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Having a baby should be a positive experience, our main focus is to create a safe and comfortable environment for you to bring your baby into the world and begin bonding immediately.

03/04/2022

Placentas are incredible organs. I always try to capture at least one image of the placenta at the birth of each of my clients. I find them to be beautiful and fascinating (I even have a couple of my own placenta prints from my last daughter's birth!), but even for those who may not find them appeti

31/03/2022

Repost from - Hands & Knees with an epidural, crazy right? NOPE!⁣

I taught a Physiologic Birth Class for L&D nurses last Thurs (birth workers, yours is TOMORROW) and one of the nurses mentioned that they have a policy that once you get an. Epidural, hands & knees position isn’t “allowed”. ⁣

First - your labor/birth is your labor/birth. Your team is there for safety and assessing for changes. If you feel the need to get on all 4’s (or any other position) ask your nurses, “can you be specific about what the medical/safety concern is?” - if they state, “it’s just the policy” - then ask to see the policy. Nurses, have you seen it? The reason I ask is because there are many places where this is standard practice and done safely. ⁣

Second, it can be helpful for your labor! Many think that once they get an epidural, they lose all mobility in their body and just have to sit there! That’s simply not true! Your nurse/doula should help you change positions every 30ish min to keep that baby moving down the birth canal!⁣

Benefits of hands & knees?⁣

- Allows full mobility of the sacrum⁣

- Shifts the weight in the uterus and may improve circulation to the placenta⁣

- Protects the pelvic floor⁣

- May help rotate a sunny-side-up baby⁣

Can’t do it or don’t feel like it? NO problem or stress! This is just one of many options for helping your baby down and out! ⁣

Did you try this in labor? ⁣

📸 *I spy some twinkle lights setting quite the lovely mood in that hospital room 😍

29/03/2022

So often when I have interviews with potential clients they reveal to me that they just don’t feel it with their providers. They usually begin their prenatal care with the same practice they saw for gynecological care. Or perhaps they chose an Obgyn group that attends births at the nearest hospital. But these are not the reasons that truly matter. They might not have put a lot of thought into what they want in a provider outside of a healthy pregnancy and birth.

But it’s so much more than that. How do you feel at your prenatal appointments? Do you feel listened to? Do you have the opportunity to ask questions? Or do you feel rushed and like a number? Do you feel calm and at ease? Or do you feel anxious? Do you look forward to your appointments or do you dread them? Do you feel supported? Or do you feel like you have to defend your choices or fight for them? Does your provider have many patients with similar birth ideals as you? (Meaning, if you desire an unmedicated birth, do they have experience with this? And do they support and encourage it?)

Your inner voice will begin as a whisper. Don’t ignore it because by the time it grows to a yell, you might find your options for switching care are limited. Follow your gut and make the switch! I’ve had clients switch late in pregnancy but the sooner you switch the more time you have to establish a rapport with your providers before birth. Now is the time to listen to your inner voice and follow it! It has guided you in your life and will certainly guide you in your parenting.

18/03/2022

In the hospital they usually tell moms to try to breastfeed every 2-3 hours. Wake baby to nurse every 2-3 hours. That way you can make sure to nourish baby and bring in a good milk supply.

Unfortunately this isn’t exactly how it works🙄 this visual was shared in a post from a friend that I shared a couple years ago and it’s incredibly accurate.

It’s basic math that they use in the hospital to give you the “ideal” feeding schedule. This “ideal schedule” equals about 8-12 nursing sessions in 24 hours which means baby would only have to nurse every 2-3 hours.

This is their way of saying that baby needs to eat often, but this isn’t exactly how it works for mom and baby in real life. Which can cause a mom to really struggle when her baby wants to nurse more often than every 2-3 hours! Nothing like setting new moms up to fail🤦‍♀️

Because they push this so heavily, I’ve noticed that parents seem to think breastfeeding is going to be super simple and perfectly spaced out feedings like the cereal picture. It also makes it look as though all feedings should be the same size so they should be nursing for the same amount of time each time. Which also is NOT accurate.

