Mississippi Baby Company

03/30/2026

03/27/2026

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Yes, yes, yes. What every mother deserves. Everywhere. Let respectful, evidence based care be the standard of care.

Note: Not that this woman needs to explain herself to anyone, including strangers on the Internet, but she DMed me this additional context:

“Hey, thanks for saying what you said. To add color to why I pushed on my back, I was in labor for 37 hours, the epidural failed and I was exhausted.

I literally didn’t have the energy to push in any other position. It wasn’t that the wouldn’t let me. It was my choice.

As a doula we know that no birth is picture perfect. It’s all about making a decision that is best at the time with the information we have. We always support a woman’s choice.

I just know there has been terrible injustices done in Florida so I wanted to bring some light that there are good providers. They may be unicorns but they are there.

He would’ve supported me in whatever position I chose to give birth in.”

That additional information gives context, but even without it, it's no one else's business. Especially relative to birth.

No one should ever be in a position where they feel like they have to explain themselves - especially to strangers on the internet who make incorrect assumptions about the circumstances surrounding a specific birth.

We are all adults and get to make our own choices. Even if strangers on the internet disagree.

As I have said many times before, the best healthcare originates from the intersection of evidence and autonomy.

This picture is just one example of what that looks like.

It is also practice (for me included) to take a beat and remind myself that while it’s easy to be a keyboard warrior who dispenses judgement, *I don’t know the circumstances of this birth.* It’s a time to practice humility and restraint.

We get to create the world we want. For me, in this space, that means more humility and restraint. So that is what I practice, and model, here.

Get • Supportive providers of a mothers birth wishes are so important. This OBGYN at Adventhealth Orlando really honored all of my birth wishes which meant the world to me in my VBAC. He spoke with me in a respectful manner, told me when to slow down while pushing so I didn’t tear more (had a first degree tear) and waited for my placenta to deliver itself! No pulling just waited patiently. He is very pro vaginal birth, not once did I feel pressured to have another C-section even when labor stalled for quite some time. There needs to be more OBs like him!

02/03/2026

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.

01/14/2026

Yes yes yes!!!!!

08/30/2025

Sadly all of this is true. And it happens very quickly . You won’t have time to even process your loss before you’re expected to have a whole funeral planned.

I have assisted in two losses.
It’s hard even on me.
But it’s a service I will always offer FOR FREE.
I’ll be by your side through the entire process.
I have assisted in the delivery and I’ve also set up a photoshoot for your baby.
I’ll call the funeral home and handle all of that if you need me to.
I’ll help with every aspect. I’ll plan the entire thing for you if you need me to.
I will tend to you in the days and weeks after your loss. You don’t have to do it alone, and you shouldn’t.

It’s always my greatest honor to help grieving families. And it’s always, a free service. I’ll never ask for a dime.
I’ll cry with you. I may have to pull over on my way home and scream and cry and bash the dashboard of my car, I will feel your loss, and I will honor it. Always.

08/26/2025

As more and more parents decide against the surgery these days, I think it’s always important to remind people.
And anyone who keeps your baby for you, or changes their diaper.
Leave it alone. Don’t retract it. EVER.

06/16/2025

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05/09/2025

05/03/2025

Great advice! We love to see it.

04/13/2025

11/15/2024

I took pictures of the first true knot i ever got to see in person. It really is amazing what our bodies are capable of.

11/07/2024

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