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23.01.2022 This is not ok! :( We can prevent this....

21.01.2022 Shocking natural birth story .... Today at 5:15am my waters broke and I was so thrilled to know our baby was going to meet us very soon. I was not expecting ho...w soon... after the gush of my water I decided to take out the trash, toss in a load of laundry and make sandwiches and snacks for my other 3 kids. I told my oldest (15) we would have the baby at some point today. Then at 6:15am I decided I should try to sleep because contractions were still painless and very mild. I sat down on the couch, text my midwife and let her know I was excited to meet her at the hospital today. Then in literally the next 5mins I had my first contraction. It was strong but manageable. 2ish mins later I had another. I assumed they would be irregular at this point but thought we should get around so I told my husband to get up. He hopped in the shower quickly and I leaked through another pad lol! We both got dressed and decided to go because although I was not timing my contractions they were coming very fast. Once we got to the car around 7:20am I couldn’t sit so I got on my knees in the front seat and hugged the chair. I felt I was handling things very well with my low moans. We pulled out of the neighborhood and ran immediately into traffic. No big deal we can cut through another neighborhood, or so we thought. We have homeschooled our 3 kids forever and I did not consider that it was school drop off time. I told my husband to drive around as we got lots of honks from cars. We made through the neighborhood and turned on the main road. Then we ran into traffic again and I said those words that my husband feared were coming... I feel like I need to poop! 7:30am and only about 1 mile from our house my husband said he was pulling over. I said no but I wasn’t actually looking at the road and I had no idea where we were. He called 911 and told them the street and that I was having a baby. Of course I still thought maybe it was just poop. I stood up with the next contraction and right then felt the bulge of the head inside me. My husbands ran around to the passenger side and I took off my pants. I leaned over the console and reached down to feel what was happening. Sure enough I could feel the top of baby’s head. I’m a fast pusher so I knew we would have the head with the next contraction. I grabbed every towel and the puppy pee pads I had put in the car but assumed I would never need. I started shoving everything between my legs and tossing towels at my husband. A laughable moment looking back! The next contraction started and just like that we had a head. My husband was holding baby’s head while I reached down too. 911 kept telling him not to drop the baby which really wasn’t helping the already stressful moment. My husband who suffers from anxiety was cool as a cucumber. I said on the next contraction the baby will come out. Oddly during this pushing time my contractions were a little slower about 3-4mins apart. Then I heard the sirens of the ambulance. The next contraction began a I heard my husband say you can take over, the EMT stepped in and told me to push, I told him NO because I was letting my body do it all on it’s on. The EMT said nothing but I felt the baby’s body coming out. Once the shoulders were out the rest followed. My mind went right into mommy mode and I wanted my baby. They handed me him through my legs and said they wanted to cut the cord. Again I yelled NO! They were so understanding and did not question anything I said. I got on the stretcher and was placed in the ambulance. There 5 EMTs turned into first time dads right there. None of them had ever delivered a baby and they were so giddy! We sat in the ambulance and I focused on warming baby with skin to skin and started breastfeeding. I was watching my husband at the car as he walked around pacing. Clearly he was high on adrenaline. Around 8:00am we arrived at the hospital. I literally had to get the placenta out because it was coming out regardless. The nurse was awesome and just right in the help. I declined an IV or pit. They did ask to drawl blood and I allowed this. Then the horrible stomach massaging started. Ugh it was so painful! By far worse than having the baby. I was inspected for tears but had none. My midwife showed up and we chatted while my husband talked to the EMTs. They had to agree on a time of birth because nobody was sure. It was decided on 7:36am. After 2 hours of skin to skin I let them weight our baby boy and my husband held the baby while I showered and got cleaned up. Just goes too show you can never be too prepared!

