Believe in Birth

09/24/2025

09/20/2025

The petition worked!!! Your voices matter!!!

Thank you Coming Home for advocating for lactation support! 🤍🤍

09/18/2025

Please take sixty seconds of your time and sign the petition!

Mothers NEED this support!!

❗️Big change for RVA families!!

As of July 14, Anthem stopped covering lactation visits—and IBCLCs (even RNs) can’t be in-network. This means countless parents no longer have insurance coverage for the feeding + postpartum support they need most.

Lactation care isn’t a luxury. It’s essential for:
🤱 Healthy babies
💗Maternal mental health
💸 Preventing costly complications later

We’re asking Anthem to reconsider and bring back coverage. Families shouldn’t have to choose between their baby’s health and their budget.

👉 Add your name to our petition and share with your community. Together, our voices are stronger.

Petition Link: https://chng.it/vfLQqMQqjt

09/14/2025

Gratitude Check ♡

This week has been heavy. & even when the world feels heavy and dark, gratitude has a way of steadying our hearts and pointing us back to hope.

Today I’m grateful for a peace that doesn’t come from the world. A peace that reminds me I’m not walking through any of this alone.

Gratitude doesn’t erase tragedy, but it roots us in hope and reminds us that light still breaks through the darkness.

What are you grateful for this week? ♡
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09/08/2025

I recently listened to a birth story that made me feel strongly about this topic and I want to unpack it with you guys!

Even if you want the epidural — you should still prepare for an unmedicated birth.

YOU SHOULD still prepare for an unmedicated birth ✨

Here’s why ⬇️

Epidurals can be amazing tools. For some women, they provide rest, relief, and the ability to be more present in their birth.

But here’s the truth most people don’t talk about:

Epidurals don’t always go as planned.

Sometimes they:

• Only work on one side of the body
• Wear off before it’s time to push
• Don’t provide full relief
• Or, in rare cases, don’t work at all

If you walk into birth expecting the epidural to be your only plan for coping with labor, and it doesn’t work the way you hoped, you might feel unprepared, scared, or powerless in the moment.

That’s why MENTAL and emotional preparation matters so much.

When you practice breathing techniques, learn comfort measures, and set your mind for the intensity of labor — you’re ready for whatever direction birth takes you.

The epidural may be your plan but your mindset is your backup plan.

Birth is unpredictable, but your strength doesn’t have to be.
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09/07/2025

✨ GRATITUDE CHECK ✨

🛑 STOP what you’re doing right now 🛑

& tell me what you are grateful for today? ☺️

I’m going to start doing these once a week. I think it’s so important to pause, take a step back, and notice all the good around us. When we do, it quiets the negativity and shifts our hearts toward gratitude. ♡

So… what is something big or small you’re thankful for today?
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09/05/2025

I’ve been sharing a lot of photography lately, but I want to pause and say this clearly… yes, I am still doing doula work. ♡

Life with a toddler looks different, and I’m not taking on as many clients as I once did. But this work is still a part of me.

Supporting women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum will always be where my heart rests. And even when I’m behind the camera instead of at a birth, being invited into tender spaces like pregnancy and the newborn bubble fuels my heart in the sweetest way.

In 2026, I’ll be taking on a limited number of doula clients. So if you’re wondering about support—whether through doula care, birth photography, or both—please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Let’s chat in the comments… what was the most meaningful support you received in your birth or postpartum season? 🫶🏼

09/03/2025

September is NICU Awareness Month ♡

When we think of the NICU, our minds often go straight to preemies fighting to grow strong. And while that is such a big part of the NICU story, it isn’t the whole picture.

Raelyn was a full-term baby who spent six days in the NICU after a complicated delivery. Six days may seem short compared to the weeks or months other families face, but when it’s your baby behind that glass and those monitors, time feels different. Six days can feel like six months.

The NICU is a place of resilience. For preemies. For full-term babies with unexpected diagnoses. For families who never imagined this would be part of their story.

Every story matters. Every baby matters. Every parent’s heartache and hope are valid.

To the families who have walked this road, whether days, weeks, or months, you are not alone. Your love is powerful, and your story is worth remembering.

If you are a NICU parent, I’d love to hear your story in the comments so we can honor and remember together.

09/01/2025

Happy September! 🍁

Something about this month feels like coming home. The air shifts, the coffee tastes better, and everything feels just a little more intentional.

As the pace slows, what do you hope to lean into this September? ♡
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08/31/2025

When you’re rocking your baby at 3 a.m. and it feels like the world is asleep, you’re not alone.

Somewhere, another mama is in the newborn trenches.

Another is reading the same book to her toddler for the fifth time.

One is celebrating two pink lines after months of waiting.

Another is tiptoeing back into work after maternity leave.

And one is simply proud she made it through the day without yelling.

Motherhood can feel lonely, but the truth is we’re in this together. Behind glowing windows all over the world, women are walking this same road right alongside you.

If today felt heavy, you’re not the only one. Hard days will come, but they won’t last forever. You are seen. And you are not alone. ♡