Midwife by nature - Crystal Esau

08/05/2026

We are so desensitized to other people catching and “delivering” our children.. we don’t even realize how powerful it is to be the first person to touch your child, to catch your child as they come through the portal, to be the first person to look them in their eyes, to have uninterrupted skin to skin contact without your baby being touched & prodded by a bunch of strangers as soon as they reach earth side..
Mamas, don’t be afraid to touch your baby’s head as they are crowing. The release of oxytocin that flows through your body during that “ring of fire” helps you melt & ease into the sensations, making it easier to push the rest of their body through.

Dads, don’t be afraid to establish your position in your family as your partner's and your child’s first sense of stability, security, and protection.. catch your own babies. Support your partner and be dedicated to the position of being the most important birth partner they could have, regardless of whoever else is present at your birth. I know we are not too far removed from a generation where dads weren’t even allowed to be in the hospital room… so there is a great responsibility here for you all to be present in the unlearning and reconditioning of pregnancy and birth just as much as mothers 🤍 We cannot (should not have to) journey this alone.

*Woman of the womb*

07/05/2026

Healthy, low risk women, with low risk pregnancies don't need routine cervical checks during their antenatal appointments

06/05/2026

This first time mom was on her way to me for a check up when her mom phoned...her water broke en route and contractions were coming strong and fast. On arrival at 11:49 she was 9cm dilated.
I had to fill the birth pool with her already in it 😅 . She got into a comfortable position and 20min later her baby was born. Women are just amazing!
🎶🎙️Sia - Unstoppable

06/05/2026

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05/05/2026

Today I celebrate me!
Happy International Day of the Midwife 💜

05/05/2026

International Day of the Midwife 💜
2026 Theme: One Million More Midwives

04/05/2026

Congratulations to first time parents, Davine and Tristan, on the birth of their beautiful baby girl 💜

04/05/2026

He can’t take the pain away.

He can’t make the contractions stop. He can’t speed up labor. He can’t do the work for her.

But he can do this.

Hold her. Be steady when everything else is intense.

Stay present in the hard moments.

And sometimes, that’s everything.

Labor isn’t something that can be fixed or solved. It’s something that has to be moved through. Experienced. Surrendered to.

You can’t skip the hard parts. You can’t avoid the intensity. You have to go through it.

But you don’t have to go through it alone.

Look at these photos. Her leaning into him. Him supporting her full weight. Both of them in it together.
This is what support looks like. Not fixing. Not rescuing. But staying.

This moment will pass.

The contraction will end. The intensity will shift. She’ll move into the next phase.

But right now, in this moment, she needs someone to hold her. And he’s there.

Your birth team matters.

Not because they can make labor easy. They can’t.

But because they can make it bearable. Possible. Less lonely.

The right support doesn’t take away the hard. But it holds you through it.

And that changes everything.

*Full Well Midwifery*

03/05/2026

Bereaved Mother’s Day, the first Sunday in May
It’s a day that many people don’t even realize exists.

But for so many mothers, it holds a weight that’s hard to put into words.

Because there are moms walking around every day carrying the loss of a child…
a burden that no one can see.

They show up.
They keep going.
They smile when they can.

But their hearts are missing someone.

This Sunday, we remember them.
We honor them.
We say their children’s names.

To every mom loving a child they can’t hold… we see you. 💙

30/04/2026

26/04/2026

Congratulations to first time parents, Inge & JP, on the birth of their handsome baby boy 💜
41weeks 2days...Right on time