Your Friendly Herbalist Momma

09/19/2025

Birthday, oven delivery and still serving clients with all my heart! You matter! Your care matters and I am honored to serve you in every phase of your life and mine 🫶🏽

09/17/2025

Placenta is such an incredible gift and it’s such an honor to get to create beautiful things for new mommas. I don’t always remember to take pictures but I’m glad I did with this precious package. This beautiful twin placenta was tiny but mighty!

This package included:
Print with accents
Cord keepsake (infinity hearts)
Salve
Capsules with herbal inclusion of ashwagandha
Tincture
Lots of samples
And placenta coconut truffles!!!

It would be an honor to support you in your journey! Reach out today about placenta packages!

08/27/2025

A recent conversation reminds me to share; Momming is hard and you are not alone. You can read every parenting book, follow every guideline and still struggle because sometimes your child needs their own book.

Remember⁉️
✨Grace is for you too!
✨It’s ok to leave them in a safe space and walk away for a few moments
✨You deserve showers too!
✨Hot coffee is not to much to ask for
✨You are doing powerful work!

~The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
~That perfect kid over there struggles too.
~Our job is to raise arrows and the defiance isn’t always a negative thing when you look at it that way but something to curve into an appropriate place.

My favorite helpful tips!
💜When you feel like you can’t anymore scream “I love you!” And start a yelling I love you fight! Soon your heart softens ans laugher brings joy.
💜When you just wanna throw them…do it! Into a pile of pillows. The giggles and joy they share boost oxytocin that will turn the whole day around.

Momma you are wonderfully and fearfully made too! 💕

08/25/2025

Birth supplies mini series continues!

What your doula may have:

*Bubbles
*A rebozo and door anchor
*Balls! Different sized peanut balls, a birth ball and tennis balls
*Yoga strap
*Comb

These are my top 5 I enjoy because you can do a lot with them. A birth stool or cub is also a great too if you can get your hands on one.

So what are these things for?
✨Bubbles! They are a great distraction and help you focus on breathing. In a homebirth set up that you have other children bubbles are also a great way to boost oxytocin because kids love bubbles ans watching your babies giggle and play is a great boost.

✨Rebozo is a traditional Mexican shawl that is used for rhythmic birth support. They are awesome you can use them with the door anchor to hang, they help with moving baby into better positions, you can even wear them for belly support! The possibilities are endless.

✨Balls!!! Peanut balls are my favorite because you will likely need rest and you want your body working while you do so still so a peanut ball can help open up your pelvis and keep things going. It is also extremely useful with an epidural! Birth balls offer many potions too from bringing baby down to opening your pelvis. Tennis balls are great for massage and pressure.

✨I like yoga straps for birth because they are easy to attach to things and strong. Often pulling on something can be a useful focus tool during pushing. It anchors you a bit.

✨Combs! They help reduce pain but squeezing them. A little brain rewiring for you focusing on the sensations in your hand vs the contraction. Acupressure is a fantastic tool.

⁉️Your doula is not a midwife. She is a birth support person. She helps you advocate, with education, and comfort measures during birth. She often offers some lactation and postpartum support too but not all doulas do.

Most of these things you can find on amazon, Etsy has cute birth combs, the dollar store or party supply store has mini bottles of bubbles cheap. These supplies are fairly easy to acquire and fairly affordable. Hospitals often have balls and they have sheets you can use in place of a rebozo. Hospitals will also have combs although they may or may not offer one so always ask! Bubbles may be frowned upon in a hospital setting.



✨Graphic is from Birth International and is a great example of peanut ball uses!

08/22/2025

It’s 🌈 rainbow baby day!
We are blessed with 13 children 8 angels, 2 sunrise babies (babies born living with a twin or triplet who passed-sunset baby) 2 rainbow babies and our precious pot of Gold!

