Amanda Hawkins Birthkeeper

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Amanda Hawkins Birthkeeper

Holistic Doula / Birthkeeper serving women in Plymouth, IN. and surrounding areas.

04/03/2025

In the latest issue of my free email newsletter, I share some reflections on preparation (birth, parenting, disaster, etc.) and what to do if preparing becomes overwhelming.

Comment if you would like a link to sign up and receive the latest issue! (PS. There's a giveaway going on right now on my page if you sign up for the newsletter you are eligible, so check it out!)

I hope for this newsletter to serve and bless my community online and local to me.
Feel free to reply to any newsletter with questions, topics you would like me to discuss, and your own testimonies of faith, motherhood, parenting, and birth!

03/11/2025

My friend and fellow birth worker is struggling with being "overdue" in her pregnancy, feeling pulled and stretched in the season of waiting on the birth of her baby, feeling anxieties creep in about the birth....
A mutual friend reminded her of Psalm 29:9:

"The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

How many times in the bible are sounds mentioned?

In the book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho fall from a shout and the sound of a trumpet.

In Matthew 8, Jesus heals the Centurion's servant with only speaking the words, because of His faith.

As we know, most of us make sounds during labor. These sounds often help our babies move down into the birth canal.
But it is the ultimate sound of God's voice and calling that births something new.
It is the Lord who calls forth our babies from the womb.

Praise Him and His mighty voice. Read Psalm 29 to God, sit at His feet and listen and wait for Him. This tension you are feeling, is a good thing, even when it doesn't feel like it. Use it to draw near to Him and intertwine yourself with the God of the universe.
He will speak "come forth" when the time is right.

This is an excerpt from my newsletter. Sign up at the link in my bio, or comment "join" and I will send you the link!

02/19/2025

When I was pregnant with my last baby, my first trimester was full of healthy habits. I made sure I was practicing intentional and gentle daily movement. I tracked my protein and was hitting my goal of 120 grams regularly. I drank organic OJ, and nourishing herbal teas, consumed Beef Liver and Cod Liver oil, Collagen and Egg Yolks, Marine Greens powders, and adaptogenic Mushrooms, and I felt great!

Then, the second trimester hit. I was tired, sluggish, fatigued. we had less money, and I slacked on my healthy habits. I craved Starbucks daily (the shame!) and wanted to sleep all day. When I wasn't sleeping, I wanted to be left alone to read in my own secluded bubble. I had no energy to take care of my kids or the house, and my severe pelvic pain wasn't helping with that. For the first time in any of my pregnancies, I did not enjoy being pregnant.
In the thick of my bodily pain and fatigue, and my lack of emotional, spiritual, and physical nourishment, I started to slip into a pattern of bitterness, resent, and depression

I do believe nutrition and movement had a little to do with the way I was feeling. I wasn't being as intentional as I was in my first trimester. And I believe that we should be eating whole foods, getting daily movement and sunshine and grounding, and all the things, the way our bodies were designed.
But I also believe in taking the whole person into account, which is what holistic means. And I think even if I had changed my eating and movement habits again, it still may not have helped much. What I really needed was spiritual intercession and watering. My soul was dry.

In a very real physical way, we NEED God. And before any other habits we build, we must build HOLY HABITS. We must draw near to Him. He will water our soul, and nourish our body, and pour out provision, and guide us in what we should do.

This is a snippet of my newsletter this week, where I share about my life as well as nourishing reflections about pregnancy, birth, parenting, and living in Christ.
If you'd like to read more, comment "join" and I'll message you with the link!

01/10/2025

I have started offering a nourishing newsletter on pregnancy, birth, parenting, and living in Christ.
Each newsletter will include a scripture, a what's new section, reflections or thoughts concerning birth or parenting, a recipe, and a community section for things local, in the online community, or things my subscribers have shared such as birth stories and questions they would like covered.

Comment "JOIN" to become a part of this intimate space.
The first newsletter will be going out next week!

01/07/2025

Welcome!
I've been in this space for a while, (though I haven't posted much since having my fourth baby who is almost 8 months old), and I haven't introduced myself in a post for any new followers.
So, here goes!

