Las Cruces Doula

02/18/2026

Postpartum isn’t always what we expect — and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Join us tonight for Postpartum Realities – Part 2 as we talk honestly about recovery, emotions, identity shifts, and what real support can look like after birth.
6 PM on Zoom. Scan the QR code to join.

02/17/2026

As Valentine’s energy fades, we want to name this:
Love isn’t performance.
It isn’t perfection.
It isn’t grand gestures done at the cost of your body or boundaries.
Love can be quiet.
Love can be practical.
Love can look like listening, slowing down, or saying no.
Care that honors consent and capacity is still love.

02/14/2026

Late winter can feel heavy. Low energy, fogginess, irritability, sadness, numbness—all of it can show up right now. This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a season. Bodies are still conserving. Nervous systems are still bracing. The light is changing, but slowly. If you’re pregnant, parenting, grieving, or caregiving—this time of year can feel especially tender. You’re not behind. You’re responding.
✨ What does your body seem to be asking for right now?

02/13/2026

Today I brought home this powerful Ecuadorian statue that I found through a local estate sale. She feels like active birth energy embodied.

There’s something meaningful about the way she found her way here. From one home to another. From one chapter to the next.

Her feet are firmly rooted. Her hands steady and strong at her sides. Her face lifted, mouth slightly open; as if breathing, sounding, working. Her breasts/chest full and ready; nourishment already present.

This is not a passive figure. This feels like labor and what comes after. Transition. Effort. Power. Sustenance.

She holds the full arc; birth and feeding, intensity and provision.

As doulas, we witness this every day:
Bodies that open.
Voices that rise.
Chests that prepare.
Life moving forward through strength.

We honor the ancestral artistry of Ecuador and the Indigenous traditions that have long held birth, fertility, and life cycles as sacred. We share this image with respect for the cultural lineage it carries.

Birth is not delicate.
Birth is embodied.
Birth is ancestral power in motion.

What does she evoke for you? 🌿

02/12/2026

Education is empowerment — especially in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We have a full month of virtual classes designed to support you whether you’re expecting, newly postpartum, planning a VBAC, learning newborn care, or wanting deeper conversations around birth justice.
All classes are at 6pm on Zoom.
Scan the QR code to register and join us from wherever you are 🤍

02/08/2026

Postpartum isn’t just baby snuggles and sweet moments. It’s healing. Hormones. Identity shifts. Sleep deprivation. Join us this Wednesday, February 11th, at 6pm on Zoom. You don’t have to navigate it alone.

02/07/2026

So much gratitude this week.

Being in community with postpartum parents and babies is a profound reminder that support doesn’t end at birth—it deepens. I’m on call, my days are full, and my heart feels expanded by the care, trust, and connection I get to be part of.

Deep thanks for the families I walk alongside and for the chance to share this work with others entering the field. Community care is sacred. 💛

Doula Melissa Marie Lopez-Sullivan

02/03/2026

Postpartum Realities – Part 1 💛
This class covers what really happens after birth: the first hours and days, physical recovery, pelvic floor and abdominal healing, vaginal and cesarean recovery, NICU experiences, and postpartum red flags.
This space is for everyone — parents, partners, and support people — who want honest, practical postpartum education.
📅 Wednesday, February 4th

01/31/2026

✨ A clarification about Food Is Medicine ✨

We want to take a moment to offer clarity — and to apologize for any confusion caused by our earlier posts.

The Food Is Medicine program is currently funded through New Mexico Medicaid, which means there are specific eligibility guidelines set by the state. At this time, the program is available to people who are:

1. Enrolled in New Mexico Medicaid, and

2. Currently pregnant and diagnosed with diabetes (type 1, type 2, or gestational), OR

3. Enrolled in Medicaid under the Community Benefit category (generally meaning they receive long-term or in-home support services)

We know these limits don’t reflect the full range of people who deserve nourishment and care — and we’re truly sorry for any confusion or false hope our earlier messaging may have created.

💛 Here’s what we want you to know:

If you’re interested in Food Is Medicine but don’t currently qualify, we still encourage you to fill out our interest form. We are actively building a waiting list and seeking funding to expand this program beyond current Medicaid criteria.

As new opportunities become available, we’ll be reaching out to folks on that list first.

Thank you for your patience, your trust, and for being in community with us as we work to grow what’s possible.

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Mission Facilitating informed and empowered reproductive healthcare experiences that respect both tradition and evidence. Las Cruces Doula is a collective of experienced and compassionate birth, postpartum, full spectrum, miscarriage, abortion, and loss doulas, lactation care providers, and communit...

01/30/2026

Food is medicine—for our community 🌱

Starting February 15, 2026, the Food Is Medicine Program supports Medicaid patients in Southern New Mexico, including pregnant people living with Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes.

Eligible participants receive weekly, home-delivered grocery boxes with locally grown produce, eggs, and grains—because access to nourishing food is part of care.