Emergence birth and lactation services

08/30/2025

08/30/2025

AMAB humans can body feed! 🫶🌈

This is an INCREDIBLY dedicated process which utilizes hormones, milk demand, and dopamine antagonists to increase prolactin.

An AMAB person may need to-

Use estrogen and progesterone for periods of time to mimic pregnancy hormones.

Pump for months before their baby is due to be born.

Take domperidone or reglan (UNDER A PROVIDERS CARE AND RECOMMENDATION).

There are certainly herbs and food galactagogues that CAN help some people, but these should always be used under the supervision of a provider or herbalist as well.

08/29/2025

Placenta Magic ✨🌿

Did you know placentophagy (consumption of the placenta) has some holistic benefits it can offer?

The hormones and blood in the placenta can be nourishing and balancing after birth.

Most clients report increased energy, improved mood, and a healthy & quick milk supply.

Some other things we offer at Emergence birth and lactation services with the placenta include tinctures, umbilical cord keepsakes, salves, truffles, prints, castings, can be added to any jewelry or keepsake piece, and more coming soon.

The bundle below included placenta capsules, a simple blood print, an umbilical cord keepsake, and a re-hydrateable amniotic sac bandaid.

As always, do your research, check with your intuition, and reach out if you're ready for any services. 🌿🫶

08/15/2025

Birth work schedule is open through December!

Doula (birth, sibling, daylight postpartum, daylight nanny)

Placenta encapsulation & services

DNA keepsake orders

Lactation visits

Nursery clean sweeps

Peep my placenta glasses toppers :)

08/05/2025

I GOT TO SEE MY DOULA BABY TODAY 💜💜

Ok.... She's not MY baby, her parents did the work 😄🙌

This baby is the perfect baby, you all must see her!

(Permission from mom given).

07/14/2025

Who is reminding them of their list of resources?

Have you made your partner a list of resources?

It's good to have on a list:

Pediatricians
IBCLC's
Mental health practitioner for birthing parent
Mental health practitioner for partners
Doctors who can prescribe incase of mastitis, yeast infections, thrush, or the like.
Parent & infant massage therapists
Parent and infant chiropractors
Homeopaths / herbalists
Naturopaths

07/12/2025

LACTATION FOR BIRTH WORKERS
🍼 *Calling All Birth Workers!*

Join my mentor ** Pittsburgh Birth Nerd * Angela Starosta

** for a *virtual Lactation for Birth Workers* class designed to empower doulas, midwives, NICU nurses, and anyone supporting birthing families and infants.

Learn practical, evidence-based lactation skills to support your clients with confidence and compassion.

📅 Online & accessible
💸 Just $50
👶 Open to all infant care professionals and birthing people

✨ Invest in your care toolkit—your clients deserve it!

07/11/2025

Booking 💜

I am actively booking clients for the remainder of 2025 and beyond! I offer a variety of services for people in their childbearing cycle & early parenthood.

•Birth, postpartum, or sibling doula support
•Lactation services & classes
•Placenta Encapsulation
•DNA keepsakes
•Massage
•Nursery prep/ clean sweeps

Whether you’re expecting now or planning ahead, let’s connect!

412-440-8219
Emergence Birth and Lactation

07/11/2025

Important information - for anyone who is either in support of home birth, a midwife, doula, or alternative maternal and infant care worker- help us fight this bill.

07/11/2025

Diapers

Did you cloth diaper your baby? Tell me all your favorite (and most disliked) moments. Tips and tricks or questions you had when you were a cloth diaper parent.
Your favorite brand. Your favorite detergent.

Let's hear them in the comments ⬇️

07/10/2025

HAVE you heard of Whartons Jelly? The goop that surrounds the vessels in the umbilical cord. It helps things to slide- so even things like a true knot in the cord can slip up or down the cord without choking baby.

Also, keep in mind the oxygen is coming from the blood going through the cord in the bellybutton UNTIL baby takes their first breath.