Full Well Midwifery

Full Well Midwifery Holistic, evidence based homebirth midwifery care for your pregnancy, birth, and beyond- serving Botetourt, Roanoke, Covington, and the NRV!

Don’t forget Nurturing Motherhood the first Saturday morning of every month! On 3/7 we will have Katherine Havener of St...
01/29/2026

Don’t forget Nurturing Motherhood the first Saturday morning of every month!

On 3/7 we will have Katherine Havener of Star Lactation join us to chat about breastfeeding in the postpartum period, preparing to breastfeed and answer your questions about nursing/pumping!

On 4/4 Kirsten Deconzague of Empower Chiropractic will be with us to talk about chiropractic care in pregnancy and for little ones!

This is an invaluable time to talk with amazing providers in our area- and fellowship with likeminded mamas!

Winter Giveaway ⏰There’s something about a winter storm that makes us all slow down and reflect, isn’t there?In the spir...
01/27/2026

Winter Giveaway ⏰

There’s something about a winter storm that makes us all slow down and reflect, isn’t there?

In the spirit of gathering and sharing—even when we can’t physically be together—I’d love to hear the wisdom you’ve collected on this motherhood journey.

I’m giving away a brand new Wildbird Aerial Carrier to one mama in our community. If you’re not familiar, it’s a beautifully designed carrier that lets you keep your baby close, connected, and snuggled while you move through your day. Babywearing is such a gift—all that oxytocin, all that bonding, and the freedom to mother with your hands available when you need them. And if your littles are past the wearing stage, it makes a beautiful gift for a friend who’s just beginning!

To be entered:

∙ FOLLOW us here on Facebook if you don’t already!

∙ LIKE this post

∙ SHARE to your story or feed (public so I can see it!)

∙ COMMENT below with your best piece of motherhood advice AND TAG another mama to share their wisdom too

I’ll announce the recipient on February 6th, and the Aerial Carrier will be waiting at our first Nurturing Motherhood Meetup on February 7th! (Can’t make the meetup? We’ll arrange pickup or delivery.)

I can’t wait to read the wisdom you all share. This community is such a gift. 🤍

Nurturing Motherhood Meetups are BACK! 🤍Mamas, we need each other. We need connection, fellowship, and a space to just B...
01/25/2026

Nurturing Motherhood Meetups are BACK! 🤍

Mamas, we need each other. We need connection, fellowship, and a space to just BE with women who mother intentionally.

I am so excited to announce that our Nurturing Motherhood Meetups are starting up again! This is YOUR time to connect with likeminded mommas, share the journey, encourage one another, and let your babies play together in a warm, welcoming space.

First Meetup: Saturday, February 7th | 10am-12pm

Full Well Midwifery Office, Cave Spring

And because we’re celebrating our FIRST meeting back, brunch is on me—catered by First Watch! 🥐☕ Come hungry, come tired, come as you are. Let’s break bread together and build community.

📅 Second Meetup: Saturday, March 7th | 10am-12pm

We’ll have a special guest joining us to talk about prenatal and postpartum wellness for both mamas AND babies. More details coming soon! 👀

Whether you’re expecting, newly postpartum, or mothering littles—you have a place here. Bring your questions, your stories, your babies, and your beautiful self.

Comment below if you’re planning to join us on 2/7 so I can get a headcount for brunch! Can’t wait to gather with you all. 💛

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” - Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Babies seem to have impeccable timing, don’t they?There’s something about a snowstorm, ice, or rumbling thunder that say...
01/25/2026

Babies seem to have impeccable timing, don’t they?

There’s something about a snowstorm, ice, or rumbling thunder that says “today’s the day!”

Maybe it’s the drop in barometric pressure, maybe it’s just God’s sense of humor, but so many babies choose to make their entrance when the weather gets wild.

Did your baby arrive during a storm? Ice? Snow? Thunder? Share your story below!

Everyone else: winter storm panicMe: calculating October due dates 📅😂When keeping warm this weekend leads to baby #2, ...
01/23/2026

Everyone else: winter storm panic

Me: calculating October due dates 📅😂

When keeping warm this weekend leads to baby #2, #3, or #4… you know who to call!

In the first hours after birth, every touch matters.When you birth at home, your baby’s entire world is love. They are n...
01/20/2026

In the first hours after birth, every touch matters.

When you birth at home, your baby’s entire world is love. They are never handed to strangers. Never placed under bright lights alone. Never poked, prodded, or examined by someone who doesn’t know their name—or yours.

Instead, your newborn stays skin-to-skin on your chest while I gently listen to their heart and lungs. They remain in daddy’s arms, learning his voice and heartbeat, while I help you to the shower and tuck you back into your own bed. Every assessment happens in the warmth of loving hands.