21.01.2022 Natures perfect creation #Repost @wildflowerbreastfeeding ... reference: Dr. Lauren Sompayrac, author of How The Immune System Works, 2011 See more

19.01.2022 Ever feel like this child?

19.01.2022 A clever way to use the hospital bed! No need to stay on your backs

17.01.2022 Happy Friday! XX

17.01.2022 From Gloria Lemay in "Tricks of the Trade" Midwifery Today, Spring, 2009 Putting cold packs on the perineum is something we learned in Western medicine that sho...uld now be discarded in practice. Chinese medicine says "never put cold against a new mother or baby". I have had great success with putting heat on a bruised, swollen, scraped or torn perineum right after birth. Even though the tissues feel "hot" to the birthing woman after birth, hot compresses give instant relief. Also, discomfort and swollen tissues can be caused by wearing commercial pads with "extra absorbency" chemicals. After three or four days, the postpartum woman is well advised to stop wearing store-bought pads and switch to cotton reusable pads, cloth diapers or folded face cloths for the remaining days of lochia (should be light after day 3 and continue light till about day 14, then stop. [Ed. Women birthing in warm birthing tubs have the benefit of warmth on the perineum both before and after birth. The warmth before the birth is like a huge hot compress, which seems to help the tissues stretch nicely. The water pressure reduces swelling during labor and birth, and the warmth after the birth seems to feel very comfortable.]

17.01.2022 Good to know! Keep on boobing <3

17.01.2022 They told you about the contractions, but did they tell you about the expansion? Did they tell you how your body would open to make way for the whole universe ...to pass through? Did they tell you how your heart would explode with a love bigger than anything youve ever known as you pulled your baby to your chest? They told you about the ring of fire but did they tell you about the crown of stars? Did they mention that theres a moment when your baby enters the world and you leave your body and touch the heavens and become the light of a million galaxies? Did they tell you how the pain of stretching to receive your child would be more exquisite than any sensation youve felt? They told you would scream but did they tell you about how would you roar? Did they tell you about the power that would rise up from your belly as you called your baby forth with your mighty voice? Did they tell you how you would embody the wild woman within you as breathe fire with your song? They told you would bleed, but did they tell you how that sacred blood wouldnt scare you? How you would feel grateful for that magical liquid of life as it trickled down your leg - how you would honour its flow and how it would help you heal a lifetime of hating your bodys bleeding cycle. They told these stories and taught you to fear birth, to fear your power, to fear yourself. But you are stronger and wiser than that mama. You know that birth is your divine dance, your souls song, your moment with God, and you walk fearlessly into her open arms. Beautiful words and art by: Catie from Spirit Y Sol . . . #poetry #birthsong #birthpower

17.01.2022 A good woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until you get her in hot water. ~ Eleanor RooseveltA good woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until you get her in hot water. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

16.01.2022 Thought for the day...

16.01.2022 This is not at all surprising. Antibiotics can create leaky gut by killing off the good bacteria we need. Glad there's some mainstream press. It takes so long for the research to make its way to all of us.

15.01.2022 Spreading some good vibes via my birth affirmation cards in these goody bags thanks to Hello Baby Midwifery

14.01.2022 Breastmilk is our Windex! Amazing magical stuff <3

13.01.2022 Ive had OBs tell me "we dont know what to do when shes not on an epidural."

12.01.2022 In case you were thinking @ it....dont be a guinea pig! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31703366/

09.01.2022 Inspo for postpartum! <3 (minus the bubble bath perhaps?)

09.01.2022 COVID19 does not give providers permission to strip you of your rights. 1. You do NOT have to be tested. Period. You dont have to explain why, and you dont ne...ed any kind of excuse. 2. They CANNOT take your baby from you if you refuse to be tested. 3. They CANNOT take your baby if you test positive for COVID. *Both the WHO & RCOG strongly recommend keeping mother and baby together, even if mom tests positively. You can show this resource to your provider if they say otherwise: WHO- https://www.who.int//clinical-management-of-severe-acute-r RCOG- https://www.rcog.org.uk//covid-19-virus-infection-and-pr/ 4. There is NO known medical reason to stop breastfeeding if you test positive. Current research shows no evidence of the illness being transmitted via breast milk. Breast milk does however have valuable antibodies to build your babys immune system. If you planned to breastfeed, it is still recommended by the WHO. WHO link about COVID & breast feeding- https://www.who.int//com/detail/breastfeeding-and-covid-19 CDC link about COVID & breast feeding- https://www.cdc.gov//need-ex/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html 5. They CANNOT make you wear a mask while laboring/pushing. You can voice that you are uncomfortable, and take it off. YOU get to decide what you consent to, COVID does not change that. Edited to add links to more info: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/covid19/ This has A TON of evidence based links and info that goes along with this post. Evidence Based Birth is a very solid source of information. - https://www.who.int//clinical-management-of-severe-acute-r This link leads to the manual linked in point 3, incase that link doesnt download correctly for you!

