Heart Strings Birth Services

Heart Strings Birth Services Holistic Traditional Midwifery Care

This was goodbye to Kendi and her little man… and I hate it! I mean I’m so happy for them to be moving to Texas and the ...
02/27/2026

This was goodbye to Kendi and her little man… and I hate it! I mean I’m so happy for them to be moving to Texas and the support of family there, but they will be so missed here in Minnesota.

Getting to know and support Kendi was a joy. I fell in love with her gentle parenting, and her sense of style. Her sass, friendliness, and her stick to it kind of nature.

We found early in the pregnancy, sugar was triggering severe hyperemesis symptoms. She changed her diet, got relief from the nausea as she learned how to keep her glucose regulated, and by the 3rd trimester her glucose numbers were so stable she had no signs of gestational diabetes left including passing her GDM screening.

It was such a testament to the power of the body to heal during pregnancy when we support it well, that I am still floored.

Kendi, please keep those updates and pictures coming! I want to keep in touch and I’m always here if you need another mom to talk to!

I stayed about 24 hours with one of my sweet families from Tuesday to Wednesday evening. We have known for months that s...
02/26/2026

I stayed about 24 hours with one of my sweet families from Tuesday to Wednesday evening. We have known for months that she would deliver in the Mother Baby Center so that their little boy would have all the best care.

You see this little man had two heart defects and the seriousness of them was more than I can explain.

We witnessed miracles yesterday. He handled labor and birth beautifully, and made it through a surgery with two separate procedures which increased his hearts function by 50% from what I understand.

This family would like to retain their privacy, but would appreciate your prayers and love as they recover and as the team at Children’s works to help their little man.

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You know that deep fatigue that permeates your soul? I woke to that reality this morning.There’s a heaviness to it. It g...
02/26/2026

You know that deep fatigue that permeates your soul? I woke to that reality this morning.

There’s a heaviness to it. It grounds you.

Everything feels like effort. So, it calls us to choose the important things.

For me it’s Rest 🛌 Sauna 🔥 Hydration 💦 Good Food 🥘 So I have more to give later.

Most pregnant mamas have tons of days like this. So here’s my encouragement to you to figure it out.

What are your most important things? 📝

We can’t pour from an empty cup. ☕️

02/22/2026

Think I forgot some time for prenatals and paperwork in there but you get the idea.

So thankful for all 7 healthy new babies and mommies but also so glad to get some time to be a mom to my babies.

Happy Sunday! ✨

When Maureen and Evan came to interview with me, it was summer with kiddos all over the place at my home, and I had an 1...
02/18/2026

When Maureen and Evan came to interview with me, it was summer with kiddos all over the place at my home, and I had an 11 year old needing her hair braided for Softball.

It was a little bit more chaos than normal, but we had a good visit, and I answered a ton of great questions from this Dad, who is a chiropractor.

When I heard from them that they wanted to do care with me I was honestly pleasantly surprised. 🤣

Fast forward to the end of pregnancy, it was Caitlyn and I at their beautiful birth. Maureen and Evan were a great team, and we were blown away with the love this family showed, they were so ready for their baby sister.

The way they have all nurtured this mama and new sister the whole postpartum makes me teary just remembering it in my minds eye.

It was truly an honor to serve you all. Thank you for trusting us with your care.

I hope you won’t be strangers! 🥹❤️

It was the last visit for this sweet mama and baby recently! It is always such a pleasure to be able to take care of oth...
02/18/2026

It was the last visit for this sweet mama and baby recently!

It is always such a pleasure to be able to take care of other birth workers. I had known Cali for some time and of her work in the area as a Doula and with encapsulating placentas; so when she approached me about helping her with her own pregnancy, I felt so honored!

It has been such a pleasure to get to know you and spend time with your precious family. Thank you so much for allowing me into such a precious moment in your life!!

I hope that we get to work together often in the future, but also know that I’m always here for you! Please send all the baby and family updates! I’ll miss you! 🤗

02/17/2026

You’ve heard the rumors, but is it true? Does eating dates during pregnancy improve labor outcomes? I review the data in this article, plus cover the blood sugar response to eating dates in various combinations.

02/15/2026

Some times life takes me away from my family for days at a time. Midwives call them birth storms. Times when all of the mamas due dates spread over weeks line up to have their babies. I look forward to those storms… I look forward to witnessing their strength, supporting their progress, and my heart explodes with joy at the sweetness with them when baby comes.

But… those long days makes these moments at home beyond priceless.

You’ll hear more from me in a couple of days. ✨

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02/12/2026

Welcome baby Rita! 🥹💗✨

Seriously so in love with this birth!

For raw audio go visit page!

Just after 1 am I got the call from an excited Martha that her water had broken. All was well, baby was moving. I ran th...
02/12/2026

Just after 1 am I got the call from an excited Martha that her water had broken. All was well, baby was moving. I ran through my checklist of things to do in my head and she and her hubby sent off older brother, and went to bed to rest and update me when the time came. She even got to sleep through a good part of the early morning. 💗

This morning she checked in and said contractions were still gentle and every 10 minutes. I offered to come check on them after I took the girls to school, and she agreed.

I stopped for coffee since things were gentle and headed their way, only to have Dad tell me things had shifted to much more intense and 3 minutes apart when I was 10 minutes away.

When I walked in Martha was in a place we lovingly call “Labor Land” that place where you feel almost in a transe and your instincts take over. She slowly told me how intense they were. And went back to breathing eyes closed. We checked heart tones. 136 beautiful variability.

Jackie arrived and we set up the area. Dad had already set up the pool and was taking care of her every need.

She began to feel nausea and threw up. A few contractions later she instinctively put her right leg more forward and had the spontaneous urge to push.

She rocked back and forth, breathing, and gently pushing as needed, and 16 minutes later their beautiful little girl emerged.

Martha lovingly brought her out of the water and you can see the rest of the story. ✨

Welcome baby Rita! 🥹💗 and thank you Martha and Bailey for allowing me to post your amazing birth story.

Hi! My name is Caitlyn Quinn. I have lived in MN my entire life near Foley and just moved to Eden Valley. I have been wo...
02/09/2026

Hi! My name is Caitlyn Quinn. I have lived in MN my entire life near Foley and just moved to Eden Valley. I have been working with Elizabeth for over 3 years now. I am a certified doula and childbirth educator but am focusing on becoming a midwife. My favorite part of midwifery is watching mothers thrive as they enter a new chapter of motherhood! (And seeing cute babies of course😆) I hope to one day have a big family of my own and continue to practice midwifery (hopefully in the Willmar area).

Working with Elizabeth has been the biggest blessing in my life! Each day I fall more in love with midwifery and I am so excited to help care for many more women and their children.

Hi! My name is Kiana Schueler. My husband and I just moved our family back to the Willmar area from the Duluth area. I a...
02/07/2026

Hi! My name is Kiana Schueler. My husband and I just moved our family back to the Willmar area from the Duluth area. I am a midwifery student and have been for 3 years. I just finished the GO midwife program this last December. I absolutely love caring for mamas along their journeys into and through motherhood! I love taking care of my two babies, gardening, working in the kitchen, and dreaming of having my own dairy cow someday :)

I already love working with Elizabeth and am looking forward to meeting and caring for more mamas!

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