Dar A Luz Birth Services

04/21/2018

right? Moms don't need another baby blanket or onesie or someone to come over and be entertained. They need to be in bed, with baby, and nourishing food. Not worrying about the laundry, making dinner, work, entertaining guests, etc.

Many people call the trip they take during pregnancy their "baby moon." Actually, the baby moon refers to the early postpartum time of lying in. How can you plan for your postpartum baby moon?

Taking time in bed to recover after giving birth (no matter what type of birth you had and no matter how easy or difficult it was) can have a profound positive effect on long-term healing and recovery.



Thank you to Eden Grinshpan for giving us permission to share this amazing photo!!

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04/19/2018

Trust your body! 💓

04/11/2018

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https://evidencebasedbirth.com/using-a-doula-for-pain-relief/
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04/06/2018

Have you worried that your newborn fell asleep hungry after breastfeeding? 🤱🏿🤱🏻🤱🏼
"When a baby is hungry, he tends to clench his fists tightly and bring them toward his face. If he falls asleep hungry, his fists usually stay clenched. But when he gets milk, he relaxes starting with his face. Then his shoulders relax, and finally those fists unclench. Eventually they're as limp as the rest of him. Think of his hands as a built-in fuel gauge." -- La Leche League's Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 8th edition

There are exceptions to every rule and this is only one tool in your toolbox. This rule should be used for healthy, full-term newborns. If your newborn is listless and difficult to wake, consulting with your healthcare provider to rule out extenuating circumstances is recommended.
Want help? Find your local LLL Leader at lllusa.org
[Image: Infant sound asleep with a relaxed hand. Text: "Is she still hungry after nursing?" Trust the hands.]

04/05/2018

Amazing ! 😍

Look at this amazing twin cord! I am in awe of how intricate the umbilical cord is and how it can withstand true knots like this. Due to what is called Wharton's Jelly, in most cases, the cord can get a knot and still be able to provide oxygen and nutrients to the developing baby. So cool.
:this is not my photo. You can read the story behind this photo at http://monoamnioticstories.blogspot.fr/2008/05/lily-and-eve-32-weeks.html?m=1 :

02/21/2018

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02/20/2018

Seems like an incredibly educational and inciteful event!!

02/04/2018

Great illustration to show how much position matters!!

A visual supporting alternate pushing positions

01/16/2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc28lS_FgxS/

01/11/2018

What a great visual !

This is a wonderful birthing position that women frequently and instinctively take when not encumbered by someone else’s rules about where and how they should give birth. The sacrum, ischial tuberosities and soft connective tissues are are freely moving, opening the bottom (outlet) of the pelvis allowing baby to pass through more easily and quickly. The woman can reach down and feel her tissues stretching, guiding the birth of her baby. From here she can move into hands and knees, an asymmetrical lunge, reclining or even standing—whatever her body instinctively does to assist her baby. They are one. They labor in concert. They are born together.

12/15/2017

What a memorable experience for this amazing big sister !!

Meet Jacee Dellapenna, a brave 12-year-old girl who accompanied the doctors in delivering her baby brother! Yes! You heard it right. This little girl

12/15/2017

I just love her reaction!

12/13/2017

Salsa anyone ?!💃

12/13/2017

Look at that splash !!

THE SPLASH //

This fourth time mama had her own hand on baby's head while it emerged and then with one more push, baby was guided out by the midwife. (Baby did not fall on the floor.)

Midwife laid her down gently so mama could sit back and reach for her baby.

Mama pushed her baby out in whatever position she felt best in. Squatting next to the bed happened to be where she felt best, only 20 minutes after arriving at the birth center!

This image has previously been shared by Birth & Life Stories by Katie Murray and continues to be removed.

The censorship of birth photography needs to end in 2017. Birth needs to be normalised. There are too many wounded mothers, traumatised by their own experience. We owe it to the next generation to improve the face of birth. Women need to be exposed to real images of birth so they may birth with confidence.




Repost Birth & Life Stories by Katie Murray

12/08/2017

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12/04/2017

Check out this amazing breech birth !

12/03/2017

This is the first uterus transplant program to use both living and deceased donors

11/23/2017

Even Barbie needed a doula !

11/22/2017

How incredible is this tub?! 😍😍

Incredible moment that we are privileged and grateful to get to see! This is birth. This is life. This is hope. This is love. Thank you to the family for sharing and Marijke Thoen Geboortefotografie for capturing the moment big sister met her baby brother.

11/21/2017

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11/10/2017

Look at all that birthday frosting 😍😍

And she opened her eyes to find her mother, her very first home.
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11/09/2017

Wow!

It's not often that you hear of a triplet homebirth, but that's exactly what happened with the help and support of the team from the Veritas Birth Association. With excellent nutrition and a lot of research and consultation, these triplets were carried safely to 35 weeks + 3 days (that's epic) and each baby weighed nearly 6 pounds (two were over 6 lbs). What's even more remarkable is that the beautiful, strong woman who gave birth to these treasures is a SURROGATE giving the gift of parenthood to others. She is incredible.

(via Julie Bell)

ETA: this story is not a judgement on any one else's experience. It's also not a representation of all multiple pregnancy and birth stories. Each is unique. Please always advise with YOUR care providers for your pregnancy, birth, and baby(ies).

10/20/2017

Look at that beautiful white cord 😍

Did you know that baby's blood volume will be significantly more if you delay the cord clamping? All that rich blood will flow back into baby, increasing immune cells, stem cells and red blood cells. It also leaves more time for mom and baby to bond while the cord finishes pulsing🌀✨💖

10/15/2017

Delicious cocktail to help give you the energy and stamina to get through labor ! 🥃

Life’s a sport. Drink it up. That’s what they say, right? Maybe for you that looks like this . . . Or this . . . Or even this . . . (But seriously, if you can do the splits while lifting weights please don’t tell me. I just don’t have a grid for that.) …

10/11/2017

How precious 😍😍

10/01/2017

https://www.verywell.com/hire-doula-epidural-2758678

Learn about the many ways a doula can help a mother before, during, and after labor, including how a doula helps with an epidural.

08/21/2017

How amazing are women's bodies ?! 😍

08/15/2017

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VICTORY! This is what we want to see! 🙌🏼 This is how every birthing person should get to feel after birthing a baby (no matter how baby is born) because of their magic, their power, and because they had Options, Support, and Respect!

Image: Crystal Van Horn

08/09/2017

anyone else feel this way? 🙄

08/06/2017

How fascinating 🤔

Births peak on weekdays during daytime work hours