Cheyenne Townley Birth & Matrescence Services

02/07/2026

Breastfeeding Support Circle with .

Join us first Saturday of the Month at 10am, breastfeeding and making art 🎨 at the Lawton Fort Sill Art Council! 💜 See you in March!

02/07/2026

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I love to share this chart I created for my clients to help them have a realistic expectation of when their baby might come when we allow labor to start on its own. 💫So the blue on the chart represents my clients for last year. You need to make it to 37 weeks to safely have a home birth. But, you can see few women have their baby that early when allowed to go into labor naturally. And only a handful had their baby before 40 weeks. The majority of the babies arrived at 40 weeks and four days. Many weren’t ready until the 41st week of pregnancy. 👉 Contrast that with the orange on the chart - it shows the average gestation for someone giving birth in the hospital- especially here in Oklahoma where induction is so common. Some of these represent medically necessary inductions but it also includes healthy pregnancies and elective induction. 😳Look at how many babies are being prematurely forced out of their mother’s womb before they are ready. Those last weeks of development are so important for the baby. 🧠 Their brain is doing major growth that will help the baby regulate their breathing, heart rate, digestion, and sleep/wake rhythm after birth. 🫁 Their lungs are developing surfactant to help them make the transition to breathing.🫀Fine tuning of their cardiovascular circulation pathways is happening to better help them handle the stress of labor. 🦠Immune system is preparing baby for life outside the womb. There is a large transfer of maternal antibodies to the baby that happens mostly in the final weeks. 🌡️Metabolic and blood sugar changes are taking place. 👶 The baby is putting on a significant amount of fat to help maintain their body temperature after birth. 🏋️They have improved muscle tone and strength that helps them with breastfeeding. 🤰Hormonal changes are also happening with the mother to prime her body for birth.
🗓️Practice patience and allow your baby to come when they are ready in a normal, healthy pregnancy. Normal full term pregnancy can range anywhere from 37-42 weeks.

02/05/2026

💜 For Postpartum

We have enough books for pregnant and new mamas, papas, grandparents, partners, the medical professional, the policy maker, the birth worker, family, community and all those who want a deeper understanding of what care can truly look like. I know this book will offer guidance, wisdom, and a sense of being a part of a long legacy of protecting our postpartum culture. I am excited for this book to reach readers who are ready to rethink postpartum care and reaching out with traditions that have sustained us for generations.

02/05/2026

There are a few "MUST HAVES" when you hire me as your doula because I will always go back and suggest or reference these things.

1. A Birth Ball.
For all the aches and pains or when you ask "How can I induce labor" I will always tell you to get on your birth ball! Getting on the ball is a great way to ease ligament pain, lightning crotch, pelvic pain and not that it will induce labor but it is getting baby into a good position, opening the pelvic outlet and getting your body ready so when baby is ready the journey will be a little easier.

2. Epsom Salt.
Again, the aches and pains of pregnancy. A nice soak in an Epsom Salt bath is great for relaxing muscles and tendons but also relaxing the mind. Taking the time to care for yourself is necessary.

3. Spinning babies.
We will do spinning babies at our prenatals but I want you doing this stuff at home with your partner too! I will always send resources from the spinning babies website and they have a daily stretches email that I always suggest signing up for. We see a lot of malpositioned babies with (im assuming) our more sedentary lifestyles. Get up and get those babies ready to be born.

4. Childbirth Education.
I will always ask where you are getting your education from. All answers are correct but it needs to be SOMETHING. Childbirth education classes are a great start, along with birth books (ask me about my favorites) and podcasts. Its 2026 we have all the resources at our fingertips and if we are having babies we need to be educating ourselves about childbirth.

So there you have it, a few of my favorite things that I will always go back to. 💜

02/05/2026

I've seen 3x and even 4x! With the right, calm provider baby is able to go straight to the mom for skin to skin. I know thats not always the case but more often than not, it isnt an emergency either. 💜

A nuchal cord occurs when the umbilical cord wraps around a fetus's neck during pregnancy or labor, a common, usually harmless, and non-preventable occurrence in about 1-in-3 .....33% of deliveries. The cord is protected with is what is called whartons jelly and can withstand much manipulation during pregnancy and birth.

02/01/2026

Placenta package I made recently. Mom opted out of the capsules and went for the tinctures, herbal salve, and keepsakes. The prints are of the maternal and fetal side. I dried the amniotic sac and placenta with herbs to create the salve. The leftover hormones from the placenta are supposed to be really great for skin health and repair. The placenta was sent back to be part of a ceremonial burial. ✨️💜

02/01/2026

Yaye to fresh fruits and veggies!

Fruits and vegetables provide essential fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. That is why WIC provides a monthly Cash Value Benefit (CVB) for participants to purchase fresh, frozen, and canned fruits and vegetables!

Over the next few months, increased CVB will be offered in place of juice as part of our food package updates. Participants who would prefer to continue receiving juice can request a 64 oz bottle as a substitution from their clinic in place of $3 CVB.
Please check your benefit balance in the WIC Shopper App and visit https://oklahoma.gov/health/wicfood for more information.

01/31/2026

One of my clients gifted me a wonderful oil blend that I was able to use in one of my homeade salves. It is doing amazing at healing my dry hands from this cold dry season 🥶 I am hoping to get some products going for my clients to use soon, I love making homeade skincare products from my wildcrafted and homegrown herbs. 🌿🌿

01/30/2026

If you are posting online looking for OB recommendations it is important to share what kind of birth you are hoping to have. Some OBs are great for natural birth, some are more inclined to recomend interventions, some are great surgeons, or you may be better off with a midwife!

What are you looking for in a care provider? What you envision for your birth matters and the provider and birth location you choose will greatly effect your birth plan. 💜