Dr. Michelle Brunnabend

04/23/2025

💜💜💜I’ve been bursting at the seams to share this very special birth with you all! While all my mommas and families hold a special place in my heart, this little family became a big family rather quickly in a really cool story that you just don’t hear very often and probably the only time I get to walk this with a family in my whole career! 💜💜💜

Momma had the perfect scenario to welcome this trio of babies in a not so common way for triplets 👶👶👶! Without the assistance of a cesarean, Sarah and Curtis welcomed their three nearly full term sugary pumpkins in to this great big world 🌎 the vaginal route after lots of lengthy discussions and informed consent about the entire process.

The team was THE BEST and truly rocked it all day to provide a safe and nurturing pathway for this to all happen. Way to go Mercy Love Family Women’s Center 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

As always, so honored to be trusted to care for your families 🥰

*shared with permission by this mama*

04/18/2025

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ACOG is recommending a more tailored approach to prenatal care delivery. New guidance encourages giving pregnant patients the flexibility to design a care plan with their ob-gyn or other maternity care professional using shared decision-making to address their medical needs, preferences, and the social and structural determinants of health that often affect patient outcomes. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4jnIu5u

08/10/2024

As a Swiftie 🫶🏻 and an OB who geeks out a little on labor positions, I ✨needed✨to share this little tip for your future labors as it’s one of my fave positions…..😍 thank me later

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05/15/2024

Grateful to be nominated again this year! Today is the LAST day to vote 💜✨

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05/09/2024

✨✨✨To celebrate the opening of the new Mercy Love Family Women’s Center, I’m opening up just a few spaces for late June, July, and August due date mamas who want to deliver in our fabulous new place!✨✨✨

Feel free to call clinic if you are interested
- space is limited 💜

Pictures of my own four newborn babies for your viewing pleasure 🤭

05/07/2024

👁️ spy ✌🏻 babies 🫶🏻

A little over a week ago this family welcomed 2 little people well into their 37th week.

This couple worked hard to grow these babies perfectly and planned for their first babies to be born at home.
As with all things pregnancy and birth, we don’t control ALL the things. 😮‍💨🥴

We are so very proud of this couple for rolling with unpredictable things of pregnancy, especially ✨t w i n✨ pregnancy. Our bodies tell us what they need if we pay attention.

We found ourselves in need of a medical induction.
Without skipping a beat, her body did what we asked without pitocin. 😮‍💨🩷 Once things began….4cm to holding her babies in less than 2 hours.
100% rockstar status 🔥

Grateful to who received this family for their induction & loved on them in the most kind and gentle way knowing they had other plans.
*First twins born at the new Mercy OKC facility 🤭

Congratulations K family 🩷
Welcome to the world Baby G & I ✨

Assistant: Rachel of .birth
Super OB/GYN: Dr B of Aspen Women's Center OKC

05/06/2024

I’m trying to be more deliberate with posting and sharing 💜

Any topics you’d like to hear about?

While you chew on that, check out this fab birth and strong mama ✨⚡️🫶🏻

💪🏻WHAT A FORCE 💪🏻

Back in March, I had the honor of witnessing this beautiful hospital induction for medical reasons. Toward the end of pregnancy, it became clear that out of hospital birth wasn’t a safe option anymore. I’m so proud of this sweet family for the way they navigated the surrendering of their original desires and moved forward with joy and confidence. It was such an incredible thing to witness!

So many thoughts come to mind when I think about this birth. I think this is one of my all time favorite birth photos.

🩷 You can have a beautiful hospital birth.
🩷 You can have a beautiful induction. Sometimes they really are necessary.
🩷 You can push your baby out however feels best for you.
🩷 Get you a care provider like Dr. Michelle Brunnabend Aspen Women's Center OKC who will get her b***y on the floor, if that’s what it takes. Her willingness to receive transfers and care for them “as close to home” as possible is a huge gift to our city. Collaborative care is crucial. Who you choose as a care provider is crucial.
🩷 Get you a midwife like Spirited Birth & Midwifery Services. She’s one of a kind. Her wisdom, knowledge, and heart for people and birth is absolutely incredible. I’m always so grateful when my out of hospital clients choose Taryn!