THIS IS NOT THE REALITY. In reality, baby will have big/long feeds sometimes. Or little/short feeds. Or feeding sessions while they are still mostly asleep. Or feeding sessions that aren’t so great. Or anything in between! They are not guaranteed to sleep better just because their feedings are all spaced out perfectly and done for the same length of time.

Instead of watching the clock and timing sessions, let baby lead! Watch for feeding cues from your little one and go from there😊

I also wanted to say that I love the blueberries portion of this visual. It shows more of a reality for how nursing sessions go. Some are bigger. Some are smaller. Sometimes there’s a longer amount of time in between. And in counting the berries, there are STILL the correct number of nursing sessions for the day.

Amazing, right?! Our bodies and our babies know what they are doing. Let them lead💙💚

Words by: Ariel Kaye
Image by: .dietitian

14/02/2022

"Oxytocin is the hormone of love. We share it when we have a good conversation, we share it when we make love, and when we hug, and BIRTH is the biggest brightest time of rich oxytocin-sharing." Robin Lim

Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter that gives a big burst of love and connection. It is produced in the hypothalamus and is most commonly referred to as the love hormone for good reason. Oxytocin levels increase during hugging, kissing, childbirth, breastfeeding and physical intimacy & or**sm. It has strong connections to emotional responses such as empathy, trust, positive social behavior, (consensual) sexual activity and relationship building.

Oxytocin helps create a bond between a parent and baby through ni**le stimulation during nursing. During labor, oxytocin surges increase uterine motility which causes contractions.

Oxytocin makes us feel safe, connected, in love and has huge physical and psychological effects on a person. Brain oxytocin levels appear to reduce cortisol and the stress response.

Foods to increase oxytocin:
▫️Dark Chocolate
▫️Berries
▫️Salmon
▫️Avocado
▫️Walnuts
▫️Sweet Potatoes
▫️Eggs
▫️Pomegranates
▫️Mushrooms

These foods are are high in vitamin C, magnesium, tryptophan, B group vitamins, omega 3 and zinc. Great for borh you and baby!!

It’s Valentine’s Day and which is the perfect excuse for you to feel more loved on! Whether it’s between the sheets, feeding your little one or including a few of these foods into your day, let’s get that oxytocin flowing!

I hope today and all of your days are filled with oxytocin! 🥰

12/02/2022

I am a Doula ❤️

09/02/2022

What is holding space? You won't see many OB's able to accoplish this task in a hospital setting because theres no billing code for "presence".

Holding space is something that midwives and doulas do really well.

It means creating a space that is safe for you to do, say, and feel whatever you need. We are right there with you, supporting, encouraging, and using our energy as a grounding force.

It was a pleasure to witness both Rachel with and Mary with care and be present for this family centered birth.

04/02/2022

Believe it or not, this is one of my most used tools for labor. It acts as a distraction for your nervous system during a contraction! The teeth of the comb pushes on pressure points in your hand that will make your brain focus on that new "pain" in that moment which will ease some of the intensity from the contraction. Try it out and see how it works!

03/02/2022

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EARLY INFANT WEIGHT LOSS . .
Until now, weight loss during the first 3 to 4 days after birth has been considered one indicator of how early breastfeeding is going. If on Day 4 a newborn’s weight loss is in the average range of 5% to 7%, this usually means breastfeeding is going well. Nearly all babies lose some weight after birth. . .
But when babies lose more than 7% of birth weight during these early days, does this automatically mean they are not getting enough milk? Nope! Not according to recent studies.
A greater weight loss may be completely unrelated to breastfeeding and due instead to excess IV fluids mothers receive within the final 2 hours before delivery. These excess IV fluids inflate babies’ birth weight in utero and act as a diuretic after birth. Babies whose mothers received more IV fluids before birth urinated more during their first 24 hours and as a result lost more weight. . .
This was true whether the babies were born vaginally or by c-section. . .
This weight loss has nothing whatsoever to do with breastfeeding and milk intake. If you want a more accurate measurement, you should use the babys birth weight at 24 hours as the starting point instead of directly after birth.
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