Legacy Midwives

11/05/2025

Holiday gatherings can be joyful… but also exhausting. ✨
Between full schedules, family conversations, and plenty of sweets, it’s easy to end the day feeling drained—especially during pregnancy. This season, give yourself permission to slow down, nourish well, and protect your peace. 🌿

Pregnancy brings a tender awareness of what your body and baby truly need. With a few mindful choices, you can enjoy the celebrations and feel your best:

🥩 Prioritize protein. Start your meal with turkey, eggs, nuts, or beans before reaching for the sides and desserts. Balanced blood sugar keeps your energy steady and your mood peaceful.
🥗 Bring a nourishing dish you know you can eat. Don’t hesitate to contribute something wholesome—your body and baby will thank you.
🥤 Stay hydrated. Sparkling water with lemon or fruit feels festive and helps reduce swelling and fatigue.
🛋️ Rest when you need to. Step away for a few minutes or take a quick nap. Listening to your body is a sign of wisdom, not weakness.
🙏 Focus on connection, not perfection. You don’t have to do or be everything. Presence matters more than performance.
💛 Pray before you go. Ask the Lord to fill your heart with gentleness and joy, and to remind you that grace is greater than any expectation.

At Legacy Midwives, we believe peace is part of health. Protecting your energy, eating well, and setting boundaries are all ways to care for the life growing within you.

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

This holiday season, choose nourishment over pressure, peace over perfection, and gratitude over busyness. 💕

✨ What’s your favorite family holiday tradition—or a new one you’d like to start this year? Share below so we can celebrate with you!

11/03/2025

Cooler air makes fall a wonderful time to move your body. 🚶‍♀️🍂

As the seasons shift, gentle movement is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to care for your body and your baby. Regular, mindful activity can:
✨ Support baby’s positioning for an easier birth
✨ Reduce swelling and discomfort
✨ Boost your energy naturally
✨ Improve sleep and circulation
✨ Calm your heart and mind

Here are a few cozy fall-friendly ways to stay active:
🚶‍♀️ Take evening walks with your partner and thank God for the beauty around you
💃 Turn on worship music and dance with your kids in the living room
🪑 Do light stretches and deep breathing before bedtime
🧺 Turn daily chores into a rhythm of gentle movement and gratitude

Movement during pregnancy isn’t about intensity—it’s about rhythm. When you move with grace and intention, you’re caring for the body God designed so wonderfully. 🌿

Let your movement become a form of worship—a quiet way of saying, “Thank You, Lord, for this life within me and for the strength to carry it.” 💛

“For in Him we live and move and have our being.” — Acts 17:28

💬 What’s your favorite way to stay active as the weather cools? Share below—we’d love to cheer you on!

11/02/2025

10/30/2025

Pregnancy is the perfect time to shape family traditions. 🍂

Every season brings opportunities to slow down and create moments of connection—but fall holds something special. The crisp air, cozy meals, and sense of gratitude make it the perfect time to start small family rhythms that will carry into your children’s memories for years to come. 💕

This fall, we encourage you to create simple, joy-filled traditions that anchor your family in peace and togetherness:

Pick pumpkins together and take family photos to mark each year
Read fall-themed books with your little ones snuggled close
Go on nature walks to collect leaves and talk about God’s creation
Cook cozy meals together—let little hands help stir, pour, or taste
Share one thing you’re thankful for at dinner, and pray over your growing family

At Legacy Midwives, we believe pregnancy isn’t just about preparing for birth—it’s about shaping the heart of your family. The patterns you build now, however small, become the roots of your children’s sense of belonging and love. 🌿

“But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15

✨ What fall tradition or family rhythm are you most looking forward to this season? Share below—we’d love to celebrate with you!

10/29/2025

The holidays bring joy… and sugar. 🍬🍨🍭🍪

From fall festivals to Christmas cookie swaps, it’s easy to get swept up in sweet traditions. But during pregnancy, your body—and your baby—thrive on steady nourishment.

