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Brianna is a midwifery student, nurse, and community (home, birth center, and postpartum) doula, serving clients in Southeast WI. Instagram

11/10/2025

It's a bit of a joke, we've been saying this for years. Not impressed.

11/06/2025

Decades of research have shown that round-the-clock fetal monitoring does not reliably predict fetal distress, and experts say it leads to many unnecessary surgeries. But it’s still used in nearly every birth in the U.S. because of business and legal concerns, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3WF7yLx

10/17/2025

Our dear midwifery friend and community member experienced a huge loss this week — her birth supply bag was stolen, containing nearly $5,000 worth of essential medical tools and equipment.

These are the tools she uses every day to support families in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum — a true lifeline in her sacred work.

We’re rallying together to help her replace what was lost so she can continue serving families without interruption.

If you feel called to give, any amount helps — truly. Donations can be sent via Venmo to

Let’s show up for someone who has shown up for so many. ❤️co
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09/17/2025

When Dr. Gabrielle Lyon was just 5 years old, her dad took her on 10-mile bike rides—and physical activity became part of her everyday life. That early exposure to movement laid the foundation for her passion for strength, muscle, and now, her career as a board-certified physician and author of “The Forever Strong Playbook.”

“When you instill that kind of physicality into the cultural dynamics of the household, it changes the trajectory for children,” says Dr. Lyon. Now, she’s teaching her own kids the importance of resistance training—much earlier than when she started herself at 17 years old.

As more families bring structured fitness into their routines, experts are noticing a shift. “This generation of children is seeing their parents at the gym, and so it’s more common for a family to do that together,” says Dr. Eva Seligman of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

And even though the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) has been issuing position statements on the importance of youth resistance training since 1985, getting kids involved still feels a bit “avante-garde,” Dr. Lyon says.

“There are these outdated myths, for example, that training affects bone growth and there [are] lots of injuries,” she says.

The other component at play is that culturally, young girls aren’t encouraged to pick up, say, kettlebells from an early age, but instead to enroll in dance classes, for example.

“There is this very early mental programming that I think changes the landscape of musculature in kids,” Dr. Lyon says. “We have to be very conscious of that if we want to change the metabolic landscape.”

09/16/2025

Favorite thoughts from a recent birth —
The complete crumbling of all that once was
One hundred reasons why not
So hard to see the end in sight and then
You did it!
Reintegration
A new mother, confident and glowing
A father, in absolute disbelief
Knowing know how important his role is
Not a backseat driver, but here and present
A calling only he can answer
💫

09/06/2025

To be fair, Grandma picked the right lady to stop at Target 🎯 🫶🏼
Let me hook you up real quick.

1. Carrier -
2. Button Up Pajamas -
3. Breast pads
4. Silver nipple shields
5. Milk catchers
6. SNACKS
7. And IN HOME, personalized lactation care ✌🏼

09/04/2025

🌿 What Do Midwives Actually Do? 🌿

When people hear the word midwife, they often picture someone just catching babies. But our work is so much bigger than that.

👩‍⚕️ Clinical Care – We monitor your health with labs, ultrasounds, and vital checks. We carry the same emergency skills + equipment you’d expect for safe care.
🤱 Continuity – We walk with you from the first heartbeat through postpartum healing, answering your late-night questions and checking in on your mental well-being.
🕊️ Emotional Support – We hold space for your fears, your joy, your tears, and remind you that your body is wise and capable.
🏡 Choice & Autonomy – We center you in the decision-making process. Your birth, your voice, your way.

Midwifery care is the meeting place of medicine + relationship. It’s not just about a safe birth—it’s about feeling seen, heard, and supported in one of the most important transitions of your life.

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09/01/2025

Hi, I’m Brianna 👋 It feels like a good time for a little re-introduction.

I’m a wife and mama to four bright, amazing (and very busy 😅) kiddos. We homeschool, spend a lot of time on adventures, and our house is usually full of noise, snacks, and laughter (with a few tears sprinkled in).

Somewhere in the middle of motherhood, I also felt called to midwifery. Midwifery isn’t just what I do — it’s a piece of who I am. This journey has been an on and off relationship since the birth of my very first child in 2016 — one that has taken a long time and a lot of sacrifice, pause, and reflection over the years. Supporting women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum has shaped me just as much as mothering my own children has.

Around here you’ll find a mix of -
• Honest glimpses of midwifery life
• Motherhood and the beautiful chaos of raising littles
• Thoughts on birth, postpartum, and everything in between

If you’re new here, welcome! I’d love to know where you’re from and what brought you to this space. If you’ve been following for a while, thank you for sticking around while I juggle work, family, and everything in between.

Here’s to sharing more of the REAL STUFF — both the messy and the most exciting — in this season of life. 🌸

08/30/2025

The bittersweet feeling of the six week visit 🥺

Homebirth is never just about the birth itself—it’s about supporting YOU through transformation and new life together, and then releasing with love when it’s time to say “goodbye for now”.

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The Green Crayon

There I am, the dark green crayon. Pregnant and working full time like most of you. I’m about 6 months in this picture. Instead of feeling hopeful for my baby, I felt lost. Seeing provider after provider within the healthcare network that I was employed by, not a single one spent more than 15 minutes with me. I knew whoever was on call would deliver my baby. When I voiced my concerns about vaccines during my pregnancy, a pretty valid concern, it was met with smug remarks. When I declined urine dip sticks at every visit, met with smug remarks. When I voiced my concerns about Glucola and asked if there were whole food alternatives, a pretty valid concern, again, smug remarks. This day in particular, I bawled my eyes out on the way home feeling so unsupported at this stage of my pregnancy - by everyone. I was quite a sight for my partner as I burst through the door, a blubbering green crayon. (And a wet green crayon; it was also raining)

On one of my off weeks, I went to Babies’R Us for a free “Birth Options” class that was hosted by a local Milwaukee doula. She spoke of ‘birth centers’ and my life was changed. I walked through the doors of Well-Rounded Maternity Center the next night, and lined up an interview with a midwife the very next day. I’m pretty sure I asked my midwife 29 interview questions...TWENTY-NINE. But I fell in love with her, as everyone should fall in love with the person they entrust the life of them self and their newborn baby to. I was 32 weeks pregnant when I transferred care, scared, but also feeling like my spirit had known this was what I needed all along. For the first time in my pregnancy, I felt supported and integrated into my care.

After having two out-of-hospital births, and serving in the hospital setting for 4 years, I decided that my soul needed something more. I completed my doula training through Coral Slavin at Well-Rounded Maternity Center, and enrolled in midwifery school shortly thereafter. I am currently practicing part-time nursing at Zuza’s Way Integrative Care, while focusing my efforts on changing the ways in which birthing people are (or aren’t) supported during prenatal, birth, and beyond. I am privileged to offer birth and post-partum doula services from a unique angle, as a nurse, a doula, a mother and student midwife. I would be honored to stand witness to your birth, as well.

The reality is, you’re going to have a lot of people in life that don’t support your decisions. There is no room for them in your birth plan. As a Registered Nurse, I had no idea that birthing centers, informed choice, whole-patient and whole-family care were even a ‘thing’, until I set out looking for something more. Please look for that something if you feel that you need it. Read and scour every evidence based article you can find. Check out your library, gather your birth team, ask those hard questions, fire your OB if you need to at 32 weeks.