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San Diego Midwife, 451 La Veta Avenue, Encinitas, CA (2026)

04/11/2026

She didn’t know if she could do it… until she did.

First time mama, standing at the edge of something unknown, powerful, and honestly really scary at times. Labor asked everything of her. And she met it. Breath by breath. Wave by wave.

Her husband never wavered. Steady hands. Soft words. Fully there. The kind of presence that holds you up when your own strength feels far away.

Her mom was there too, until it got intense. And then, like so many mothers have to do when love and fear collide, she stepped out for some air, took the dog for a walk, gathered herself. Because sometimes it’s just too hard to watch your baby in that kind of intensity.

And then… she roared her baby out.

Not quietly. Not gently. But powerfully. Primal. Unapologetic.

When her mom came back, I met her downstairs and asked, “Do you want to come meet your granddaughter?”

Her eyes filled instantly.

Her baby… had a baby.

Watching them all come together, holding each other, crying, laughing, meeting this new little life, was one of the most beautiful moments I’ve ever witnessed.

This is birth.
Raw. Transformative. Generational.
And deeply, deeply human.

📍San Diego | Home Birth

📸 & 📝: Kashema Catrice Finn Loveborn • Kashema Finn, SMW

02/12/2026

There is something about third babies… they come with their own plans (well, let’s be real.. all babies do) 🤍

This sweet mama thought she knew what to expect. After two births, you’d think you’ve seen it all. But this little one? A complete wildcard. The kind of birth that humbles you, stretches you, and reminds you that life doesn’t follow scripts.

It unfolded in ways she didn’t anticipate. Twists. Turns. A lot of deep breaths. A lot of surrender.

And in the middle of it all.. strength. The quiet, steady kind. The kind that rises when plans fall away. The kind that says, “I can do this,” even when the path looks different than imagined.

Their third baby didn’t just enter the world, he transformed it. For his parents. For his siblings. For their family.

Birth has a way of taking you for a loop… and then handing you something more beautiful than you could have planned.

Welcome earthside, sweet little boy. I bet you were always worth the surprise 🤍✨

01/16/2026

There is something quietly powerful about a second baby being born at home.

The knowing.
The fear.
And then the trust.
That leads to surrender.
The way the body remembers.

This sweet girl arrived in the water, in the early hours, with her father catching her as she emerged. The midwife close by, watching, steady, holding space. No rush. No urgency. Just presence.

Her big brother slept in the next room through the night. Unaware that his world was changing. And then, as morning crept in, he woke up and met his baby sister for the very first time and then quickly exclaimed that he gets to go to Geppetto’s for sleeping through the night!

This is what home birth can look like.
Not dramatic. Not chaotic.
But deeply intentional.

Birth woven into family life.
Birth that honors connection.
Birth that lets love lead.

Every family deserves the chance to choose this kind of beginning. 🤍

01/14/2026

That post-birth glow.

When you’ve spent the early morning supporting a birth and you get to do it alongside people you love. ✨

01/06/2026

✨ Our first baby of 2026 with San Diego Midwife ✨

January 3, 2026 welcomed us into the year the best way possible.

Just five days earlier, we sat with this then soon to be mama at her prenatal visit. Past her estimated due date. Tired. Over it. And yet fully surrendered. Ready to let her body and her baby lead when the moment arrived.

When clinic wrapped up that day, the three of us looked at each other and quietly knew. We would be seeing her again before our next clinic on the 8th.

At 12:30am, her waters released.
Her first birth.
And it moved swiftly from the very beginning.

Worship music filled the space. The room felt calm, intentional, and deeply held.

At 3:43am, our student midwife Kashema caught this sweet baby girl. Gently floating her between her mother’s legs in the water, giving space for orientation and breath. Then with steady hands and a full heart, she turned and placed her baby on her chest.

A moment we will never forget.
A mother born.
A family transformed.

Welcome to the world, little one.
Thank you for choosing us to witness your arrival 🤍

📍San Diego | Home Birth

📸 & 📝:

12/05/2025

There’s something special about the 36 week home visit. It’s the moment everything starts to feel real in the best way possible. Instead of you coming to us, we come to your home so we can understand your space, see your environment, and get familiar with exactly where you’ll be settling in when labor begins.

Here’s what happens during this visit:

• We learn the layout of your home; where you rest, breathe, nest, and feel safest. This helps us move with confidence on your birthing day. No guessing. No searching for supplies. We already know your flow and how to support it.

• Connect with your birth team; whether your team is your partner, a doula, a friend, a family member, or simply you and your midwives, we honor it. If someone else will be present, we get to meet them, understand their role, and make sure they feel comfortable too. And if you’re choosing a more intimate birth space with just the midwifery team, we show up with the same steady, grounded presence so you never feel alone. Every version of support is valid. Every circle is worthy.

• Review your birth supplies together; we go through everything on your list, make sure you’re stocked, and help you fine tune any last details. Clients often say this is where the final wave of “okay… I’m actually ready” sets in.

• Walk through what to expect on the birthing day; when to call, what early labor may look like, how we blend into your rhythm when things intensify, and how we protect the calm in your space. We talk through your wishes and make sure your support team knows exactly how we work around you.

