Precious Arrows Doula Services

03/28/2026

If you make a garden, you will eat.

03/28/2026

😄 **Friday Funnies** 😄
I've seen this one come across my feed a few times and it never fails to make me smile! Parents - how are you engaging with your child's creativity? Have some fun! Tag a parent who’s been served a gourmet plastic meal lately! 👇

03/28/2026

03/27/2026

Important POV.
Breastmilk is medicine.

They told me to just quit.

Because of PCOS.
Because of Hashimoto’s.
Because of insulin resistance.

They said “formula was made for moms like you.”

And yes… I do supplement.
Donor milk. Sometimes formula.
Because my body doesn’t make much.

But what I do make…
I fought for.

Then my 12 week old got RSV.

He was airlifted to the ICU.
Hooked up to wires. Oxygen. IV in his tiny head.
We almost lost him.

And do you know the first thing the doctors asked me?

“Are you breastfeeding?”

Because when there is no medicine for RSV…
breast milk is the closest thing there is.

He couldn’t eat at first.
They gave him sugar water to soothe him.

I asked for just 2 ml of my milk instead.

One drop hit his tongue…
and he made that face.

You know the one.

That “oh… my milk” face.

And he calmed instantly.

For days I pumped around the clock.
In pain. Exhausted. Scared.

Watching my milk go through a feeding tube…
praying it was enough.

Then the moment came.

They let me nurse him again.

Wires everywhere. Tubes still in.
But he latched…

Pulled off… looked at me… sighed…
like “there it is.”

And kept going.

He got better.

And I will never let anyone tell me again
that what I make “isn’t enough.”

Because when there was no medicine…

my milk was.

To the moms being told to quit…

Keep going if you want to.
Supplementing doesn’t make you weak.
Low supply doesn’t make you less.

Every drop matters.

And you are doing more than enough. 🤍

03/27/2026

03/27/2026

This has really been on my mind.
The beautiful symphony of hormones that the mother and baby and baby receive during an unmedicated supported birth are not understood or researched.
Hormones plan a vital role in our wellbeing. What short and long term benefits are disrupted by interventions? Short term-ism is not think about long term consequences.

03/26/2026

So...what all is in that big bag?
All kinds of secret labor sauce!

03/26/2026

There are differences in stalks and a pause.
Stalls will have evidence such as ligament pain and certain labor/contraction pattern. A pause just slows down for rest.
They both need action.
A stall needs movement and lease.
A pause needs rest. (The action for the care team is to wait.)

03/26/2026

This is supporting physiological pushing.
Beautiful!

03/26/2026

Ask your care provider early on how often they do Intermittent monitoring with a doppler...while you still have time to change care providers.

03/24/2026

Doula Support - Optimal baby positioning prenatally

Babies have the inside scoop on space, which impacts position. Space is not just area. It is also tension.

Doulas can notice tension and provide resources to help release tension, which encourages the baby to be in optimal positions. We can't control this, but we can encourage it through movement, and emotional and physical release.

Did you know?

03/23/2026

Hehe .... What were your thoughts when you first heard of about doulas?
I thought it was another name for a midwife. Almost none of my family members have a clue what I do.
Most clients wonder about my arm muscles. The secret sauce, though, is love mixed with adrenaline.
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