Moon Circle Midwifery and Wellness

11/04/2025

I believe in you! 🤣 But seriously… it’s not hard.

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The Group Beta Strep (GBS) test is usually performed around 36 weeks gestation. Most women are told that it is mandatory, and that their provider must administer it.

They are told to disrobe from the waist down, cover up with that crunchy paper drape, and scoot their butt to the end of the table. All this so that someone can wipe a swab on their butt and va**na, something they easily could have done themselves in the bathroom.

Most midwives will tell you that you have the option to swab yourself, most OBs will not. In fact, if you say you’d prefer to DIY it, they will often treat you as if you couldn’t possibly handle such a task.

What if you don’t do it right?! How will you *gasp* reach all the way back there?!

Please 🙄

You’re a grown woman, and I’m sure swabbing your own butt is on the looooong list of things you’re very capable of.

If you’d rather perform your own swab, just tell your provider that’s what you’ll be doing. You will simply take the swab to the bathroom, swab your stuff, and then put it back in the container for the lab to culture. Easy peasy.

Were you given the option to swab yourself for the GBS test?

11/04/2025

Spot on!

11/04/2025

If you're looking for some birth education here's a great local option!

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

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11/04/2025

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11/04/2025

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09/16/2025

Great opportunity for moms!

Craving a community of Moms who get it? Mark your calendars & come move with us! 🏃‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

This event is for moms of any age, at any stage. All are welcome! 💙

Link in bio to learn more & sign up, as always!

09/02/2025

Taking time during your pregnancy to mentally and physically prepare for your birth is one of the most important things you can do. Here are 10 of the most beneficial ways to help you prepare:

1. Practice breathing techniques to keep you feeling relaxed and calm.
2. Take a childbirth class/hypnobirthing course to become educated.
3. Keep moving your body to help build stamina and strength and to help your baby into a better position for birth.
4. Practice pregnancy yoga and pelvic health exercises such as Spinning Babies
5. Write positive affirmations for your pregnancy, birth, and your baby. Put them where you can see them and repeat them regularly to yourself.
6. Make time to unwind and relax and make it a priority.
7. Prepare your birth partner. Make sure they understand what you need from them during birth and how they can help you.
8. Bond with your baby bump. Talk to them, sing, read, touch, etc.
9. Write a birth plan. This helps you learn your preferences and know your options.
10. Find your tribe. Find like minded people who can support and motivate you or just be a listening ear.

09/02/2025

🌙✨ Considering Home Birth? ✨🌙

Moon Circle Midwifery & Wellness is honored to serve so many incredible families this year! We are currently fully booked until November, and space is already filling quickly through April 2026.

If you’re dreaming of a safe, supported, and empowering home birth, now is the perfect time to schedule your complimentary consultation. You get 30 minutes of one-on-one time with our midwife Darcie to talk about your vision for birth, your questions, and how midwifery care can support your journey.

Don’t wait! Your birth month may be the next to close!

Message us today or visit our website today to book your consultation!

www.mooncirclemidwifery.com

09/02/2025

It's Labor Day! Did you know that only about 4-5% of babies are born on their due date?! Our bodies do not have a timer and babies will come when they are ready! Was your baby born on their due date?

08/29/2025

You're not a difficult patient! You deserve to be heard and believed! ❤️

Here’s the thing: in medicine, being labeled “that patient” is real.

Sometimes it’s said with an eye roll in the exam room. Sometimes it’s written into your chart. And once it’s there, it can follow you from one doctor to the next. It’s shorthand for: she asks too many questions, she pushes back, she won’t just go along.

But history shows us why this happens: women’s pain has been dismissed for centuries. We’ve been told we’re “hysterical,” “emotional,” or “noncompliant.” And so many of us have learned to censor ourselves to stay polite, apologetic, agreeable just to avoid the label.

Yet here’s the truth: asking questions, saying no, or trusting your gut doesn’t make you “difficult.” It makes you discerning. It makes you informed. It makes you powerful.

As a physician and midwife, I can tell you this with certainty: women who advocate for themselves not only change their own health outcomes, they change the culture of care for all of us.

👉 Follow .avivaromm if you’re If you’re done with being dismissed, if you’re tired of shrinking yourself to be acceptable.

08/20/2025

Such subtle signs can make such a big difference in how a feeding can go!