My name is Amanda Hawkins, I'm in northern Indiana, and I'm happy to meet each of you.
I'm a Christian, a wife, a stay-at-home homeschooling mother of 4 boys, and a Holistic Doula and Birthkeeper.

I've been saved by Jesus since I was 16, and I met my husband when I was 18, who also came to Jesus shortly after we met.
My husband and I have been married for almost 9 years, together for almost 10.
Shortly after we were married we started trying for a baby, which is when I felt called to birth work.
I had a hospital birth with my first baby, a home birth with an autonomous Midwife serving in a Birthkeeper role for my second baby, and 2 freebirths with just my husband and I.
I believe birth is a natural function designed by God to be a reflection of His glory, and that it is foundational to every aspect of life.
I believe birth is usually best left alone and works best when "the ingredients of physiological birth" (as I call them) are respected.
My mission as a Birthkeeper is to serve and mentor families holistically through birth and the childbearing years to help them establish strong foundations for living and parenting in Christ.

I love to read and write (fiction and non-fiction), play board games, go on nature walks with my family, go on drives together with a cup of good coffee, practice fiber arts, play guitar and sing, and forage for wild medicinal and edible plants.
I'm a crunchy mom with a side of Chick Fil-A (because, balance).

It's nice to meet you!
I plan to be making more content again soon. So stay tuned!

12/04/2024

I've started hosting a monthly women's bible study at my house, the first Wednesday of every month at 12:00pm EST.
Today was the first gathering, and unfortunately the ladies that were planning on coming were not able to make it.
But, the boys and I still read about Jesus together, snacked on charcuterie, and did some coloring pages to go along with the reading.

If anyone would like to join the next meeting on New Year's day, comment below!
I look forward to hopefully seeing everyone next time!

10/01/2024

Support.
Village.
Community.
Church.
Fellowship.
We all need these things.
As mothers and women in our childbearing years, we need other women for support, encouragement, advice, and edification. Women to do life with, learn from, cheer each other on, grieve with, pray with, and share our unique gifts with.

But sometimes, as much as we long for it, we don't have access to that kind of community in person, local to us.
This is where Holy Holistic Sisterhood comes in: a virtual community for naturally and holistically minded Christian women in the childbearing years.
A place to ask for advice, receive encouragement, give and receive prayer, support one another, share resources, and more!
A small intimate group of women who will grow to become friends, and help build one another up.

If this sounds like the kind of virtual community you need, join Holy Holistic Sisterhood while spots are still open!
The space will be limited to a small group, and sign ups will close when all spots are filled.
Go to the link in my bio or here to sign up:
https://www.jotform.com/assign/242259120285049/242260414323040

09/24/2024

I am honored to partner with Arianna Tomak .womandhood to facilitate this community. Join us if you feel the need for a virtual village of likeminded women.

Spots are limited.
Sign ups begin October 1, 2024.

07/24/2024

Baby snuggles, mushroom coffee, and website work. Added some resource lists to my website for families to look through.

06/19/2024

During this postpartum phase, I decided to use paper plates for serving meals to the family. (At least for a little bit.)
This helpful tip was suggested by my friend Freeing Birth!
Last week I made this super easy throw together lunch for the kids (that they all loved!), put it on a paper plate, and they went to eat it outside. Mess free for mama!
Great postpartum tip, especially when you have multiple kids and a husband that works.

06/18/2024

I got the call from my dear friend last night at 1:30am that she was ready for me to come to her house for the birth of her first baby.
I grabbed the birth bag, and my 1 month old baby, and we went.

It was a beautiful home birth with just mom and dad.
There was laughter, prayer, pain and joy.
She labored in the tub for a long while before moving to the bathroom floor, and she roared their baby out despite some intense back labor.
Dad was such a peaceful supportive presence, and was the one to catch baby, and cut the cord.

My baby (pictured here on the bathroom floor after he woke briefly to nurse) slept the whole rest of the time on the bed.
These two babies might very well grow up to be best friends.

It was such an honor to support my friend in this way, and I'm so happy for them.

06/03/2024

My fourth son's freebirth story.

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+15747808980

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https://amandahawkinsbirth.wixsite.com/birthkeeper

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