Birth By Design Doula

07/05/2025

Welcome baby Luke, you are blessed to be born into your family. They are strong and brave and God is doing great things.

07/02/2025

There is truth to this. I still remember and my oldest is 26 and my youngest is 12.

05/20/2025

I have not posted for a very long time, not because I have not been busy but quite the opposite. I have been busy working and living in the moment. I have had the privilege and joy of attending and supporting so many moms last year and this year. It makes me glad that I do what I do.

12/14/2024

I would like to wish Luanne a Happy Birthday. I have been so honored work with Luanne and to to call her a friend. You have been part of so many birthdays and supported so many new moms and dads. I hope you have a great Birthday.

11/05/2024

I really like this took for pregnancy and labor.

Fun Fact - How did the "Shake the Apple Tree” get its name?

09/02/2024

We are so excited to be a part of so many birth in the last 10 years.
August brought us 7 births. I have not spent much time on FB but have been busy with baby business. Congratulations to those who have had or are having Babies.

In South Dakota, we’re having babies!

We’re the number one state in the country for highest fertility rate because our people have HOPE and want to raise a family here!

04/03/2024

I have a few weeks off preparing for my daughters wedding, and my secretary was answering my phone.

03/28/2024

Happy World doula week. I have not posted for a while but babies have still been coming. We have had a great first 3 months of the year. Here are a few of our new babies. What an honor and privilege to be able to support these families.

02/07/2024

I have had mastitis with each baby several times, how have these new protocols changed since you had mastitis

🗣Listen up lactation professionals!! Our times of suggesting heat first, digging into the breast with something that vibrates, and pump to empty are now over! Many of the new recommendations are practically opposite of what we have been taught over the years.

🛑The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has change the mastitis protocol ( #36)🛑

The new protocol tells us:
✅ Feed the infant on demand and/or pump on your normal schedule- don't aim to "empty" the breasts or increase demand.
❌ No extra pumping, no aiming to "drain" the breast or the infected area. You can't suck mastitis out and increasing supply makes inflammation worse.
✅ Ice packs or cold compresses to help reduce inflammation
❌ Hot compresses can increase inflammation and make the swelling worse
✅ Gentle, sweeping lymphatic massage towards the armpit to help drain extra fluid (not milk) in the breast and... you get it... reduce inflammation
❌ Aggressive kneading and squeezing of the breast can make the swelling and inflammation worse
✅ Anti-inflammatory foods and OTC medications
⚠️ Mastitis is NOT always a bacterial infection, so antibiotics aren't always needed- sometimes they can have an anti-inflammatory side effect so it looks like they're making the mastitis better when they're not.

Read much more and check out the new ABM protocol here:

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20Protocol%20%2336.pdf

02/07/2024

We notice a lot of tongue or lip tied babies. Did you or your baby have either?