Sugar spikes can lead to energy crashes, mood swings, and even blood sugar concerns that leave you feeling drained. The good news? You don’t have to skip the treats—you just need a little balance. 🌿

Our favorite tip: Pre-game with protein.
🥚 Eat eggs or a protein-rich breakfast before heading to a fall party.
🥜 Snack on almonds or cashews before dessert.
🥛 Enjoy a protein smoothie before the event.

Protein first helps balance blood sugar, keeps your energy steady, and makes those special holiday treats easier on your body. You can savor the flavors of the season and feel your best doing it. 💕

Remember: pregnancy isn’t about restriction—it’s about wise nourishment and peaceful choices that support both you and your baby.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31

What’s your favorite fall food you’re most looking forward to this season? 🍂 Share below—we love hearing your traditions!

10/27/2025

The air is changing, the leaves are turning, and pregnancy in the fall feels like a fresh season. 🍂✨

Just as nature slows down, this is your invitation to rest, nourish, and embrace stillness in your pregnancy. At Legacy Midwives, we encourage mamas to:

🍁 Swap iced drinks for warm herbal teas
🍁 Walk in the cooler evening air
🍁 Use cozy blankets + soft lighting to create peace at home
🍁 Lean into gratitude as a family

Pregnancy is a season worth savoring. Don’t rush—slow down and take in every sacred moment.

10/24/2025

Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and healing rarely moves in a straight line. But God’s love endures — and it grows in the spaces between sorrow and hope.

At Legacy Midwives, we believe every part of the story matters — the moments of joy, the seasons of loss, and the quiet in-between. You are never forgotten, and you are never alone. 🌿

To the mothers, fathers, grandparents, and families who continue to remember — may you feel the nearness of the One who heals the brokenhearted and binds up every wound.

Let’s keep shining His light through compassion, conversation, and community — because remembrance is love, and love never ends. 🕊️

📖 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3

May this verse remind every grieving heart that healing is sacred work — and that even in sorrow, God’s hands are gentle and sure. 💛

10/22/2025

To the mother who never got to bring her baby home—
Your motherhood is still real.
Your love is still strong.
Your story still matters. 💗

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month — a sacred time to pause, remember, and honor the mothers, fathers, and families who have said goodbye far too soon.

At Legacy Midwives, we see you. We remember with you. And we hold space for both your grief and your faith — trusting that God is near to the brokenhearted and that His love holds every child, both here and in Heaven.

Whether your loss was yesterday or years ago, you are still a mother. Your baby’s life is deeply loved, eternally remembered, and forever held in the arms of Jesus. 🌿

May you find comfort in knowing that love never ends — and one day, every tear will be wiped away. ✨

10/20/2025

Healing takes time — and it takes community.

When you’ve walked through loss, it can feel like the world has moved on while your heart still aches. But God has not forgotten you. He sees every tear, and He promises to draw near to the brokenhearted. 💛

Whether your loss was recent or years ago, your healing matters. You deserve compassion, support, and care that honors both your body and your soul.

At Legacy Midwives, we believe that healing happens best when surrounded by love and faith. That’s why we offer gentle guidance, trusted referrals for grief counseling, and connections to faith-based support groups that remind you — you are never alone in your journey.

There is hope after heartbreak, and there is beauty even in the ashes. One step, one prayer, one breath at a time — God is still writing your story. 🌿

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3

10/16/2025

Loss doesn’t just touch mothers — it ripples through entire families.

Fathers grieve in quiet strength.
Siblings wonder and remember.
Grandparents ache for both their child and their grandchild.

Grief shows up in so many ways — in the empty chair at the table, the unspoken moments, the gentle “what ifs.”

This week, we see you. We honor your courage to keep showing up with love, even when your heart carries a deep ache.

💛 To every dad, sibling, and grandparent — your love matters, your grief is real, and you are part of this story too.