Coyote Midwifery

10/22/2021

Together again✨ This week we’re back together writing, recording, designing and editing, editing, editing. Creating and working remotely works for us - we talk on the phone 50 times a day and we’ve spent years organizing a workflow that well… flows. But oh man, being together is so much more fun! If you need us, we’ll be off in far away day dreams and planting roots for things to come.

Enjoy this peek into our goofy process.
Good Soil is coming along🖤

10/21/2021

As harvest season comes to an end and we prepare for the long, cold nights ahead, we are reflecting on the thinning of the veil. The space between death and life, when our ancestors make way for new souls in this embodied life.

This is a time to celebrate lightness in the dark, to feast with those who bring us joy while honoring the dead, and to create space for quiet and solitude as we cultivate our intentions for the spring.

Samhain has long been celebrated October 31 to November 1 to give thanks for the harvest and usher in the dark half of the year. On Samhain night, consider charging black obsidian, calcite and malachite to honor endings and purification while banishing that what does not serve.

10/03/2021

Science. Magic. Sense of Place.

✨Enrollment opens October 19th. The first cohort begins with the New Moon on November 4th, 2021.

09/29/2021

GOOD SOIL. This course began as friends venting, wishing, and eventually writing. It is both the sharing of things that make us feel strong and the recognition of the places we don’t. We looked at our own experiences navigating fertility, loss, and parenthood, and dreamt up everything we wished we’d known. All the work we wished we’d done. Parenthood rips your heart out of your body. It breaks and rebuilds you over and over. This course is the preparation we wish we’d had. It is the admission of our own fears, insecurities, and gaps in knowledge. A place to learn and grow. Where science and magic co-exist in symphony. We mix clinical knowledge with personal experience and story-telling. We hope you’ll join us.

The first cohort of Good Soil begins with the New Moon, November 4th, 2021✨

www.coyotemidwifery.com/goodsoil

07/09/2020

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An update from the midwives✨⠀
Four weeks ago, just after sunrise, coyote midwife, Caitlin, gave birth to a spritely little red head named Lichen. Like his brother, Teja, Lichen was born outside surrounded by laughter and love. We look forward to sharing more about his birth story soon.⠀
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Being midwives in the midst of a pandemic has been a continual learning process for us and like so many we have had to learn to adapt and let go of expectations. ⠀
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With babies strapped to our backs, we have always been a family-centered practice and sustainable midwifery is a cornerstone of our work. And so as the country begins to open and the numbers of covid cases continues to rise we are realizing that it is time for us to take a step back. We are closing our books for all services for the next several months. ⠀
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We will continue to serve the birth clients already in our care, but will otherwise be shifting our focus to other exciting adventures that leave us more able to stay home and protect our families and continue to do this work for the long haul. ⠀
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We will be returning to projects near and dear to our hearts that were put on the back burner at the start of the pandemic. And maybe, just maybe, we will figure out how to use social media again.

07/08/2020

Today’s attacks on abortion access have a long history rooted in white supremacy.

05/31/2020

05/11/2020

When we get busy social media is the first thing that gets dropped, and boy have we been busy! It’s a strange world midwifing through masks and glitchy zoom calls. We have clients who’ve never seen our faces in person, and while we’re profoundly grateful for the ability to continue safely providing midwifery care, it’s a huge adjustment. Personal connection, physical touch and laughter are at the foundation of our care. ⠀
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So here’s a reminder of what we look like. Just a coupla smiling weirdos that really love working together. And holy cow do we look forward to hugging you all again🤍
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05/10/2020

Six weeks ago our Coyote family welcomed a long awaited dream. Noelle gave birth to her third love and the world screamed to a halt. Mother’s Day is loaded and often complicated, and is made so much more loaded and complicated by a global pandemic, particularly in the delicate days around pregnancy and early postpartum. Today and every day we honor the big feelings. ⠀
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Please help us in welcoming Lolli, and honoring her brilliant, strong, solo-by-choice mama, Noelle. And if you’d like to donate to their meal train visit the link in our bio. ⠀
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“Your entrance earthside was YEARS in the making. You were a wish on a star and a hope in the heaviest heart before you were nestled and clinging in the womb. I knew you were out there, waiting. I could feel your sweet spirit dancing in the periphery. ⠀
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Carrying you with me was as easy as a summer breeze - feeling you grow and roll and tumble inside was such a gift after so many tries, so many misses, and the sting of a loss. ⠀
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Nearing the end, the world shifted. Panic and fear - things i am very used to since your sister came - swept the whole world. We shut our doors. Put masks on our faces. Backed 6 feet away from everyone we loved. Hid. ⠀
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Doubt and worry crept through the crevices of my once-tight-fitting armor. Gaps formed on either side where my belly, where you, had grown. I could feel the fear of the unknown snaking around us. I’m so sorry. ⠀
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The light and lovely birth and postpartum that I had so meticulously and thoughtfully planned for was suddenly yanked from beneath us and i struggled to find the calm. ⠀
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Then, in the middle of the night on a Thursday in the thirty-ninth week and on the 5th day of that week- just like your brother and sister before you - you were ready. My water, your water, opened and gushed out like a clear, sweet river. ⠀
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Hours later, a whole BIG, long, sweet story - with a few very scary and raw and real moments- later (a story i will share soon) - you were here. ⠀
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And you were HERE. You let me know before I even reached down and grabbed you that you were here and you were strong and you were okay. ⠀
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Thank you for showing up in this strange and scary new world, Lolli Faye

03/18/2020

portland midwives, midwife, covid, homebirth, prental

03/18/2020

Hi friends! We’ve been busy bees trying to prepare for this massive shift we’re experiencing. As you know, we hold informed choice paramount so we want to keep you looped in on the details of how we plan to keep our clients, families, and selves safe during this trying time. ⠀
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Check out today’s blog post for more information on the risk reduction protocol we’ve created, and to learn more about the additional services we’re offering. Links in bio. ⠀
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03/14/2020

In light of recent recommendations to limit social contact within our communities, Coyote Midwifery is now offering the following: ⠀
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• remote fertility consultations⠀
• a la carte in-home prenatal & postpartum care to individuals who currently have a hospital-based provider but want to limit their exposure to hospitals and clinics. ⠀
• back up homebirth services to those who would feel more comfortable knowing you had a plan in case you were unable or felt unsafe going to the hospital. ⠀
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Check out the link in our bio for more info. ⠀
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✨if you feel called to donate to offset the cost of midwifery care and homebirth supplies to families in need please Cash App us at $CoyoteMidwifery✨⠀
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