My Birth Companion, LLC

11/09/2025

Grateful for positive feedbacks!

🌿✨ Get ready for an informed, confident birth! ✨🌿

Join our Out-of-Hospital Childbirth Class, designed for parents who are seeking a more empowered experience.

🕊️ Learn practical tools for:
💫 Comfort & relaxation
🫶 Partner support techniques
🌸 Birth positions for progress & ease
💖 Mindset, confidence & calm
🌷 Stages of labor
✨ Medical interventions

You’ll walk away feeling informed, connected, and ready.

📍The Womb Room
📅 November 18 and 29!
💻 DM me!

✨ Spaces are limited—let your birth be on your terms. ✨

11/07/2025

It’s about time!

Decades of research have shown that round-the-clock fetal monitoring does not reliably predict fetal distress, and experts say it leads to many unnecessary surgeries. But it’s still used in nearly every birth in the U.S. because of business and legal concerns, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3WF7yLx

10/26/2025

Unlock your inner confidence!

✨ Zenful Birth™️ ✨
Next class dates:
🗓️ 10/30/2025
🗓️ 11/20/2025
🗓️ 12/11/2025

A mindful birth preparation class designed to help you find powerful inner calm, confidence, and connection on your journey to motherhood or parenthood. 🌿

Learn simple, effective tools for a peaceful birth — including breathwork, relaxation, and mindset techniques you can use anytime.

🌸 Reserve your spot today or DM me for details!

10/26/2025

Zenful Birth™️ ✨
A mindful birth preparation class designed to help you find calm, confidence, and connection on your journey to motherhood. 🌸

🧘‍♀️ Learn breathwork, relaxation, and mindset tools for a peaceful birth experience.
Reserve your spot today — spaces are limited!

10/25/2025

Today, my husband and I, walked/ran the 6K race.

Raising $$$$ for ill children

The 29th Annual Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation Port to Fort 6K - it’s never too late to donate to a great cause!

10/23/2025

The 2025 Cochrane review on immediate and early skin-to-skin contact after birth highlights that further randomized controlled trials comparing skin-to-skin contact with ‘usual care’ are no longer ethical.

The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care, and as WHO already recommends skin-to-skin the standard of care, the authors argue that randomizing the separation of mother and newborn may no longer be justifiable.

Read more:
https://centerforbreastfeeding.org/cochrane-review-2025

10/22/2025

This Saturday, my family will be participating in the Port to Fort 6K event to support critically ill children with the Believe In Tomorrow’s program.

It will also mark the three-month mark since my parents-in-law passed away, and they would have been thrilled that their kids and grandkids participate in this event.

Please consider donating if you can.
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10/01/2025

September Madness!
September birthday boom!
I got the great honor to support 6 lovely families.

Did you know September is the most popular birth month? More babies are born every day in September than in any other month of the year.

Turns out it has a lot to do with 9 months before that, in December 🤪 # holidays

09/30/2025

Breastfeeding

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🔄𝐓𝐇𝐄 “𝐓𝐎𝐏-𝐎𝐅𝐅” 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐏🔄
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Lactating parents often wonder if their baby is getting enough milk while nursing.
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Especially when their baby is nursing around the clock and it seems like they are never satisfied.
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This may alarm the parents and they begin to “top-off” their baby.
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This can begin a cycle that may ultimately lead your body to actually making less milk.
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Why?
Topping of leaves baby extra full
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Baby sleeps longer
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Baby nurses less
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Body is signaled to decrease milk
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Also, the amount of milk you can pump is not an indication of how much milk your baby is getting.......it’s an indication of how much you can pump. The pump should not be used as a measuring tool. It can lead to the parent being in distress if they are not able to pump lots of milk.
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Things to look for instead:
💕Baby gaining weight
💕Lots of p*e diapers
💕Poop diapers *babies who are nursed may p**p less often, refer back to looking for weight gain”
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Babies fuss for many reasons and it can feel like they are not satisfied while nursing but keep in mind that babies cluster feed for so many reasons and it is normal.
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Seek the help of your local lactation consultant if you need confirmation that your baby is doing well or indeed needs help.
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Your pediatrician is NOT your best bet for help in this area.
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-Love,
Flor Cruz
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𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!

09/30/2025

The cutest umbilical cord keepsake!
Honoring your baby, your pregnancy and a unique bond.

09/27/2025

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09/26/2025

"World Health Organization (WHO),
European Medicines Agency (EMA),
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA),
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG),
UK Government Drug Safety Update,
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

all confirm that acetaminophen (also called paracetamol) remains a safe option in pregnancy when used as directed."

Recent headlines have questioned whether acetaminophen use in pregnancy is linked to autism. Leading experts and international health authorities are clear: the evidence does not support a causal link.

Respected organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), European Medicines Agency (EMA), UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), UK Government Drug Safety Update, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) all confirm that acetaminophen (also called paracetamol) remains a safe option in pregnancy when used as directed.

Families can feel more prepared for prenatal visits with their own providers by asking questions like:
•Do I need medication now, or are there non-drug options I could try first?
•If medication is right for me, what dose and timing are best?
•What are the risks of leaving fever or pain untreated?
•Where can I read more from credible sources?

Lamaze remains committed to sharing evidence-based information that supports confident, informed decision making for families everywhere.