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Dance of Life Midwifery

Home birth midwifery services Dance of Life is a midwifery practice located in Traverse City. Run by a Michigan Licensed Midwife/Certified Professional Midwife.

Providing home birth services, including water birth. Please visit our website for more information.

01/27/2026

So you pee’d on a stick and now you are pregnant! What’s next? 🤰
The first trimester can be really lonely and scary!
Weeks and weeks of waiting and wondering is everything ok? Dealing with nausea and vomiting and exhaustion. Who can you reach out to? ☎️📱👩‍💻
As a midwife with a passion for education and information I make myself available from the moment someone signs on to care. I offer basic information about what to expect throughout your pregnancy, helpful tools for eating for pregnancy and concerning things to look out for. I offer early ultrasound for those who desire one. I have tips and tricks for preventing or working through common complaints of pregnancy like nausea and vomiting, aches and pains, and exhaustion. I also offer a sympathetic ear for any questions or concerns. 📞

01/19/2026

Many hands make light work, right?
Who is supporting you through your pregnancy and post partum?
Choose your support team wisely and utilize them wisely too!
Everyone offers something different, but there are plenty of things that can be done.
I am lucky enough to have support locally as well as internationally and in between.
Locally I has my health and wellness team as well as the amazing friends who brought food and wisdom and gifts.
Internationally I receive gifts and so much support and advice.
People are ready and willing to help you just need to ask and offer guidance.
I loved my meal train but I had to make sure it suited our needs with my clear specifications!
My mom and I keep our house different but she can run a washer and clean the dishes with ease.
My dad is a pro with a vacuum.
My far away friends had no trouble answering my many ‘how did you handle this?’ questions.

Who can be on your team:
* Professionals:
- OBs/Midwives
- Pelvic Floor Therapy
- Chiropractor
- Massage Therapy
- Counselor/Therapist
* Family:
- Parents
- Siblings
- Extended family
* Friends:
- Near and far
* Neighbors
* Colleagues

Tag your favourite professional for those missing out!

01/13/2026

Limited space available for all months in 2026!
Call or email to inquire about working with me!

01/06/2026

While I am still offering home births I am feeling called to broaden my horizons to those who do not have the choice to birth at home.

Using my education and experience in midwifery as well as in my own pregnancy and birth I want to give people the knowledge and skills to improve their pregnancy and set them up to have a labor and birth that works for them as well as prepare for the early postpartum period with the essentials for newborn life.

New services included:

* Planning and preparing for birth:🚼
- Reviewing your goals and planning how to meet those goals
- physically setting up your body in pregnancy and transferring that knowledge to labor and birth 💪
- setting up a birth plan to share with your team 📝
- Giving you the resources to help meet your goals physically, emotionally, and mentally
- Similar to child birth education with less focus on what is labor and birth and more on what you need for the birth you desire

* Post partum preparations 🫩
- How to recover from your birth 🥘
- How to function within a changed body
- Where and when to seek extra care
- How to ask for help

* Preparing for baby 👩‍🍼
- Essentials for baby 🧼🍼
- Weird newborn things that are still normal 👶
- When things are not normal and what to do
- Ways of getting through the newborn period with less stress
- Decisions you need to make for your newborn
- Understanding newborn procedures what is done when and why

* Common complaints of pregnancy 🤰
- Non-medical appointments to learn about your body and what you can do for it when there is just not enough time with your midwife/OB.
- Priority lists for speaking with your health care provider
- Understanding your body’s needs and requests: the cravings and signs your body sends you and why 🍫
- Managing the physical and emotional stressors on the pregnant body
- First trimester sessions for those needing support early on
- Expectations for pregnancy: what happens when and why 🗓️

These sessions are tailored to meet your needs.
Packages available for multi sessions.
Preferred resources, references and referrals offered
Email with questions or to set up a time!

12/30/2025

Thank you Dance of Life Families for a beautiful 2025.
I began a new journey of being a mom and a midwife and I am so grateful for all of your help navigating this life!
Thank you for your flexibility and kindness.
I got to experience some strange things and the same things balancing out another year of growth.
I look forward to working with new and returning families in 2026!

11/25/2025

We’re Hiring! Looking for a reliable, hard working, upbeat and adaptable tea enthusiast to join our team as head of tea production. This position is part time (10-20hrs per week) and fluctuates seasonally. Proximity to Kingsley is key as the hours are variable and some work days are short. Training begins mid February. Email sierra@bearearthherbals.com with (serious only) inquiries. 🌿

11/18/2025

Dance of Life has finished out the year welcoming 3 little ladies.
We started the year with all boys and ended the year with all girls!
It’s been a pleasure serving all of these families. I’m looking forward to welcoming the 2026 babies after a little break before the new year.

10/26/2025

Tools in labor.
The “birth ball” is one of the most used tools in labor I see. I encourage use during the prenatal period so it’s often already available when labor rolls around. It can be used in so many ways! They can even go in the shower!
Some other tools are the peanut ball, combs, tennis balls inside a sock, massage guns, candles, mantras, prayer. Don’t forget about the OG dilation station-the toilet which is sometimes the most hated recommendation I give but does the most!
What tools did you find the most helpful?

10/10/2025

Baby bump talk.
They are never the same person to person, pregnancy to pregnancy, morning to night.
Some days you look and feel huge other days you forget your carrying around a whole human!
Around 21 weeks I had a panic attack in a store because all of a sudden my ‘normal’ pants I was wearing were too tight.
Many people describe feeling their baby bump lower at the end of the day than in the morning (gravity works hard against you!)
It’s hard for the average person to truly guess how far along you are, that’s why the old man at the grocery store thinks you could birth right there in front of him and the waitress at the restaurant thinks you still have ages to go!
At 38 weeks a cashier asked me how long I had to go, I told her about 3-4 weeks, she was shocked it was so soon. Turns out I had my baby the next day! A 7 pound baby “hiding” in there.
Whether your bump hasn’t “popped” yet or your carrying around a basket ball under your shirt you can expect to feel support and validation from your health care provider. As a midwife I love painting that picture of what’s going on inside you!
*disclaimer: I paint only figurative pictures, my art level is subpar at best!*

09/23/2025

Let’s talk umbilical cord wraps!
Nuchal Cord or cord around the neck is quite common in birth. Most of the time it is unknown until the baby is on the way out. In these instances a quick maneuver to unwrap the cord and baby is ready to snuggle mom! Sometimes we can suspect a cord wrap during labor when baby’s heart rate is out side of normal or if the baby isn’t entering the pelvis or staying in the pelvis during pushing. In these rare circumstances if we cannot get things moving along or make babies happier we make our way to the hospital for extra monitoring and help bringing baby out.

09/17/2025

Interested in birthing your baby in the comfort of your own home? With your partner right next to you. Steps from your own bed and bathroom? Maybe even a water birth? Dance of Life Midwifery has openings in 2026 contact me to learn more about how I can assist you through your new adventure.

09/08/2025

Considering switching to home birth?
Contact me for information about birthing with me in the comfort of your own home.

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Traverse City, MI

Website

http://www.tcmidwife.com/

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Dance of Life is a midwifery practice located in downtown Traverse City. We are comprised of two Certified Professional Midwives and student midwives. We provide home birth services, including water birth. Please visit our website for more information.