Clary Sage Midwifery & Wellness

05/08/2026

You're Invited - Coffee & Cradleboards parent support group meets tonight!
Join us at 5pm for connection, support, and a space to breathe. ☕👶

Parenting is hard - and you don’t have to do it alone!

🗓 When: Today – May 7th (And every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month)
🕟 Time: 5:00pm
🏡Where: 670 Riverside Drive, Omak WA

05/05/2026

05/02/2026

Congratulations to our April families on the births of their sons. It was an honor to support these 3 boys on their journey earthside. Names shared with permission.

05/01/2026

Velvet Skin Aesthetics Botox and Breastfeeding 🤱 because so many people just don’t know it’s possible!

04/30/2026

So many decisions facing new mommas and one of the biggest is how to feed the newborn right now. It is easy to undermine and cause fear in the moment, but those with the knowledge and evidence must carefully balance their recommendations knowing that there may be negative effects from supplementation down the road.

There is NOTHING better.

"Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature Communications, a European research team led by Professor Lindsay Hall from the University of Birmingham used deep DNA sequencing to look at stool samples from 41 healthy babies and their mothers in the Netherlands. The study aimed to see which microbes were there and how they might interact with each other as well as with food sources introduced to the gut. The study is thought to be the first that describes how babies who are breastfed maintain a mutually beneficial co-existence of E. coli and a bacteria called Bifidobacterium, which is a key part of a healthy gut microbiome."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-coli-good-bacteria-breast-baby.html

04/28/2026

You're Invited! Join Our Virtual Parent Support Group: "We Are Where You Are"

Parenting is hard - and you don’t have to do it alone!

Join us today at 4:30pm for our Virtual Parent Support Group, a welcoming space to connect and share with others who get it.

🗓 When: Today - April 27th (And every 2nd & 4th Monday of the month)
🕟 Time: 4:30pm
💻 Where: Zoom
✏️ Register Here: https://forms.gle/S3XBwL9zdFMv72FS7

04/26/2026

C-sections can be life-saving when medically necessary. But today, many are performed without improving health outcomes — putting women and newborns at risk of short- and long-term complications. Midwives help reduce unnecessary caesarean births and other interventions by supporting physiological birth and providing personalised care that protects health and prevents harm. They also ensure that women who do need medical interventions are referred to the right specialist, at the right time. But the world is short of . This , join the call to grow, support, and sustain the global midwifery workforce. Sign the petition.

04/16/2026

We were just talking about this today. It’s pretty wild how the weight is distributed in all different ways.

Pregnancy weight isn’t just “weight.”

It’s your baby.
It’s the placenta.
It’s increased blood volume.
It’s fluid keeping your baby safe.
It’s your body preparing to nourish and sustain life.

Yes, fat is part of it but it’s not the whole story.

Your body isn’t working against you…
it’s working overtime for you.

So please, be a little kinder to yourself.

04/13/2026

Our Certified Nurse-Midwife is dedicated to your health and well-being throughout the lifespan. While an expert in birth and pregnancy care, Jessica Ready CNM ARNP provides comprehensive testing, treatment, and management of a wide variety of health problems experienced by women. Look no further for whole-person care and individualized treatments without the wait time.

04/08/2026

In-network specialist in women’s health and birth in Okanogan County; Providing comprehensive care for women across their lifespan. Now offering births in the home, birth center, and hospital setting. not a

04/06/2026

Polyhydramnios is when there is more than the normal level of amniotic fluid around the baby in the womb. While it can be linked to abnormalities in baby or mom, up to 60% of cases have no identifiable cause. We call this “idiopathic polyhydramnios.” Preterm birth, increased postpartum bleeding, and poor positioning during birth can be risks with having a high fluid level. NEW research provides hope!

A 2024 study assigned women with idiopathic polyhydramnios to either a diet that limited refined carbs and sugar (intervention) or to no dietary change (control).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The intervention group saw a significant reduction in their AFI (average decreased 25.7%) and in 15/22 of these women (68%), AFI returned to normal after 2 weeks on the diet.⠀ ⠀⠀
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An earlier study had provided women with idiopathic polyhydramnios a CGM for 72 hours. In every case, hyperglycemia was observed (even though most had “passed” their gestational diabetes screening test).

In summary, if you have too much fluid in your pregnancy, improving blood sugars may help return that level to normal and help reduce the risk of complications.