05/03/2024

I’m so very blessed and lucky to witness such strength and courage from these amazing families I get to serve 😍

I’m especially grateful to be trusted with some late transfers of care when their original plan of out of hospital birth is no longer the best or safest option for them ✨💜

A beautifully strong family navigated a complication of pregnancy that required a preterm induction a few weeks ago and handled it with grace and determination! Baby came out healthy and mama met her goal of her first unmedicated birth! 🥹

Big thanks to student midwife Caitlin with Mulberry Stained Birth Services, Dr. Michelle Brunnabend and Doula for their help with this birth! 🙏

04/28/2024

A recent birth I was honored to attend 💜🫶🏻

The joy of a 💖Threepeat💖 client who experienced a birth vastly different than her others. It’s just an honor to witness and be chosen again. Every time.

PS: This mama is looking for some milk donations for this little sugar. She was born at 4lb 12oz. If you’re able, shoot me a message and I’ll connect you!

04/28/2024

✨✨✨Latest Excitement Here✨✨✨

Please help us welcome our newest provider-
Kendall McCormick, CNM (Nurse Midwife)

She’s fab and might even have some openings this week or next for well woman/well care exams and gynecology visits! Give clinic a call to come see her 💜

👏🏻We are currently accepting new patients👏🏻

03/14/2024

It’s not everyday I get to tell you all one of my favorite birthday stories of all time! A patient asked me the other day while she was in labor about my first birth so I promised I’d post a birth story soon!

SIXTEEN years ago today I became a mama when my first born came Earthside. I hope this story will highlight some relatable points for you 💜

I was in my third year of medical school for this pregnancy. My sweet baby had only been head down for a few weeks by then and I was just grateful for that. It was a Monday morning and as I was sitting down for breakfast in the cafeteria, I started noticing regular and time-able contractions. They were mild but very regular. I continued with my everyday things and kept moving but they just wouldn’t stop. By the time we reached the evening, they were still every five minutes apart. I knew it wasn’t time to go in yet. Besides, I was terrified that my very amazing doc was out of town for the next few days and I was NOT having this baby until he was back.

Tuesday night rolled around and still the same contraction pattern. I went in to get checked- “only 2 centimeters?!”. Gah. Home we went.

Contractions continued to get worse and I was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday evening at 5 centimeters. By the time I got admitted, attempted to get an IV line (8 pokes later), and got to my room, things had fizzled out. By morning, I might have one contraction every hour or so. My doc offered me pitocin or to go home with a medication to help me relax and sleep. I chose to get discharged and go home.

I slept for eight solid hours!!! I got up and then we went and grabbed a sandwich at Subway. I also got a bag of chips and a cookie. This was my pregnancy with gestational diabetes so I really had not indulged much but I just needed a little extra that day. A few hours later, things were in full swing again. After several sleepless nights due to prodromal labor, this kid was finally going to come.

It was Thursday night now and I was admitted to the hospital at 7 centimeters and progressed normally and quickly. I remember some key moments during my time at the hospital…..

I vividly remember swaying and walking in the hallway with my doula and I said to her “I am going to die”. She sweetly responded to me “no Michelle- you’re just close to meeting your sweet baby”. After that, I took a shower and remember looking down at the bracelet that a group of women had each contributed a bead to with words of affirmation and wishes for my birth. Things were so so hard in that moment that I wanted to take the bracelet off thinking that I could no longer do this. When I couldn’t get it off because it was soaked and the twine was tangled, I decided it was a divine sign that I should just keep going and have this baby.

By the time I headed back to my room, I was close to 10 centimeters and my doc offered to break my water, which I happily accepted. I was done and ready to meet my baby boy. After less than 30 min of pushing in a standing position holding on to the squat bar, Ethan Xander arrived with the cord wrapped tightly around his neck twice and with a flood of meconium behind him. But he was here. Safe and sound in my arms.

He’s now taller than me and has amazing red hair and freckles. I love him so 💜