Solstice Midwifery

02/27/2026

Solstice will be participating in the first annual Eden Prairie Baby Expo hosted by the Eden Prairie School District! Hope to see you all there!

02/09/2026

People often forget that postpartum lasts longer than childbirth and pregnancy. To honor the 4th trimester, Midwife Sam is offering this series on how to prepare you for it. She will include all the hot tips and tricks and what your doctor and google searches will forget to tell you.

Please tell your friends and clients, as this class is meant to serve everyone, not just home birthers.

The goal is to prepare you beyond what your prenatal care and childbirth ed can offer, while building community with other parents. Whether this is your 1st or 5th baby, there will be something to offer everyone.

You can purchase classes separately if needed.

Must register at:

https://www.solsticemidwifery.com/classes-and-events.html

More classes to follow!

01/16/2026

If you've been waiting for an opportunity to directly support families deeply impacted by what is happening in Minneapolis, please consider making a contribution to a most amazing family that is in our care. If you are not able to contribute financially, consider expanding our reach and sharing this within your network! 🧡

12/21/2025

The winter solstice seems as good a day as any to share the meaning behind our name! The name Solstice Midwifery draws inspiration from the profound symbolism of the solstice—a moment in time that honors both stillness and transition, light and dark, beginnings and culmination. Just as the solstice can mark the longest and shortest days of the year, birth marks a powerful threshold between one world and the next, between the known and the unknown. We chose Solstice to reflect the cyclical nature of life, the sacredness of transformation, and the beauty found in both intensity and ease. It is a name that celebrates the full spectrum of the birthing journey—whether long or short, luminous or shadowed—and holds space for each family’s unique experience with reverence, joy, and deep presence.

Wishing you all a cozy solstice!

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12/06/2025

11/14/2025

A repeated and cherished scene of home birth - pouring hot water into the tub. People ask us how we keep the tubs warm during birth, this is it! We fill the tub with its first round of water from your water heater and then add pots of boiling water as needed. We are constantly checking the tub temp to make sure it's “just right”, a cozy temp near 99-100 degrees F. We do not have it too hot or too cold for medical reasons, and also the birther’s preferences. As the birth continues to evolve, you may see the midwives taking a pot of water out of the tub to replace it with extra hot water. Occasionally, you will see us putting cold water in for the more impressive water heaters. Even before water births were popular, there was not a midwife at a home birth who did not have a pot of water boiling on the stove. I love how these seemingly simple acts are really a shared ritual between each birth. A reminder to both the birther and midwife, you are not alone.

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11/12/2025

As we descend deeper into hygge season we thought we would share one of our favorite self-care rituals - a cozy bath with Epsom salts and/or Weleda’s Arnica Bath Soak.

✨ Epsom salt baths are a simple, affordable way to ease sore muscles, reduce swelling, and restore magnesium levels (something many of us are low on!). They can help relax the body, promote better sleep, and bring a sense of peace after long days — whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, or just carrying the weight of this cold yet busy season.

🌿 Arnica Bath Soak is another favorite to keep stocked in your winter toolkit! The arnica flower has natural anti-inflammatory and circulation-boosting properties that help ease tension and soothe tired muscles. It’s also beautifully aromatic — grounding and warming, like a little hug in the tub.

🛁 Our winter tip: draw your bath warm (not hot), dim the lights, and give yourself at least 20 minutes of stillness.

You can find these products at many of the local co-ops and health foods stores. Send us a message if you’d like to be added to our Fullscript and utilize our discount in ordering these to be shipped to you at home!

Stay warm and be kind to your body this season. 💛

10/15/2025

Sore throat got you down this week? Yeah, us too!

Try this mix!
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon of local honey
3 tablespoon of warm to hot water
Shake it up and gargle the entire thing.

Repeat 2-3 times a day.

You will see things come out as you continue to gargle!

This is safe for pregnancy and lactation!
You can try agave or glycerin instead of honey but we haven't tried these substitutes to confirm how good it works.

Be well!

10/14/2025

Throughout pregnancy, you’ll be offered a variety of labs and sometimes ultrasounds. These aren’t just “routine boxes to check”. Each test is meant to support your well-being and your baby’s journey earthside.

But here’s whats most important:

Most all of these are invitations, not requirements (excluding blood type+screen, antibody screen, and hemoglobin check around 28 weeks). During your visits, we can talk in depth about all the why’s and evidence for the tools offered. We love supporting our clients as you decide what feels most aligned for you and your family.

Swipe through to see what’s commonly offered in each trimester, and a little bit about why.

We’d love to hear about which labs or scans you have found most helpful? Which ones did you choose to skip? Are there any that you have general questions about? Let us know in the comment section!

10/05/2025

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a homebirth midwife that does mostly home visits?

09/24/2025

I sat on the sidelines tonight watching my daughter play her heart out on the softball field. As the sun dipped low and the evening chill crept in, I realized I had forgotten a sweater. I instinctively reached into my midwife bag (because yes, it’s always nearby) to see what I could find and was delighted when I found my rebozo!

The rebozo is a traditional garment—woven with deep cultural roots and generations of wisdom historically from Mexico and Guatemala. In midwifery, we use rebozos as extensions of our hands to facilitate manteada (belly sifting), to facilitate hip squeezes, to jiggle the hips and glutes (shake the apples), as an anchor during supported squats, for tug of war while pushing, and also to wrap ourselves up as we support families.

It’s not just about function—it’s about honoring the hands and hearts that have woven these magnificent tools as well as the midwives who have shared their ancestral knowledge with us. This traditionally woven rebozo from , was gifted to me for my graduation from midwifery school and is always tucked in my midwifery bag.

From birth rooms to ball games, this piece of cloth holds more than warmth—it holds wisdom and tradition.

09/12/2025

Cold and flu season is upon us! Swipe through these evidence-based tips that you can incorporate to support your body’s natural defenses—because prevention and self-care matter for everyone, not just during pregnancy!