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“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a...
03/12/2026

“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a song for women\parents to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name the moment. —The Red Tent
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9 years ago today I went through the most transformative process to bring my first baby into this world. This might be o...
03/03/2026

9 years ago today I went through the most transformative process to bring my first baby into this world. This might be one of the many reasons I so strongly believe in our first time parents ability to birth at home. It absolutely changed my life. I pulled her up out of the water and into my arms and said to the group “I want to do that again!” Which of course had everyone in stitches, because who says that? From that moment on I knew there wasn’t anything I couldn’t do. I had dreams about my future and in them I was a midwife with graying hair and a happy heart. My first birth shifted my life in such a profound way that I 100% consider it the catalyst to me being where I am today, a midwife, a mom of three, empowered and at peace, and blessed beyond measure. Happy Birthday to you Ru, you are my mirror, my heart, and a joy that fills my life every single day.

Midwives truly do catch babies in all positions, why? Because we know how important movement is for physiological birth....
02/17/2026

Midwives truly do catch babies in all positions, why? Because we know how important movement is for physiological birth. Movement doesn’t just help babies come faster and smoother, it also lessens contraction discomfort. When you can move your body it helps your baby find their way into your arms easier than if you can’t. So, no matter where your body takes you, know we will be right there ready to catch your baby.

There’s something about that first latch. In the moments following the birth of your baby, after growing them and nouris...
02/10/2026

There’s something about that first latch. In the moments following the birth of your baby, after growing them and nourishing them for 9 months on the inside, you latch them and all of a sudden you’re nourishing them and continuing to provide for their growth again on the outside. I’ll never forget it.

Let’s talk about how amazing art can be as a took for processing experiences. This is a piece of art I made right before...
02/10/2026

Let’s talk about how amazing art can be as a took for processing experiences. This is a piece of art I made right before my hysterectomy. It was fun and sort of goofy also. I didn’t make it with a purpose of being some incredible art piece. I made it to process through the procedure I was about to go through and to process the loss of an organ who gave me both my greatest joys and greatest pains.
Art (even sh*tty art), is a really beautiful way to help your brain process your experiences. This could be used in pregnancy as your body changes rapidly and you go through all of the pregnancy symptoms and prepare for your birth. This could be postpartum as you process your birth story or to process your postpartum experiences.
Maybe you do a collage or maybe you splatter paint all over a canvas. You could go try making something out of clay or watercolor! Maybe your art is more musical and writing a song about your experiences feels the most expressive. Another great art form is poetry And writing, expressing art through words. Whatever process feels most aligned or is calling you is the right way to go.
It doesn’t need to be as literal as mine, it could be abstract or metaphorical. But there is ample research showing that using your right brain in creativity is a beautiful way to process through the good and the hard the joyful and the painful. Feeling your feels while creating allows you to put it onto the canvas, and when you’re done? Maybe you keep it, maybe you give it away, or maybe you burn it. You’ll know where it needs to go. 🖤

One of the most amazing parts about birthing at home is the ability to have autonomy over your choices & interventions. ...
02/05/2026

One of the most amazing parts about birthing at home is the ability to have autonomy over your choices & interventions. But one thing we notice over & over again is the lack of grace birthing parents give themselves over those choices they made when reviewing them in hindsight.
Hindsight & rumination are not always the most helpful way to process the decisions we made when we were in a VERY different mindset. Often these ruminations come with judgment towards ourselves because, today while you’re feeling good & feeding your baby, you wouldn’t make the same choice. Well of course not.
It is one thing to own our choices in labor & recognize that they might have contributed to some of the ways our birth went, & there’s another when we begin judging the choices we made & shaming ourselves.
We highly recommend that when processing & reviewing your birth and your choices, that you remind yourself you truly were doing the best thing for you & your baby in the moment. We also encourage that you care for yourself the way your midwives do. And if you need our help to see our perspectives, we are happy to go over it all with you. Here are some ways you can process with the love & kindness of a midwife’s heart.
❤️ When looking at choices made, whether you agree or disagree, try to see yourself for who you are were how you felt in that moment.
❤️ Trust that you know your body best & therefore are the only one who can make the final say in what interventions & choices are made.
❤️ Look through the lens of whole person care, which means that sometimes the body is fine and vitals great, but mentally or emotionally something has to change if we don’t want to create trauma.
❤️Remember that birth is a great uncertainty & recognize that in many ways we are not actually able to control final outcomes. Try to look at choices and consequences and say “maybe that caused this and maybe not, but maybe it would have happened either way”.
❤️ Remember that what makes birth safe & creates less trauma, are choices and one’s ability to have a say the entire way. Having autonomy makes a difference even when things go differently than hoped or planned.
And through it all, remember self love.

We often have the highest amount of anxiety coming from the parents whose families are going from one child to two. Thin...
02/03/2026

We often have the highest amount of anxiety coming from the parents whose families are going from one child to two. Things we commonly hear:
✨Will I be able to actually love another kiddo as much as I love the one I have?
✨I feel like I’m about to ruin my kiddos life with this new baby.
✨How will I be able to give them both what they need?