Gods plan is never for death yet the sin of the world is here to cause death and destruction. The rainbow helps remind us that God walks with us, weeps with us, carries us and rewards our faith even when sometimes our rainbows don’t look the same. Today I celebrate all my sweet blessings the one’s who lived and died because they all make me a mother and they all remind me and you of Gods mercy and grace. I love the image of God telling my angels about me while I tell my living gifts about Him. One day we will all live in paradise together but today we celebrate the rainbow, the promises of the Lord while we wait.

Praying for all you Angel and rainbow moms and dads today. May God fill you with hope and peace. I pray you find comfort in His promises and know you’re not alone, the loss was never your fault and your baby only knew/knows love. Be gentle with yourself today and honor where you are.

Every life matters and has meaning no matter how small. Every life is an arrow if you let it be. Your quiver just doesn’t always look like another’s.

Feel free to share about your angels and your rainbows or any sweet babies here. I’d be honored to pray for you, share, laugh, cry etc with you.

My sweetest thing to share. Luka our sunrise triplet has started a new thing and he doesn’t even realize what he’s saying which makes it so much better. But we always tell him we love him for 3. Well he has started replying with I love you for 8. He doesn’t know how that fills my heart and doesn’t understand but I pray he never stops saying it. Noah our rainbow loves to play I love you more than. Those two precious boys really show a glimpse of Gods grace through their love. I am grateful for my tiny humans today and everyday.

08/19/2025

What’s in a general birth supply list?
✨This supply list is from Home Birth On Your Own Terms and I chose this list because it works for both assisted and unassisted births.

* 25 disposable pads
* 2-4 towels
* 2 washcloths
* new scissors
* 4 receiving blankets
* plastic table cloth or shower curtain
* receiving blankets
* olive oil
* peri bottle
* mirror
* camera
* herbs
* clock
* large ziplock bags
* cord ties or clamps
* peroxide
* bulb suction 3 oz
* scale
* trash bag
* gauze pads
* ambu bag
* ibuprofen
* long maxi pads
* tape measure notebook
* foot printer pad
* food/juice
* bendy straw
* blood typing kit
* diapers/wipes
* birth ball
* birth pool
* baby clothing
* set of clothing for mom

⁉️Do we really need all these things? In short no but it’s not that simple. This list is a great place to start.

✨A birth ball, pool, camera, mirror, etc are comfort items and things that help preserve the moment. Birth is a big powerful time and should be treated as such but it is your birth and you get to choose what measures you want.

✨With a midwife they will likely provide the herbs, ambu bag, scissors, clamps etc as they will be preforming the tasks those tools call for. In an unassisted birth it is very important to keep all those essentials in order to care for yourself properly in case of emergency or even something as simple as stalled labor or anxiety. The homeopathic birth kit is one of my favorite birth supplies because it’s clear and easy to use on your own.

✨Food and juice things of that nature are so easy to forget and extremely important. Your body is working hard equivalent to a marathon and it needs to have the fuel to do so. Honey sticks, sugar juice, whole and gentle foods that help keep your blood sugar up and your body nourished are essential. Hospitals will keep you from eating due to fears of surgery but birth isn’t an emergency inherently and in order to prevent it becoming one nourishing your body is essential. Listen to your body eat when you need to, rest when you need to, be in whatever position you need.

✨Pads, chucks pads, sheets, towels, blankets, curtains etc all have the same goal blood and goo. You will bleed, you and your baby need to be warm and comfortable and you don’t want a huge mess or ruined things to deal with so covering beds and floors with disposable or things that can be used washed quickly is key. Receiving blankets are great to cover baby with work well in birth pools too.