09.01.2022 What an INCREDIBLE capture #Repost @muttergoettin THIS IS BY FAR MY FAV BIRTH - #freebirth in a bathtub outside in nature. Go check out freebirth if yo...u are pregnant. Really get informations of the risks in hospitals vs the risks at home. The pic is of Beautiful Women birthing there in this Beautiful Spot @webofgrace See more

09.01.2022 Your doctor is a advisor nothing more! No one can force you or coerce you to birth their way! Did you feel in control of your birth journey?Your doctor is a advisor nothing more! No one can force you or coerce you to birth their way! Did you feel in control of your birth journey?

08.01.2022 Travelling may be off the table for us folks but these beautiful birth affirmation cards are about to travel all the way to Perth, WA to be enjoyed by expecting mums at Inspired by You - Birth & Healing Journeys with the lovely Angela Smith, RN, Midwife for over 20yrs and Calmbirth educator....<3

06.01.2022 Sometimes you just need to see a baby ewe <3

05.01.2022 The access issues that have always surrounded homebirth have been made even more fraught by the pandemic and associated economic crisis. Homebirth is a model o...f care that gets great outcomes, that women rave about, and that saves the health system money. Now more than ever, we need to support women to stay home - families shouldnt need to push themselves to the financial wall to do this. Much work has been done over the past few years to open up access to homebirth. A key recommendation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule review was to create Medicare rebates for homebirth. These recommendations have broad support, and hundreds of families have written in to the consultation to share stories of what Medicare rebates for homebirth would mean to them. But these needed reforms have gotten stuck in the Medicare / DHS processes - there is no timeline for when these Medicare rebates will be approved. Homebirth Australia call on Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt MP to personally intervene in this stalled process, to add Medicare item numbers for intrapartum homebirth care onto the MBS. You can do likewise, by emailing the Health Minister ([email protected] ) and your local MP. Lets all get behind this final push, and help families stay home. Link to todays ABC article: https://www.abc.net.au//home-birthings-rise-durin/12491226

05.01.2022 What are your reasons for going natural in delivery vs use of drugs for pain?

05.01.2022 IG: momsdoitbetter

03.01.2022 Messages from my daughter from school today. I think I am partially to blame for this

03.01.2022 BREASTFEEDING BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR: ARE THERE ANY BENEFITS? Have you had people tell you that your baby is too old to be breastfeeding or that your breast m...ilk is no longer nutritious? Do your friends and relatives (and complete strangers actually!) ask Are you still breastfeeding him?, or When are you going to stop breastfeeding? How long is too long to continue breastfeeding? Do the benefits suddenly stop after one year? Breastfeeding beyond your babys first birthday is usually referred to as extended breastfeeding. But I think this suggests its going on for longer than normal so lets just call it continued breastfeeding and acknowledge it as a childs normal and natural breastfeeding term. Weaning begins when baby starts reducing his number of feeds towards his natural progression of ceasing breastfeeding. Apart from your breastfeeding journey being no-ones business but yours, the reality is that babies wean when theyre ready to and for some this is well after their first or second birthday. And its OK. Its normal. Read full article here https://bit.ly/38rbEeQ Lactation Connection . . . For support in your gentle parenting journey get your copy of the new Winter Issue 39 of The Natural Parent Magazine https://linktr.ee/TheNaturalParentMagazine

02.01.2022 This should fix it!

01.01.2022 Cat Surprises Her Foster Mom With Kittens Woman had no idea her foster cat was pregnant

01.01.2022 Again tonight I saw another thread of nurses making fun of birth plans. It usually starts with a legitimately funny joke about birth plans, or funny original bi...rth plan. And then it devolves into the stuff that scares me to death--a bunch of nurses publicly making jabs at the plans women make about giving birth, in a country where unsafe maternity care practices are the norm these women are trying to escape, and where respect for their choices and bodies is... a joke. http://birthmonopoly.com/plans/

01.01.2022 AMAZING!!!! To learn more, join my Private Facebook Group My Baby Experts Community (: @confidentbirth)