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Gentle Beginnings Birth Center

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Gentle Beginnings Birth Center

Providing a warm haven where babies can be born at their own pace among family and friends.
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Certified Professional Midwives:
Michele Massey, Cheryl Gaspard, Donna Miller, Kennasha Jones, Melissa Matus, Teree Saenz, Jennifer Mozeke, and Sarah Clark

Graduate Student Midwife:
Asia Jones

Midwifery Students under Supervision:
Joy Crowhurst and Breana Caliman

04/22/2026

Daddy weighing his new baby girl. We love to involve the other parent all we can after the golden hour. From cutting the cord to weighing baby and of course getting in that skin to skin 😍 peep the cute big brother in the back ground!

04/21/2026

Now that's a supportive team of midwives. 😍 after birth we continue to care for you and baby by facilitating and protecting the golden hour and herbal bath. All the while following evidence based protocols to check you are both happy and healthy. We love you!

04/17/2026

We love to make the newborn exams a family event. It's the sweetest thing! Here is midwife Michele checking out sweet baby's reflexes.

04/09/2026

That eye contact 🥺😍

Newborns are born ready to recognize your face, especially from about 8–12 inches away—the perfect distance when they’re in your arms. Those first gazes help build connection, regulate baby’s nervous system, and begin the beautiful process of bonding.

And they don’t just recognize faces—they recognize voices too, even familiar voices they heard in the womb, like their midwife’s. Such a sweet photo of midwife Michele and a sweet baby she helped care for!

04/06/2026

“What do you mean you’re only listening every so often?”

Because with a healthy, low-risk labor, intermittent fetal heart tone checks with a Doppler are often exactly what evidence supports. 🤍

• Your baby’s heartbeat is listened to regularly before, during, and after contractions
• Intermittent monitoring allows freedom to move, change positions, labor in water, eat, rest, and follow your body’s instincts
• It supports a more gentle, physiologic labor without being attached to continuous monitors
• For low-risk labor, intermittent FHT checks are considered safe and evidence-based
• Midwives are watching the whole picture — your labor pattern, your baby’s response, and how both of you are doing
• If anything changes, monitoring can always be increased

Less equipment doesn’t mean less care.
It often means more hands-on support, more freedom, and more trust in the process. ✨

04/02/2026

Yes, our midwives will get into the shower to help you deliver your baby. 🤣🫶

03/27/2026

Happy FFFFriday.

rule #1: what’s said in labor stays in labor. 😅

Especially if it includes:
• Threatening your husband
• Breaking up with your doula
• Firing your midwife
• Declaring you’ll never have more children
• Crying because someone ate your granola bar
• Asking for the epidural at a home birth

The labor hormones were talking, not me. 🤍

03/17/2026

There is a deep power in trusting your instincts during birth.

Birth doesn’t always need constant direction, noise, or hands guiding every moment.
Often, the most powerful births happen when a mother is supported enough to step fully into her own instincts.

Sometimes the only hands needed… are hers. 🤍

When a woman feels safe, undisturbed, and trusted, her body knows exactly what to do.

• 🧠 The primal brain takes over — In active labor, the thinking brain quiets and the instinctual brain leads the process.

• 🌙 Undisturbed birth supports hormone flow — Oxytocin, endorphins, and adrenaline work together to guide labor and pushing.

• ✋ Instinctive pushing is powerful — Many mothers naturally reach down, feel their baby, and guide them earthside with their own hands.

• 🤍 Hands-off support protects the flow — Sometimes the best midwifery care is quiet presence, watchful eyes, and trusting the physiology of birth.

• 🔥 Your body is not confused — It has been preparing for this moment for months.

Birth is not something that must be done to you.

It is something your body knows how to do.

And when you are supported in your power, instinct becomes the guide.

03/12/2026

Ever notice how irresistible your newborn’s smell is? 🤍

It’s not just love — it’s biology.

That sweet newborn scent actually plays a powerful role in bonding and early postpartum physiology.

• 🧠 Activates the brain’s reward centers — Studies show that smelling your baby triggers dopamine pathways similar to those activated by rewarding experiences, reinforcing connection and care.

• 🫶 Boosts oxytocin — The “love hormone” increases when parents smell and hold their baby, strengthening bonding and supporting emotional attachment.

• 🥛 Supports breastfeeding — A newborn’s natural scent can stimulate oxytocin and prolactin release, helping milk letdown and encouraging feeding cues.

• 🛡️ Enhances protective instincts — This scent helps wire the brain for attentive caregiving and responsiveness to your baby’s needs.

• 🌿 Nature’s bonding design — Vernix, amniotic fluid, and your baby’s natural skin microbiome contribute to that distinctive scent in the early days after birth.

• 🌙 Why we protect the golden hour — Skin-to-skin time allows parents to soak in these sensory signals that help regulate hormones for both parent and baby.

Your baby’s scent isn’t random —
it’s one of the many beautiful ways the body supports connection from the very first breath earthside. ✨

03/10/2026

The quiet power of a midwife…

Midwives don’t just monitor labor — they hold the space for it.

In the middle of intensity, when a mother questions if she can keep going, a midwife’s calm voice can anchor her back into her strength.

Sometimes the most powerful support isn’t loud or dramatic.
It’s a steady presence… speaking life when a mother forgets how powerful she is.

• 🤍 Words matter in labor — encouragement and reassurance help reduce fear and support oxytocin, the hormone that drives labor forward
• 🧠 Calm nervous systems support progress — a grounded birth team helps the birthing mother stay in the parasympathetic “labor zone”
• 🌊 Confidence is contagious — when a midwife believes in a mother’s body, that trust often transfers back to her
• 🫶 Emotional safety is physiological safety — feeling supported and respected can improve coping, relaxation, and labor flow
• ✨ Midwives speak life over birth — gentle reminders like “lean into that and listen to your body” or “You’re doing this beautifully” can shift everything in a moment of doubt

Birth is powerful.
And sometimes the quietest voices carry the most strength.

03/05/2026

Welcoming a new life into the world is a journey filled with challenges and immense joy. 🥳🤰🥰

As we step into the adventure of parenthood, I can't help but wonder: What was your most unforgettable moment during your birth experience?

"Natural birth was simultaneously the hardest and most rewarding experience I have ever had. As I look back on this incredible journey, I am filled with gratitude for everyone who stood by me and supported me through it all. "
- Lexi (mama)

03/01/2026

When your other kids attend your birth…
✨ equal parts magical + mildly chaotic ✨

Yes, there might be snacks.
Yes, someone might ask a very loud questions at very intense moments.
And yes… it can still be incredibly beautiful.

Here’s why having your children present can be powerful:

• 👶 Normalizes birth — Kids witness birth as a natural life event, not something scary or secret
• 🧠 Reduces fear & builds understanding — Seeing calm, supported birth shapes lifelong beliefs about bodies and trust
• 🤍 Strengthens sibling bonding — Meeting their baby sibling right at the beginning fosters connection and pride
• 🫶 Boosts oxytocin — Familiar voices and loved ones can increase the “love hormone,” supporting labor progress
• 🌱 Models emotional resilience — Children see strength, vulnerability, and support all coexisting
• 🧺 Choice & consent matter — Kids are supported, free to come and go, snack, rest, or step out as needed

Birth doesn’t have to be silent or sterile to be sacred.
Sometimes it sounds like deep breathing… mixed with a kid asking for a granola bar mid-contraction 😂

And somehow — that makes it even more real.

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1726 Chadwick Court
Hurst, TX
76054

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+18175106662

Website

https://gentlebeginnings.com/new-page

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