And the list continues. So first off, you are not alone. These feelings are valid and ones that I think most of us have felt. Typically we simply reassure that all finds its way, but these are a few of our tips for getting the older sibling ready/helping them in the moment.
✨Talk a lot about different ways they can help and be a part of new baby life. It could be as simple as getting diapers or burp rags, but it makes a big difference for them to feel helpful.
✨Make a little basket of activities and snacks that are only for during nursing session, ideally this will give them something to look forward to when your hands are a bit tied.
✨Once baby is here, do your best to make both the older child wait on the baby and the baby wait on the older child. This helps your kiddo know that they aren’t the only one waiting on you and feels more fair.
✨Don’t blame the baby! It sounds innocent to say “I can’t right now I’m feeding the baby” but it puts the bad feelings towards sibling. Instead you could say “I can’t right now but I do want to help you, give me 10 minutes”
✨Encourage normalcy in schedule and daily life. This often means that your partner or another support person is going to need to step in and make that happen. Let them, this is important.
✨Find 5-10 minute periods a few times throughout the day to have uninterrupted one on one time with them, this can be as simple as reading or coloring while you rest in bed! No phones and someone else with baby.
✨Really encourage your partner to get in there and bond with your older kiddo! This is one of my favorite things to watch occur, and the kids love it too!
✨Talk and listen, allow for conversation through all the feels.
Through it all, remember that one day they will be besties and all of the discomfort now will be something you hardly remember!

01/22/2026

Wharton’s Jelly is the gelatinous connective tissue that cushions and protects the blood vessels of the umbilical cord to prevent cord prolapse. It is especially important in the case of a true knot like this one!
See how easily the knot can move up and down the entire length of the cord without pulling tight? That is the beauty of how our bodies protect even the most wild of babies in the womb!
So often we are told that true knots and cords around babies necks are emergencies, but quite frankly we see them often in the homebirth setting, typically with no consequence or impact on the baby.
Our bodies are smart and protective and it’s in cool ways, like this true knot, that we visually get to see how smart they are!

In honor of little Wilder turning 6, here are some photos from my second homebirth where I caught my baby. There was so ...
12/30/2025

In honor of little Wilder turning 6, here are some photos from my second homebirth where I caught my baby. There was so much during this birth, it felt at times, like it was the darkest night. But that darkness made the joy and bliss so much greater. I’m so grateful for Wilder coming into this world to heal, and to see how much healing has already come from him being with us for 6 short years. Birth is hard, it will push to the limits and beyond, and sometimes your hardest most traumatic birth is your biggest teacher and one you will always be grateful for once you’ve healed.
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Slow living midwifery, this is what we practice and preach. Our client load stays small, visits get the time that they n...
12/15/2025

Slow living midwifery, this is what we practice and preach. Our client load stays small, visits get the time that they need, we enjoy time with our own families, the aim is sustainability and care that feels like a big warm hug.
One of the best ways to love on me has always been with food, I will never ever forget the beautiful people in my life who have showed up with food during illness, postpartum, etc. It means the world.
In my mind, cooking for our clients has always made sense with the idea of slow living midwifery. But I am not the kind of chef who can whip something up out of nowhere, and after a long birth or two, the last place you’ll find me is in the kitchen. Yet still, the goal to bring nourishment into these homes was there.
Last weekend I learned some incredible recipes from the incredible and today, with the help of my sweet partner, I meal prepped the soup and Atole Aveno she taught us to make. Organic nutrient rich ingredients, each with a purpose for postpartum healing and milk production. One for the immediate postpartum and one to use in the weeks to come. I’m so grateful I found a way to make this happen finally, and I’m so grateful to nourish the families we love by bringing them warm cozy meals to their homes. Because really, what is better than good food after working hard to bring your baby into your arms?

11/23/2025

Today was a skills day for the students and we worked on pelvic exams and breaking waters! It is often the more invasive skills that students are slow to learn, because we don’t do them often and because they can feel a lot more anxiety due to the invasive nature of these skills. Today our students got the chance to break water ballons with either the amnihook or the amnicot while running through different scenarios and practicing the risks versus benefits conversation. They also each blindly measured different cylinders to work on figuring out effacement and dilation. Then lastly we all made bead bracelets and keychains that are each 10cm for practice outside of the skills day.
As always there was tons of laughter and playfulness throughout the entire afternoon. We have so much fun as a team! We love these future midwives and can’t wait to see how far they will go! 🖤

11/22/2025

Take a peak at our favorite postpartum planning workbook
We spend a lot of time during appointments talking about postpartum because it is so important and often forgotten in all of the birth prepping.
This workbook helps you figure out the nitty gritty and honestly saved my life last postpartum. I remember that on my most depressed down night I knew who my inner circle was, who to text, and what to ask for because I had done the work in this workbook prenatally.
If your goal is a supported and cozy postpartum, this is one of the ways we recommend preparing for it. It even goes into detail on what to happen when the unexpected occurs, and if we know anything about birth and postpartum, unexpected should maybe just be expected.

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