Empowered Birth Services of Acadiana

08/27/2022

FUN FACT FRIDAY ABOUT MILK-MAKING. Did you know you grow more milk-making cells in your breasts with each pregnancy? So the more pregnancies you have, the more grapes (erhm.. I mean milk-making cells) you’ll have! 🍇
Were you a first time mom struggling with milk supply like me? I don’t think a day went by where I didn’t think about ways to at least keep up my supply.
Second time around? A BOUNTIFUL supply! Now there are many factors for this, but one is because the hormone changes that you go through in pregnancy help your body make more milk-making cells. So in addition to the ones you had from your last pregnancy, you’ll have some more!
Pretty neat huh? So if your breastfeeding journey didn’t work out the way you wanted to your first time, it likely won’t be the same the second time around (for many reasons, having more milk-making cells being one of them!) 🙌🏻
I’ll have way more information like this on my website, where the launch is coming in March. Be the first to know! Link in the bio or go to breastfeedingdietitian.com 🤱

05/28/2022

05/12/2022

Ya'll are gonna see this guide a LOT, because in the midst of this formula shortage....I want every pumping mom to understand how important fl**ge fit is to both her comfort and yield with pumping!

Proper fit=no pain, more milk, less effort

In this climate, when formula is hard to find....knowing proper fl**ge fit is priceless and game changing for a lot of families, and may make the difference between needing formula vs not needing it.

Thank you again to Babies in Common for making this guide for the world to see!

05/11/2022

Wow, this is huge!

Researchers from The Children's Hospital Westmead in Sydney, Australia released a study that confirmed not only how infants die from sudden infant death syndrome, but why.

04/11/2022

🚨 Midwife Tammy's calender is just about full for the remainder of the year (Maybe 2-3 openings). If you'd like a consult with her, please do so soon.

Midwife Rachel does have availability. Schedule your consultation with her by filling out the Request a Consult form on our website. www.babycatcherbirthcenter.com

03/19/2022

New Item: Liquid Gold Tea
This loose-leaf herbal tea will assist mothers with the production of milk during their breastfeeding. All herbs used in this tea are 100% organic.

Please allow 1-2 business days for packing and shipping.

Message me if you have any questions.
NativeHerbsApothecary@gmail.com

03/02/2022

As a midwife, there are many tips I can offer you to help have a shorter a faster labor. But, did you know that many birth choices can actually help you have a LONGER and SLOWER labor?!

Yes, it is true! My subscribers are often led to my CajunStork YouTube channel by searching for tips on how to have a "shorter and faster labor" not realizing the impact of their birth choices on their labor itself and how their choices may be working AGAINST what they were hoping for their birth experiences!

So here are a few tips to help you have a LONGER & SLOWER Labor! Let us know in the comments if any of these have applied to you in the past!

💉 Epidural: Yup, that's right, an epidural can SLOW your labor down, requiring Pitocin (a synthetic hormone that produces intense contractions that YOU might not be able to feel anymore but your baby certainly can!) and other interventions that are scary, unpleasant and expensive.

🙊🙈🙉Not Preparing The Right Birth Team: I know you love your Ma, your Grandma, and probably your Mother In Law, but the fact is unless they are trained or experienced in natural birth themselves they likely won't have the skills to help your birth go faster. A birth doula or a midwife (heck, consider hiring both!!) know tips that help your birth go quicker such as quiet birth etiquette, physical support skills and being able to understand and help get baby into the best birth position for a quicker and easier delivery. As a side note, I believe bringing the wrong birth team can completely derail your satisfaction with your birth by increasing anxiety, creating distractions, and a whole list of other things that you may not realize until after the fact. Who you bring to your birth should be up to you but preparing a birth team that helps you avoid a longer and more painful labor may take some preparation with a birth professional.

🏡🏥 Birthing in an Environment You Aren't Completely Comfortable In: I realize that homebirth or birth center births are not right for all of my subscribers, but one thing is for sure- If you find yourself choosing a hospital birth because you're "scared" of out-of-hospital birth- BUT, you know that you are also "scared" or INTIMIDATED IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT, then you are creating a situation where FEAR --> causes TENSION --> which causes MORE PAIN in your birth! Be sure to choose a birthing environment YOU ARE COMFORTABLE IN. Don't take anyone's word for it- do your research!!

🛌 Laying down in your labor: If you aren't moving around, switching position, or laboring UPRIGHT with walking, squatting, ball sitting, showering or even hands and knees you can expect your labor to be longer AND more painful!
I have a great video for LABOR POSITIONS to consider that you can watch right here: https://youtu.be/YIW6fN-9wbw

👉 Also, if you found these tips helpful or encouraging please share them with a friend!!


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02/27/2022

02/23/2022

How interesting!

02/23/2022

Super great visual!

