Believing Birth Midwifery

08/16/2024

This is from Aloha nutrition. Nice simple guide.

07/05/2024

I appreciate Gail’s words of truth for those of us who serve women and families.

This whole movement toward unassisted birth should shake us midwives up! I hate to say this because I am a midwife, but we have done as much as docs and hospitals to scare women about birth and to frighten them out of trusting their bodies.

07/03/2024

Global recognition of the importance of midwifery is growing. Recently, I was asked to contribute to a presentation that was being prepared for a large foundation seeking evidence that midwifery works. Due to time constraints, I was informed that we could have exactly two slides in the final PowerPo...

02/26/2024

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02/22/2024

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2,256 Followers, 1,359 Following, 534 Posts

02/01/2024

11/25/2023

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/jCtnqkjqcPQwGKps/?mibextid=Cx5MWH

Listeria is extremely dangerous in pregnancy: "For people who are pregnant, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss, premature birth, or a life-threatening infection in their newborn."

https://bit.ly/47LSIGy"

09/19/2023

Only 2 days away from our Women's Health Night! Join us for an awesome night of information, products, services, food, giveaways, and more with over 20 vendors! Helping Hands Doula Services LLCMI Journey Therapy Services, LLCVitaMax ReviveBelieving Birth MidwiferyHaven Holistics Integrative WellnessFeed, Eat, Babble LLCAbundant Joy Doula ServicesMertz-Bricker Family DentistryBeyond The Bump FitnessRise Chiropractic Co.Maillette Family ChiropracticSoul FitGreat Lakes YogaSarah Fechter Fitness HQ

11/17/2022

https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/101791?xid=nl_mpt_OB/GYN_update_2022-11-17&eun=g2150097d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20OBGYN%202022-11-17&utm_term=NL_Spec_OBGYN_Update_Active #:~:text=Home%20Births%20in%20the%20U.S.%20Increased%20Again%2C%20Maintaining%20Pandemic%20Trend

05/24/2022

https://www.facebook.com/127632923940565/posts/5097483736955434/?d=n

Shared from Nurturing Tradition Laction Services in Midland, Mi.

Do you know a common reason parents quit breastfeeding? It's not what you think.

It's perceived low milk supply. Perceived. Not actual. And who can blame them? Stores sell 9oz bottles. Social media bombards us with ads for fancy drinks and cookies with pictures of happy moms and overflowing bottles of milk.

But we're here to tell you the real story. Your body is only supposed to produce an ounce of milk an hour. And that's both sides combined. After 4 weeks, your baby will take 20-30oz of milk for their first year. You never have to increase your supply again. The content of the milk changes over time, but the volume doesn't.

Milk has a circadian rhythm, meaning different amounts get made at different times of day. It's normal to pump much more in the morning than in the afternoon. That doesn't mean there's something wrong.

When you leave a bottle for your baby, leave 1-1.25oz/hr you'll be gone. Small, frequent bottles help keep your baby's expectations realistic. If they're getting two 5oz bottles in 8hrs, they're still getting 1.25oz/hr, but do you only nurse your baby twice in 8hrs? They'll start to expect large volumes from you, which can make them impatient or fussy. Some babies refuse to nurse and will only take bottles. Keeping the bottles realistic and having a clear understanding of a healthy milk supply will help you meet your feeding goals.

Save this so you can remember how much to leave in bottles, and to remind yourself you're doing a great job making milk!

05/24/2022

Be a part of Changing Birth on Earth! At Spinning Babies® we use physiology before force with pregnancy and birth practices. Learn the bodywork and birth methods to do the same with your clients and patients!

Don’t miss our World Confluence where you can learn about physiology before force!
October 14-16, 2022

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09/27/2021

Vicki Penwell of Mercy In Action has a part in this international lineup of childbirth experts from around the world teaching a series on the International Childbirth Initiative... see her in the trailer below, and watch the series by signing up.

Register for the screening of Step 1: Treat every woman and newborn with compassion, respect, and dignity on September 29th at https://icichildbirth.org/iciw...