• Prepare for immediate postpartum; from the golden hour to newborn checks to placenta delivery and settling you into bed, we cover what those first hours will feel like. It helps soften any anxiety and gives you a real picture of how held you’ll be.

The 36 week home visit isn’t just logistics. It’s connection. It’s grounding. It’s your midwife walking into your space and saying, “I’m with you. I know your home. I know your people. And when the day comes, we’ll already feel like a team.”

If you’re approaching your 36 week visit, take a deep breath. This is the moment everything comes into focus.

11/13/2025

There’s something bittersweet about the “final” postpartum visits. It’s the quiet closing of a chapter that began long before labor ever started; back when these families were in the throws of early pregnancy and first said yes to being held, seen, and supported by us.

Today we got to witness two mothers standing taller. More sure of themselves. More rooted in who they are becoming.

Postpartum isn’t a finish line. It’s definitely an unfolding.
And watching someone move from the early fog into their steady glow? That’s the part of midwifery you can’t put on a fee schedule.

To the families who came through our doors today:
your strength, your honesty, your softness; it honors this work in ways you may never know.

Thank you for trusting us to be a part of your stories.

Here’s to your first chapters. And every chapter still to come. 🤍

📍San Diego | Home Birth

11/07/2025

There’s nothing quite like watching a first-time mother meet the strength she never knew she carried.
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No bright lights. No interruptions. Just rhythm, breath, instinct.
The air thick with trust; between her and her partner, her and her midwives, her and her own wild wisdom.
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Birth at home isn’t about control. It’s about surrender.
It’s about the way her partner’s hands steady her hips through each wave. The way her team speaks in whispers, protecting her space. The way she roars from a place so deep, even the walls feel it.
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This is primal.
It’s ancient.
It’s the dance of life and love intertwined.
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And sometimes, surrender looks different than we imagined.
Sometimes it’s releasing the vision of birthing at home and walking through hospital doors with courage in your chest and trust still in your bones. That, too, is primal. That, too, is power.
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Because birth, no matter where it happens, is never failure.
It’s transformation.
It’s the deepest kind of becoming.
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Because when birth unfolds in safety and trust, it’s not just a baby being born; it’s a family.
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Home birth honors what’s always been within us: the instinct, the courage, the connection. And so does every birth born of love, and….
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surrender.
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mama:
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10/20/2025

✨ Six Weeks of Becoming ✨

Our final postpartum visit always carries that mix of tenderness and awe; the closing of one sacred chapter and the quiet unfolding of another.

We had the honor of walking with this beautiful family through their first pregnancy, birth, and those first tender weeks of parenthood. Watching their strength, trust, and love grow through it all has been such a gift.

This birthing mama’s words to me reminded me why midwifery is truly heart-work. The moments we share aren’t just clinical, they’re transformational. They’re about remembering power, reclaiming joy, and witnessing love being born.

Thank you, all 3 of you, for letting us be part of your story. You and your little one will always have a piece of our hearts. 💛

📍San Diego | Home Birth

03/12/2025

Your placenta has worked hard to supply your growing baby with oxygen and nutrients, what do you do with it after it’s born?

There are a few options:

1. Make art with it!
You can have art paper available after the birth to make a placenta print with either the blood on the placenta or paint. Sometimes placenta encapsulators will also dehydrate the cord in the shape of a heart. It takes on a stained glass effect!

2. Encapsulate it
Some people have their placenta dehydrated, ground up and encapsulated to take as pills throughout the postpartum period. It’s quite popular here in California but if you’ve never heard of it, the benefits can range from more energy to improved mood. Our student Eva provides this service if you are interested!

3. Plant it to be used as fertilizer for a tree. If you go this route you’ll need to plant it quite deep so that animals don’t dig it up and so the placenta doesn’t suffocate the roots of the tree.

4. Throw it away.
Not everyone wants to keep it ;)

Water color art by

03/04/2025

Many of you have probably heard of a membrane sweep being offered at a doctors office to start labor. Today we want to shed some light on what this entails and the risks/ benefits and how likely it is to work!

1. What is a membrane sweep? It’s where your provider inserts a finger or two (if it will fit) into your cervix, then moves the fingers around in a circular motion, detaching the amniotic sac (membrane) from the lower part of the uterus. This can have different levels of discomfort depending on the size of the providers hands, your own anatomy and pain tolerance. It is normal to have some spotting and possibly cramping after this procedure. It is also possible to have cramping that does not turn into active labor.

2. Will it break my water?
It’s unlikely but it’s possible. We have never seen this in our practice.

3. How likely is it to help me get into labor? Well that depends on your gestational age and probably many other factors we don’t know as much about. But for sure, the closer you are to your due date, or even past it, the more likely you are to go into labor from any kind of labor encouragement. There is not a lot of high quality data on just how likely you are to go into labor after a membrane sweep but there are a lot of studies showing that is does reduce the length of pregnancy.

What do you think? What has your experience been?

02/28/2025

Generations of care, one shared purpose—welcoming life with love. ✨❤️

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