Bellies, Boobs, Babies & Bliss

08/04/2025

This Week is National World Breastfeeding Week, Where we celebrate the triumphs in Breastfeeding; and unparalleled health benefits.
Celebrating:
The Moms who still Nursed despite tongue/lip ties
The Mom who still Nursed despite healing from a Surgical Birth.
The Mom who Nursed through re-lactation.
The Mom who Nursed through Over Supply.
The Moms who Nursed through the late nights.
The Moms who Nursed through Colic.
The Moms who Nursed through Dairy Intolerance.
The Mom who Nursed through using a SNS.
The Mom who Nursed through IGT.
The Mom who Nursed using Donor Milk.
The Mom who Nursed while Supplementing.
The Mom who nursed through Birth Trauma.
The Mom who Nursed through Mastitis and plugged ducts
The Mom who Nursed through low supply
The Mom who Nursed through PPD/PPA
The Mom who Nursed through single parenting.
The Mom who Nursed through a NICU experience.
The Mom who Nursed through painful latches.
The Mom who Nursed through the fears.
The Mom who Nursed through the negativity.
The Mom who Nursed through going back to work.
The Moms who Nursed through Pregnancy.
The Mom who didn’t give up, even though she wanted to.
The Mom who found a solution, that was perfect for her.
The Mom who met and even exceeded her individual Breastfeeding goals.

This week is for YOU. You deserve it! Every drop of Liquid Gold is a gift to your baby’s lifelong health and emotional wellbeing.

07/30/2025

The Farm and the midwives there that taught me so much (midwifery & beyond) will always mean so much to me 💛💫

There’s something bittersweet about the 6-week checkup — a full-circle moment where goodbyes begin to stir, but the bond remains unbreakable. ✨

This sweet baby boy lit up when he heard Carol’s voice and felt her embrace — as if he remembered. And of course he did. Midwives aren’t just care providers; they are imprinted in our stories. The hands that caught you, the voice that soothed your mother, the love that held space for your very first breath — and in this little one’s case, the skilled support that went beyond a typical jump start to bring him safely Earthside — that kind of presence stays with you.

Carol Nelson is pictured here with one of the many babies she’s welcomed from this family — a true Farm family lineage. Her presence spans generations, and her love for these babies is fierce, familiar, and forever.

07/30/2025

07/28/2025

Using someone else's birth photography work to promote your new offering of birth photography is incredibly deceptive.
Especially when the photography editing is outsourced, taking months to deliver the gallery to clients🫣
Everything a Family sees on my website, social media and portfolio showcases my work, my editing, my photography style, the modesty, the angles, the emotions, the bliss and the quality of images families can expect in having their Birth professionally documented. . . . .
When I sold my Agency in 2011 and shifted more into Doula & Lactation work I built my business on a solid foundation of Integrity and Transparency; with "Quality over Quantity" as my business principle.
- Integrity: Every credential and Certification I have obtained, I took the class, absorbed the information and have applied that knowledge to the births I have attended and Families whom entrust me with their care. I do not step into roles that I don't have the Certification/License to go with. I do not present myself as a specialist if I am not. I will never build a trusted relationship with my clients based on deception. Hard NO.
- "Quality over Quantity": I want to ensure I offer every Family the highest level of hands on care and support. Taking less births allows me to give more to my clients. Keeping my birth books to 3-5 births a month/ about 1 birth a week allows me the time to work with each client 6-10+ hours {in person} before their baby is born, also adding in the postpartum care and 2 {in person} visits after their baby is earth side. I offer my clients a full package with lots of childbirth education, access to a lending library, writing a birth plan, attending appointments with their provider and personalizing the birth experience- putting Mothers in the best space to experience the birth & postpartum journey they have envisioned.
If I am taking on, 9, 10, 11 births a month I am spread *very* thin ...and my clients deserve more than that. The quality of my work will be compromised. I wont ever. Hard NO. . . . . .
Every Doula runs their business differently. Interview a few doulas, ask them a ton of questions, compare packages/pricing, read google reviews and ask around the Mom groups and your provider for Doula recommendations. Hire the most experienced Doula your budget allows and whom you feel most comfortable with. You deserve to feel safe, cared for and held throughout the process. . . . . .
To be invited into ones scared birth space is an honor and privilege. I will never take this invitation lightly.
✌️💛🤰
Peace, Love & Babies
XOXO,
Your Doula

07/20/2025

I’ll be out of office this week & on a cruise for my daughters Sweet 16 birthday trip 🎀 🩷🚢☀️

07/20/2025

Imagine…

07/16/2025

Don’t DIY your birth! 🔨 Hire the most experienced Doula your budget allows; so much can be avoided when Mothers have a childbirth expert with them advocating, guiding & supporting .
💫 www.JaxDoula.com 

07/14/2025

✅ Her Goals for Birth:
1) Have a peaceful unmedicated homebirth, no transfers
2) Shorter Labor/delivery than last time
3) Husband to announce gender
4) feel safe & connected to her husband and birth team
5) enjoy the journey of meeting baby
💫 She did it!!! She crushed *every* goal 💫 proud of you .brock &
Huge thank you for taking such exceptional care of my Friends 🩵🩵
What an EPIC Saturday afternoon this was. ☀️