Crowning Achievements Doula Services

10/25/2021

These dilation pumpkins are the scariest thing I’ve seen all night. 🎃🙀 🤣

They were set up by midwives at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Lancashire, England as part of a pumpkin decorating competition.

08/08/2021

Read this within the context of someone asking their provider: “Is vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) an option for me?”

So much murkiness in the responses.

Often, the response has nothing to do with that individual person and everything to do with if that provider attends VBAC period.

And rather than saying, “The evidence supports VBAC, but I don’t attend them, here’s the name of an excellent physician/ midwife who does” they say, “VBAC is dangerous, your baby could die, you should schedule a repeat cesarean.”

This is the problem.

Everyone deserves the dignity of clear and honest communication about the evidence, guidelines, and their real options.

08/03/2021

Brilliant.

07/07/2020

Midwives doing what they do, no matter the situation! ❤️

04/29/2019

Even when you have other children, you CAN stay in bed for a minimum of a week! (I did, with my fourth baby!) It helps you heal SO much quicker, and aids in establishing your breastfeeding relationship with your baby. It also gives you lots of opportunity for snuggles and stories and movies and such with your big kids!

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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02/20/2019

Excellent perspective on postpartum healing.

Do you have diastasis recti as a military spouse? Mutu strong is a specific program to help you heal your postpartum body and pelvic floor.

01/16/2019

Mamas (and their calm partners!) are so incredible.

Also, this is a perfect example of how right when mama is saying “I can’t I can’t I can’t!”, she does it anyway! ❤️

01/12/2019

It is good to have this acknowledgement from the World Health Organization! Birth goes at its own pace, different for every woman.

Women in labour are increasingly being subjected to unnecessary and unwelcome interventions such as caesarean sections, warns WHO