Mother Nurtured Midwifery

10/28/2025

This very good boy brought a leaf to show me at a home visit 🥰 Sound on!!!

10/20/2025

Just a reminder!!!! 🥰

10/15/2025

10/07/2025

Do formula companies sabotage breastfeeding?

These bottles of formula come in a packet of 6 marketed as a ‘First Baby Milk Formula Starter Pack From Birth’.

Although it comes with a disclaimer on the box that ‘Newborn babies may take only small amounts of infant formula to start with’ what sort of message does the size of this bottle send to parents worried that their newborn is having enough of their breastmilk?

Research tells us that on average in the first 24 hours a newborn’s feed will average about 7ml...meaning this bottle is 10 TIMES larger!

For many new babies 4-5 swallows of colostrum per feed is all they need in the first 24 hours.

The formula company also advises that once opened any unused formula be disposed of within one hour meaning a lot is going to be wasted in this kit making it an expensive and non environmentally friendly option.

10/06/2025

Watch to the end!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

10/03/2025

We are excited to attend the Birth & Beyond Expo hosted by the Indiana Midwives Association: stop by our booth and say hello! There will be a coffee cart ☕️ and food trucks 🌮 , and the first 200 guests will receive VIP goody bags 🎁 !

📅 Saturday October 4th 10am-3pm
📍 Christian Gym, 4200 English Ave, Indianapolis

09/25/2025

The Indiana Newborn screening heel prick can be done right in the comfort of your home at your postpartum visit! 🥰

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09/24/2025

Feels like all the babies in our practice 😂🤪

09/18/2025

"Use the baby as your barometer."

A quote from the brilliant Sara Morris, RM PhD. We were discussing pros & cons of time-based algorithms among a group of BWB instructors.

One algorithm that has been making the rounds in some local hospitals is: 5 minutes from bum to birth, 3 min from umbilicus to birth, 1 minute from shoulders to birth, step in if no progress for 90 seconds.

We at BWB take a different approach: the baby's condition and progress will tell you if you need to intervene, not the clock. Some babies can tolerate several minutes and remain vigorous, while others cannot even tolerate 1 minute.

If baby is vigorous and is making good progress, fantastic! Just wait and watch, as long as fetal condition and progress remain excellent. But if baby is limp, gasping, or making slow progress, or showing any signs of obstruction, then step in right away.

09/18/2025

💖 yes! My girls were little 8-10% babies and now they’re young adults who remain small: 5’ even and 5’ 1”. My son was a chubby baby and is now almost 6’! All of them were healthy in their own way.

09/10/2025

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