Miscarriage Matters

03/25/2025

Are you a miscarriage Mama? Do you feel seen? Do you feel heard? Do you feel loved?

We SEE you. We FEEL you. We LOVE you 💛

We are starting “Miscarriage Matters” to allow mamas of loss to feel loved, to feel seen, to feel heard. To have a place of support.

05/27/2022

“Doula care was associated with improved childbirth outcomes and timely onset of lactogenesis. Both directly and as mediated by timely onset of lactogenesis, doula care was also associated with higher breastfeeding prevalence at 6 weeks.”

Along with improved birth outcomes, Doulas can also assist with breastfeeding, and are associated with long term breastfeeding success!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19323712/

If you are interested in doula support, contact us anytime!
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05/24/2022

Black Hills area mamas! What a great resource ♥️

Breastfeeding is natural, but that does not make it easy! Many mamas struggle with breastfeeding at some point during their breastfeeding experience. That is why I am happy so happy to announce that I will provide in-home lactation consultations in the Black Hills Region beginning this week. In-home lactation consultations allow you to receive the lactation support you and your baby needs in the comfort of your own home.

Some reasons Mamas may schedule a consultation include:

-Prenatal breastfeeding preparation
-Painful latch
-Sore or damaged ni***es
-Problems with positioning and latch
-Concerns about milk supply or baby’s intake
-Baby being slow to get back to birth rate
-Baby is refusing to breastfeed
-Baby is refusing to bottle feed
-Concerns about plugged ducts and engorgement
-Creating a back to work plan
-Pumping education

Here are some common things that may occur during an in-home lactation consultation:

-An examination of both breasts visually and/or manually
-Observation of a breastfeeding session
-Conduct a transfer weight (For this, I will weigh baby with a special feeding scale prior to nursing and then weigh baby after nursing. I then subtract the difference to determine how much milk baby consumed.)
-An examination of baby visually
-An oral exam of baby’s mouth, both visually and with a gloved finger
-I will make clinical observations
-I may provide information on techniques and provide physical support and demonstrations if desired
-Creation of a breastfeeding plan that is aligned with your breastfeeding goals
-Pump demonstration and troubleshooting

At the end of the visit, I will provide you with resources to support you in your breastfeeding goals and schedule any necessary follow-ups. I will also refer you to other helpful or necessary providers. I will provide you with a copy of the breastfeeding plan we develop as well.

You can learn more at my website here: https://thecaregiversmeltingpot.com/lactation-consultations/

Please consider sharing this post to get the word out to mothers who may be in-need of this service!

05/10/2022

What a wonderful resource. ♥️

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is now LIVE! The Hotline, funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and operated by Postpartum Support International, is available 24/7, 365 days a year, in English or Spanish, and other languages by request. The Hotline is available for pregnancy, postpartum, and post-loss support. Call or text us anytime to connect with a Hotline counselor for confidential conversation, support, understanding, and resources. You do not need a diagnosis to reach out for help – we are here for you. 1-833-943-5746

05/09/2022

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I see all you mama’s out there. My heart goes to all of you on this day! I hope each and every mama out there was celebrated today. That you felt loved and cherished, because you are. My passion is rooted within motherhood, and today I celebrate and honor you.

05/05/2022

International Day of the Midwife!
What a wonderful day to celebrate all the midwives around the world, and specifically here in the black hills! 🎉
We have so many great midwives here in the black hills, so tell them a great big thanks and celebrate them today! Birth is beautiful, and midwives are a small part of that!
I’d love to hear your birth story if you’ve delivered with a midwife!

04/29/2022

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While we’re getting real and honest
can we talk about the first trimester?
Those endless weeks, or months, hugging the toilet seat (or puking into every trash can, Starbucks bathroom sink, bush, and recycling bin in your fair city…)
Can we talk about dragging through a level of exhaustion that feels like quicksand
And unrelenting nausea that makes the term “morning” sickness feel like a cruel joke.
Can we talk about living on nothing but Lemonheads and gas station slushees?
Convinced you’re poisoning your baby with red dye or at least depriving them of vital nutrients but literally being unable to keep anything else down. Like even the sight of your prenatal vitamins bottle sends you into fits of dry heaving over the kitchen sink.
Can we talk about the crippling guilt of letting your toddler live on pop tarts and watch 18,000 hours of Paw Patrol while you’re curled up on the bathroom floor, sobbing into a bath towel with the heartbreaking realization that your current baby soon won’t be your baby anymore and wondering if you’ve ruined his childhood forever. Wondering how your heart will possibly grow to love anyone as much, wondering if you’ll ever feel better, wondering how you’ll ever be enough.
Between the puking and the exhaustion and the hormone roller coaster- feeling a darkness and despair that borders depression- and questioning whether it was all worth it.

In the movies, the first trimester is a cute little chapter of saltine crackers and women blushing their way through nausea- when in reality, it can be the wildest, roughest dive into the deep end of this intense journey of carrying new life forward. If you’re in the depths, living on ginger chews and counting down the days until the second trimester, I promise, this will pass. And you are incredible. And it will be worth it. 💜

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04/29/2022

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 2 more days 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