FUN FACT FRIDAY ABOUT MILK-MAKING. Did you know you grow more milk-making cells in your breasts with each pregnancy? So the more pregnancies you have, the more grapes (erhm.. I mean milk-making cells) you’ll have! 🍇
Were you a first time mom struggling with milk supply like me? I don’t think a day went by where I didn’t think about ways to at least keep up my supply.
Second time around? A BOUNTIFUL supply! Now there are many factors for this, but one is because the hormone changes that you go through in pregnancy help your body make more milk-making cells. So in addition to the ones you had from your last pregnancy, you’ll have some more!
Pretty neat huh? So if your breastfeeding journey didn’t work out the way you wanted to your first time, it likely won’t be the same the second time around (for many reasons, having more milk-making cells being one of them!) 🙌🏻
I’ll have way more information like this on my website, where the launch is coming in March. Be the first to know! Link in the bio or go to breastfeedingdietitian.com 🤱

02/16/2022

✨ FUN FACT! 🤱🏽

02/14/2022

If you happen to make a baby today, I’ll see you in 9 months 😉❤️

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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02/12/2022

And hire a postpartum doula. 💛

Let me help to “lighten the load” in those first few months postpartum.

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“It’s all fun and games
And sexy breathing exercises for birth
And romantic plans about how he’ll take the baby while you do yoga every day

Until you’re 10 days postpartum
Still bleeding and soaked in breastmilk
Riding a roller coaster of hormones and sleep deprivation
And your lovely partner forgets to pick up a smoothie on his way home from the grocery store

And you lose your sh✨t
Like sobbing into the bathroom sink
Like cursing his mother
Like wondering why you ever procreated with someone capable of such unimaginable selfishness

And then, when the storm has passed, and you’ve had a snack- you realize
Two shaky, raw, sleep deprived humans
Trying to be life rafts for one another
While sinking into the depths of exhaustion and stress
Keeping the tiniest, most fragile, precious being afloat
Is hard AF

We weren’t meant to do this alone
We were not meant to be sent out to sea on a tiny little life boat with no map
Even the most loving, stable partnership can sink under the weight of operating in survival mode while finding your footing as parents

So, if you’re out there, treading water
Buried in laundry and breastmilk
Surviving on freezer pizza and three hours of sleep
Thinking mildly unkind thoughts about the person you chose to parent with
Because he can’t seem to calm the baby or remember your smoothies or grasp the depths of the earth shaking transition you’re navigating
You’re not alone
And it will get easier
One sleepy, shaky day at a time” repost

02/11/2022

What is a & how can hiring one benefit your family?

A is defined as a trained & experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational to a mother (and her partner if she has one) during , and/or the period.

So, what exactly does that look like during the postpartum period?

It looks like…

🌞 Keeping you nourished; Preparing a healthy snack or helping to plan and/or prepare other meals.

🌞 Catching you up on housework; Dishes ✔️ Laundry ✔️ Bottles/Pump part’s sterilized ✔️ Sweeping the kitchen ✔️

🌞 for your and/or their siblings so you (and your partner if you have one) can get the rest you need.

🌞 Getting the you need; Questions come up and it helps to know that you have a knowledgeable that you can refer to (& text or call right away 😉) when seeking those answers. I can help to provide you with information so that you & your family can make the decisions that are best for you! & if it’s something that is out of my scope, I can assist you in finding the support you need.

🌞 A listening ear & voice; My #1 goal is that you feel supported and every step of the way. So, when the time comes and you've had a bad night (or maybe a few) and you’re just feeling super overwhelmed- I’ll be there for you. I’ll be there to , there to , with , and always remind you that -

💛 YOU ARE DOING GREAT MAMA. 💛

If you haven’t hired a postpartum doula yet, what are you waiting for?! It’s a decision that I can promise you won’t regret!

Contact me to schedule a free 30 min consultation (via Zoom) where we can discuss how I can best support you & your family. 💛

ebsofacadiana@gmail.com
www.empoweringacadiana.com

02/08/2022

Let's talk about "big babies". This girl pictured here was born into her father's hands at 11 lbs 8 oz (about 5216 grams).⁠
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Did you know that research shows that a care provider that suspects a large baby is actually more risky for a birth than an actual big baby is? When a baby is suspected of being big, there is an increased chance of interventions during birth such as inductions and caesareans, and an increased chance of experiencing complications caused by those interventions, even if the baby is not actually big.⁠
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This is especially tricky because predictions of fetal weight before birth are notoriously inaccurate - up to 1 in 3 people are told their baby is big (>4000 or 4500 grams) at the end of pregnancy yet only 1 in 10 babies actually are!⁠
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In general, if there are no underlying medical problems, our bodies do not grow babies that are too big for us to birth.⁠

For more information and references check out:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Big-Babies-Handout.pdf

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/

https://midwifethinking.com/2019/09/02/big-babies-the-risk-of-care-provider-fear/