Divinely Graced Birth Services

10/17/2024

When it comes to childbirth, there are different paths to choose from—natural birth or medical interventions. 🌸💉 Both have their unique benefits, and understanding the differences can help you feel more prepared and confident in your decision. 🌟✨ Whether you're aiming for a natural birth or considering medical options like an epidural, it's all about finding what works best for you and your baby. 🤱

👉 Learn more about each option and how to make an informed choice. Visit our Website https://www.birthingandbreastfeeding.com/

11/24/2023

Elective induction around a holiday is for convenience, but not yours.

With Thanksgiving & Christmas coming up, loads of unnecessary inductions and c-sections are about to happen.

Every year there is a HUGE decrease in births on (and around)...

🔆 Christmas
🔆 New Year’s Eve/Day
🔆 Easter (changes yearly - first Sunday after the full moon in April)
🔆 Memorial Day (changes yearly - last Monday in May in the US)
🔆 Independence Day (4th of July in the US)
🔆 Thanksgiving (changes yearly - last Thursday in November)

And it’s not just the United States - it's everywhere.

How could it be that all of these holidays have lower birth rates year after year?

It’s not a coincidence - it’s about convenience.

And not YOUR convenience. The convenience of providers.

No one wants to work on holidays, and hospital birth providers have a way to make sure (for the most part) that they don’t have to.

Inductions & c-sections are rarely scheduled ON holidays, but they ARE frequently scheduled in the days leading up to, or just after, a holiday.

If you are due around a holiday, and your provider suggests an induction or c-section, it’s a good idea to question why (remember that you always have the right to decline). If there is NOT a legitimate medical reason, they may be more concerned with being home in time for a holiday dinner than your well being.

For more info and references on this topic, check out my FREE holiday births handout on my website (birthuprising.com/resources).

02/13/2023

GROUP NEWBORN EDUCATION CLASS

Monday March 6 from 4-8pm

MEANINGFUL NEWBORN PREPARATION:

Becoming a parent is such an amazing gift, but it can be daunting. Friends and family give the well-meaning advice, "don't worry, you'll know exactly what to do." The reality is, you may not at first. You may need some guidance, and it takes time to learn the ropes of parenthood, and that's ok! After this class you will have a deeper knowledge of your baby's needs, and how to meet them.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Newborn sleep patterns

• Newborn cues: hungry, tired, overstimulated

• Soothing

• Swaddling

• Bathing

• Diapering: Disposable and cloth

• Feeding: chestfeeding, bottle feeding, safe bottle preparation and storage

• Safe Sleep: Solo and co-sleeping

• Sleep patterns

• Baby wearing

• Pediatrician schedules

• Baby gear

• Strategies to keep your relationship strong during the newborn stage

THIS IS FOR YOU IF…

• You are a new parent

• You are a seasoned parent, but want to learn more to make this transition easier

• You are unfamiliar with safe sleep and safe bottle preparation

• Want to build your confidence in welcoming your baby

• Are searching for answers about newborn care

• If you are unsure how to take care of your baby

• If soothing a crying baby feels daunting

https://www.northatlantabirth.com/newborn-care-class

02/10/2023

02/01/2023

The female body is truly INCREDIBLE 🤍🙌🏽

The power of a female body

A recent client who attended the exclusive one on one class has given permission for Midwifeonline.com.au to share her birth story - we love a good birth story!

Here’s her story:

“…I had done so much research & preparation for my birth & decided that I wanted an un-medicated hospital birth. My labour started as I expected, I began to feel some regular abdominal discomfort & decided to head out for a walk on the beach with my husband. I knew from class that this part of labour could last for a while so distraction was my best bet for an un-medicated birth! I tried to go for a swim in the ocean but soon realised that I needed and wanted to be at home. I laboured at home for around 6 hours, predominantly using the shower for relief.
The time between contractions was so surreal, having to breathe through a contraction & then just being completely normal was something I was not expecting!” Then I felt a change, I knew that I wanted to be somewhere else, I knew that I needed to be somewhere else. Dave called the hospital & off we went. When I got to the hospital the midwife said that I was only 5cm – I thought for sure that I was about to have this baby! I knew from class that I needed to regroup & get back into the zone. I started to use the shower again, having the water on my lower back was sensational, the hospital midwives where amazing just letting me be in the shower with the only interruption being listening to my baby, but that was soothing in itself.

Transition was tough but we had learnt in class the importance of birth support – Dave was amazing. I thought I was prepared for the power of labour & intensity of labour – the female body is just incredible. Dave kept reminding me that this was normal & body was just trying to slow the contractions down so I could help push her through the birth canal, when the time came the pressure was forceful & she was out in 3 pushes! I discovered after birth that I had only been in the hospital for a 3 hours before I needed to push – it felt so much longer! I had lost all concept of time. Baby Harper was born at 3:24am on 17th November 2022…”

Realistic childbirth education, conducted in real time with real midwives Midwifeonline.com.au
http://midwifeoneline.com.au

11/02/2022

Local Newborn Education classes with Hannah.
Gain a deeper knowledge of your babies needs and how to meet them 🤍

10/19/2022

🛑 🛑 STOP SCROLLING! You DON'T want to miss this.

Your pump output is not an indicator of your milk supply.

A baby with a healthy and strong suck removes milk from your breast much more efficiently than a breast pump does. Your pump output can also depend on several factors, such as the type of breast pump you're using, if your pump parts are broken or worn out, and how frequently and effectively you're pumping.

👉🏾 PRO TIP! ⤵️
Stop staring at the bottles while you pump. This will allow you to relax more and not get stressed out over the ounces.

FOLLOW for more breastfeeding and pumping tips and education.

10/04/2022

Birth doulas DO NOT replace the spouse/partner at a birth. Doulas are there to support not only the laboring woman but also the other people chosen to be there.

Choosing the right support system is so important!
Doulas and support people make a fantastic team!

Doulas encourage and enable partners and support people to be as involved as they want to be.

I pride myself on overseeing the labor process and giving partners and support people the tools they need to support the laboring person with confidence. Support people commonly report higher satisfaction in birth when a doula is present.

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Thankful to be apart of Anna & Reid’s story.
Welcome to the world Hattie (my birthday twin) 💕

📸 : by me! 🥰

08/19/2022

Postpartum visits are my FAVORITE!
Baby Henry you are so LOVED 💕

📸 by me! 🥰