Kate Pitcher, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

12/04/2025

Welcome to the world baby girl! 💕

12/02/2025

02/05/2018

Want to feel less stressed, overwhelmed and a more peaceful postpartum? In this post I share with you how to minimize the most irritating postpartum stress triggers.

01/29/2018

Cervical dilation. It’s often believed that that once you’ve reached full dilation, your caregiver will instruct you to start pushing with all your might. But it's actually best to avoid "coached pushing" by anyone attending your birth. During the final stages of (unmedicated) labor a birthing woman will experience the Fetel Ejection Reflex. By working with your body and only pushing when YOU feel the urge, you’re able to better utilize your energy and work with your breath. Your tissues can stretch more slowly and you drastically reduce the risk of tearing. Birth is very intricate series of events with each one triggering the next. Imagine if someone started screaming at you to “PUSH-PUUUSH” as soon as you sat on the toilet for a bowel movement. It wouldn’t be helpful... because sometimes you just need a moment to get things moving, right? So even if your cervix has reached 10cms, it’s not uncommon to need a moment of rest before you “get the urge”. Only your body possesses the intrinsic wisdom of knowing when everything within you is perfectly aligned to finally push your baby into the world.
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12/21/2017

A mucus plug is literally a plug of very thick mucus lodged in the cervix that acts as a physical and antibacterial barrier protecting the unborn baby.

12/18/2017

Prodromal labor is technically false labor but the contractions are real and may start and stop. Try these tips for surviving until active labor begins.

12/17/2017

Oh how I loved my birth ball while laboring! It cut the pressure/intensity in half. Has anyone else experienced relief while using a birth ball in labor?

A birthing ball is a must-have for every pregnant woman hoping for an easier pregnancy, better birth and happier postpartum.

12/16/2017

“How old is your baby?” asked a woman not much older than me as I tossed four bars of chocolate into my grocery cart, two of which would be my reward for getting the baby to sleep that afternoon. “…

12/15/2017

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12/08/2017

Welcoming the most special of deliveries.

12/08/2017

Like the miracle of a rainbow after a storm, a rainbow baby is one that is born after pregnancy loss. Rainbows don't erase storms, but they symbolize HOPE.