Your baby is born into their own home’s microbiome—the beneficial bacteria that will protect them. They aren’t exposed to hospital germs or unnecessary interventions. Their first meal is colostrum, not preceded by eye ointment that blurs their vision of your face or pokes.

This matters. Research shows that uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact in those sacred first hours supports bonding, breastfeeding, temperature regulation, and emotional security. Your baby’s nervous system is literally shaped by these early experiences.

At Full Well Midwifery, we honor this time as holy. Because these moments—when your baby first opens their eyes to see you, when they first nurse, when they’re passed gently from mama to daddy and back again—these are the moments they’re learning what it means to be loved.

Your birth team matters more than your birth plan. And in those first precious hours? Every gentle touch from someone who cherishes you both makes all the difference.

There’s something sacred about walking alongside a couple as they become a family. 💕This is what midwifery care is truly...
01/18/2026

There’s something sacred about walking alongside a couple as they become a family. 💕

This is what midwifery care is truly about - not just catching babies (though that’s pretty amazing too!), but investing deeply in relationships that extend far beyond birth day.

When we spend those 12-15 hours in prenatal visits with you, we’re not just checking boxes on a chart. We’re building trust. We’re diving into nutrition, birth physiology, and all the questions you didn’t even know you had yet. We’re creating a foundation of knowledge and confidence that will serve you for years to come as you grow your family.

And then I get the incredible privilege of watching it all unfold - seeing a couple support each other through labor, witnessing that first moment they meet their baby, and watching a mama discover her strength as she steps into motherhood.

But it doesn’t stop there. Those postpartum visits where we talk about breastfeeding, healing, and adjusting to life with your little one? Where I see you thriving because you’re empowered with information and surrounded by support? That’s the heart of what we do.

When families are truly informed and confident in their choices, it ripples out into everything - how they parent, how they advocate for their children, how they trust themselves.

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” - Psalm 127:3Our children are precious beyond meas...
01/09/2026

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” - Psalm 127:3

Our children are precious beyond measure. From the moment we know they’re coming, we dream about giving them the very best - the safest start, the healthiest foundation, the most nurturing care possible.

But here’s what many families don’t realize: the best care for your baby includes exceptional care for you.
In midwifery care, we don’t separate you from your newborn. For the entire first 8 weeks postpartum, we provide comprehensive care for both of you - because we understand that you are a dyad. Your health affects your baby’s wellbeing. Your baby’s thriving affects your emotional and physical recovery. You cannot untangle one from the other.

This means we come to your home - not once, but multiple times throughout those early weeks. We sit on the edge of your bed in your pajamas and assess how you’re healing while we weigh your baby. We do their newborn screenings while they nurse in your arms. We listen to their heart sounds and check their cord healing while you hold them close - no cold exam table, no separation, no rushing.

We talk about feeding - not just if the baby is latching, but how you’re feeling physically and emotionally about breastfeeding. We celebrate their weight gain while also asking how you’re really doing. We address your bleeding, your healing, your sleep, your mental health - because a thriving baby needs a supported, healthy mother.

And sometimes? The most important care we provide looks like refilling your postpartum care cart, washing your pump parts, or emptying your bathroom trash while we talk. It looks like laughing with you over the chaos and crying with you through the overwhelm.
This is what comprehensive postpartum care looks like. This is why midwifery care is different.

Because your baby deserves the best care - and so do you.

There’s a moment in labor that cannot be taught or explained—only experienced.It’s when you feel your baby’s head descen...
01/04/2026

There’s a moment in labor that cannot be taught or explained—only experienced.

It’s when you feel your baby’s head descending, stretching you in ways that seem impossible. Your body opens, yields, transforms. And in that same sacred moment, something inside your soul stretches too—expanding in ways you never imagined possible.

Birth asks you to reach deep within yourself and find strength you didn’t know existed. It’s a journey inward, a pilgrimage to the very core of who you are. Every wave, every breath, every moment of surrender reveals more of what you’re capable of.

And then—the overwhelming rush of triumph and relief as your baby is passed to your chest. Wet, squirming, red-faced and perfect. Your hands instinctively reach for this new life. Your heart expands beyond what you thought possible.

God designed your body for this sacred work—and it wasn’t by mistake. Every muscle, every hormone, every instinct was purposefully created to bring forth life. Your body knows what to do. Trust the wisdom woven into your very being.

This is the power of physiologic birth. This is what your body was created to do.

Final appointments and goodbyes are always so tough! But love seeing mama and baby thriving and happy! ❤️❤️❤️
12/10/2025

Final appointments and goodbyes are always so tough! But love seeing mama and baby thriving and happy! ❤️❤️❤️

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