massage for all patients in order to prevent hemorrhaging is NOT recommended. Research shows no clear reduction in hemorrhage rates in patients who already received an oxytocin shot.

Did you know that your body releases oxytocin after birth on its own, too, not only during labor? Even more so when you have your baby skin-to-skin, and/or baby is nursing. Even smelling your baby increase oxytocin production, so heads from babies’ heads off!

💡 Fundal massage is recommended and can be even crucial when indicated - when uterus is soft, it’s not contracting back to its original size, when there’s visible or suspected hemorrhaging. In those cases, the massage is used to stimulate uterus in hopes it’ll contract on its own.

❗️ You CAN refuse routine fundal massage if that’s what you want to do. Learn more about it and make an informed decision. And remember that you can say “no” to anything and hospital staff must respect that.

Excellent recourse for this issue a podcast episode from titled “Debunking Myths about Fundal Massage with Barbie Christianson, RN” (ep 267, Spotify).

❓ Have you experienced fundal massage? How did that feel?

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No one talks enough about the mom after the baby is born.Baby blues is a real thing and affects up to 85% of women in th...
03/11/2026

No one talks enough about the mom after the baby is born.

Baby blues is a real thing and affects up to 85% of women in the postpartum period. Feeling emotionally “all over the place” during the first two weeks is common and expected.

But if those feelings last longer or become more intense, it may be turning into postpartum depression, and that’s when professional support might be needed.

👉 The problem is that we often dismiss what moms feel.

“Oh, it’s just hormones.”
“But the baby is healthy!”

And while those things may be true… we sometimes forget that there’s a mother behind it all. Pregnancy and birth are a lot, and then there’s such a big transition into a new life. Baby was born, and the mom was reborn. It can be quite overwhelming.

So here are a few ideas as to what we can change...

✨ Instead of saying:
“She’s just hormonal.”
Try saying:
“I’m here. You can talk to me anytime.”

✨ Instead of asking:
“What do you need?”
Bring her water. Bring her a nutritious meal. Help without waiting to be asked.

✨ Instead of saying:
“It could have been worse.”
Try:
“I hear you. You went through a lot.”

👉 Did you know that postpartum depression rates are much lower in countries where mothers receive more support?

New moms won’t always ask for help because sometimes they don’t know what to ask for. Or they might not feel comfortable asking.

But when someone is simply there and is present, listening, and supportive, it can make all the difference.

❤️ Save this post as a reminder and share with others.

Let’s talk about the “issue” of newborns not wanting to be put down.And I used the quotation marks on purpose… because h...
03/10/2026

Let’s talk about the “issue” of newborns not wanting to be put down.

And I used the quotation marks on purpose… because here’s the real question: Is it actually an issue?

As I mentioned in my previous post, there’s a biological need that babies have that we don’t talk about nearly enough.
Imagine this:

You spend 9 months in constant warmth and coziness. Everything is familiar — the sound of your mother’s heartbeat, her breathing, the tight and secure space of the womb. Then suddenly you enter a completely new world.

Cooler air.
Bright lights.
Loud sounds.
Different people holding you.

And on top of that… you're expected to sleep alone, in a wide open crib.

When we look at it that way, babies wanting to be held suddenly makes a lot more sense. Babies don’t cry when they’re put down because they’re trying to manipulate you or make you upset. That’s simply impossible — their brains aren’t developed enough for that yet (and won’t be for several more years).

There are real biological reasons for this:
✨ Babies seek comfort — the warmth of your body, the sound of your breathing and heartbeat, and the security they felt in the womb.
✨ When they’re put down, they can feel like they’re falling. This activates the startle reflex, which wakes them up and causes crying. (This reflex is actually very important for development.)
✨ One of the most basic human needs is safety — and babies need that too. Physical contact helps build secure attachment that benefits them later in life.
✨ If your baby is gassy, uncomfortable, or in pain for any reason, they need comfort even more — and you are the person who provides that safety.
✨ It even comes down to survival. In nature, babies wouldn’t survive if they were left alone overnight.

So the bottom line is this:

You’re not doing anything wrong. And there’s nothing wrong with your baby. It is completely normal for babies to want to be held often.

So how do you navigate this phase?
👉 First — understanding the biology helps a lot. In cultures where babies are carried and held most of the day, they actually cry far less than in Western cultures, where separation tends to happen much earlier.
👉 Carriers and wraps can be lifesavers. Babywearing keeps your baby close and content while freeing up your hands. And when used properly, they shouldn’t cause back or shoulder pain.
👉 And about the classic advice: “Don’t spoil the baby.” The truth is, you cannot spoil a newborn. Babies need secure attachment. When they feel safe and supported now, they actually tend to grow into more confident and independent children later.

Trust me - I’m a mother of three, so I truly get it. By the time I had my third baby, I had the understanding I’m sharing here. And things became so much easier. Once I accepted that this was simply biology, the frustration disappeared. I was able to care for my baby the way I wanted to — and she was more content, too.

Win-win.

I’d love to hear from you:
Did your baby want to be held all the time, too?
Share your experience in the comments. 👇

And if you're navigating this phase right now, my comments and DMs are always open. ❤️ I offer online & in-person local support for those in GA.

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