Labor of Love Midwifery

11/23/2025

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11/23/2025

Research tells us that babies who co-sleep in infancy, especially in those early years get around 13,000 extra hours of touch.

Thirteen thousand.

Because when you keep your baby close, day and night, they’re getting 10 to 12 extra hours a day of your skin, your warmth, your presence.

That’s not spoiling.
That’s wiring.

Touch is brain food.
It releases oxytocin, serotonin…
It lowers cortisol.

It teaches your baby’s body how to feel safe.
How to come back to calm.

We actually have studies showing
co -sleeping babies have lower stress reactivity meaning their little bodies bounce back from stress faster.

That’s not dependence.
That’s coregulation.
That’s safety being built from the inside out.

So the next time you’re contact napping,
bed sharing, doing whatever gets you both some rest and someone tells you you’re creating bad habits, remember this ~

You’re not creating a clingy baby.
You’re creating a resilient one 🖤

The Breastmilk Queen - Amy McGlade 🥰

11/22/2025

good to know 💁🏼‍♀️🛒😍

10/26/2025

Time to make more cord ties

10/19/2025

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10/15/2025

ugh....I get so sick of these posts. THERE ARE NO NATURAL WAYS TO INDUCE LABOR!! The baby initiates a cascade of hormones by releasing surfactant from their lungs. That's how labor starts. Not by eating pineapples or spicy food or curb walking or any of the other things. Be patient! Wouldn't you rather your baby's lungs were fully developed before he came out?? Because guess where those early babies go when they can't breathe properly. The NICU. Not cool.

10/09/2025

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09/16/2025

Finished product
2 Bengkung belly wraps

09/16/2025

Tie dying some Benkung belly wraps

08/21/2025

🚨 MSDH has declared a public health emergency in response to Mississippi’s rising infant mortality rates.

“Too many Mississippi families are losing their babies before their first birthday,” said State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney. “Every single infant loss represents a family devastated, a community impacted and a future cut short. We cannot and will not accept these numbers as our reality. Declaring this a public health emergency is more than a policy decision; it is an urgent commitment to save lives.”

MSDH is launching new strategies to improve maternal care, expand prenatal access, strengthen community programs, and educate families on safe sleep practices — all with one goal: to give every child the chance to live, thrive and celebrate their first birthday.

https://bit.ly/3VaOgN0

08/14/2025

That's what I have been saying! Synthetic folic acid is causing all these tongue and lip ties. EAT YOUR LEAFY GREENS!!!