Chrysalis Midwifery and Homebirth Services, Inc.

05/21/2020

Final postpartum visit with this sweetness:).

04/05/2020

03/20/2020

02/13/2020

Pitocin is a tool.

We don’t use a hammer to screw in a screw or a saw to hammer in a nail.

So, let’s use Pitocin for its intended purpose and only after informed consent.

There are alternatives!! Ask me about Hypnobabies today!

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02/06/2020

Is this accurate?
What differences have you noticed breastfeeding with one baby verse breastfeeding when you have older kids running around? Thank you Hedger Humor for this real depiction of motherhood!

02/02/2020

Productivity does not always look like washing dishes or folding laundry. Sometimes productivity is just having peace of mind and cuddles.

Modern Mom Problems

01/20/2020

"This is what 24 hours postpartum looks like. Baby in sling. Skin to skin. Adult diapers. And a rosy glow. My body feels like it ran a marathon and my heart is wide open from yesterday's travels. Birth opens us like an earthquake opens the earth and I am still in the intimate, fragile throes of that opening. I feel raw. Emotional. Different. I feel like I'm on the undulating surface of the rippling ocean being tossed back and forth between happiness, gratitude, melancholy, and grief. 23 hours ago I held life within and 24 hours ago I surged and transformed allowing life to flow through me, into my waiting hands. The emptiness in my womb brings a heavy feeling crashing into reality but then this new little life whimpers, searching for the breast with soft rooting, and I feel whole again. I am still processing the beautiful transition my whole family has traveled through and I am in complete awe of our strength as humans, women, and mothers. This time is simply unlike any other." -- .moon
Beautiful! .moon we couldn't love this any more 🙌🏼❤️ Congratulations, Mama! ✨

01/18/2020

Dads! Why are doulas so important?

Look at this picture and think about it... How can you embrace her with all your heart, mind and soul AND give her the hip squeeze or back pressure she also so desperately needs?

Dads, you simply can’t be all the things! We know no one else will love her like you do! We know no one else knows her like you do! Doulas aren’t there to take your place but rather, to make you better available to meet those needs only YOU can meet for her!

Even as a midwife, I know the benefits of doulas. Dads, you won’t regret hiring one- even for a birth center or homebirth!

Why else are doulas so amazing? Check this out
👉 https://youtu.be/CdAYrpdkWqM

01/17/2020

Starting today's class with some beautiful words from Vicki Rivard's book Brave New Mama.❤