If you choose a midwife they will have a list they have created for how they prefer to treat you but if you choose unassisted this is a good place to start. Any mother close to labor I encourage to keep towels, blankets, a bulb syringe, large bowl and honey sticks around. These are my “primal” list things. The birth that happens unplanned and spontaneously, the birth that happens in the car or on the toilet unexpectedly. Birth happens anywhere and anytime. We can prepare and plan but sometimes things move fast. Towels and blankets for the mess and the baby to be warm, a bulb syringe incase baby needs some help with suction, a large bowl for the placenta and honey sticks for energy. In this case you’ll likely have a next step plan like midwife on the way or heading to hospital so cutting and clamping can wait.

Birth supplies are often a general list but with home birth you get to make it a personal list. The oils you use or the foods you eat. The water you fill the tub with it all gets to be sacred and set apart for you and your baby. You have control. At a hospital and birth center you still have some say and control but it looks a lot different.

In any birth it is important to have a go bag incase of emergency transfers. That should include, shelf stable snacks, hot/cold bag for placenta, comfy clothes for both you and baby (multiple baby sizes just incase), phone charger and medical information. The hospital actually has toiletries etc now you should grab whatever you generally want but for a home birth go bag simple is great.

08/18/2025

Our birth supply mini series will have to start tomorrow as my tiny humans need momma a little extra today 🫶🏽

Any Holistic Lactation, Birth, Placenta or Herbal questions post below!

08/14/2025

Birth supplies!

✨Do you really need all that stuff?
✨What do you need in an accidental unassisted birth? It happens more often than you think.
✨What your midwife will bring.
✨What your doula may have and my doula must haves.
✨Best places to find birth supplies and cheap solutions.
✨Hospital vs homebirth supplies.
✨Hospital go bag vs transfer go bags.
✨Health plan vs birth plan and why you need both.
This week is gonna be a fun one! A little each day starting tomorrow on some fun topics! If there’s anything you want to learn about add it to the comments below!

08/13/2025

One of my favorite things about placentas is how incredibly unique they are. The placenta gives your baby life and postpartum it gives you yours back too! 🫶🏽

Reach out today about placenta packages and benefits! It would be an honor to serve you!

08/12/2025

Hello community!
It’s been a while since I posted but I’m ready to get back to supporting mommas and families! With so much transition in this little businesses life already social media fell to the way side but stay tuned for a new introduction post including some fun new squish pictures!

For now I have found a few community events to help support you as the summer comes to a close. Back to school is coming quick here are a few resources in Battleground and Vancouver that can hopefully be of use to you or a family you may know.

10/18/2024

This sweet placenta package went to a first time mom who took charge of her postpartum. Placenta benefits go beyond the womb serving mom, dad and baby! Watch for placenta openings starting end of December and as always I also accept last minute placentas as well. If encapsulation is not something you are wanting but still want the keepsakes it would be an honor to create something beautiful for you too!

10/15/2024

With pregnancy and infant loss awareness day today I’d like to remind you of services I offer free and if able donation based to honor you and your little Angel. Feel free to share with others 🩷💙

So something I’ve been working on is finally here and ready to be announced.
Pregnancy loss and miscarriage effect so many women and families. Almost everyone at least knows a mother who has lost their baby. When you lose a baby early often you have no way to preserve that sweet baby but that is changing for the battleground and surrounding areas. I am offering Bereavement Holistic Lactation services and Miscarriage Preservation services. I aim to keep this a free service but have suggested donation prices in hopes to serve as many people as I can. My heart breaks for every mother, father and family who loses a baby but I am so honored to be able to give you some form of peace to carry on with. Right now these services are only offered for battleground and Vancouver unless you are willing to travel but one day I hope to cover more distance.

Services include:
•Cremation through the dehydration process of 1st trimester losses with ashes placed in a glass vial that is sealed with wax
•Keepsake pictures in bed of flowers and prints (if applicable)
•Small unsealed glass vile to send off for keepsake jewelry creation
•Keepsake options for all loss placentas
•Bereavement Holistic Lactation service that includes:
-how/where to pump to donate in your babies honor
-drying up and more

I pray this service touches many lives and give you some peace when your whole world stops. It is truly an honor to serve you.