Bumps, Births & Babies: LC Doula Co.

08/31/2024

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Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisses her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk. What?! Amazing, right?

💫 Words by: New Baby 101
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06/29/2024

💜 birth is simply amazing ✨

𝚄𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙵𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜

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The umbilical cord contains 3 vessels.
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There are two arteries and one vein.
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A lot of people think it’s basically just a “tube” of sorts transporting nutrients to their baby. But, it’s so much more intricately designed than that!
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The vein carries oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood to your baby, and the arteries carry the deoxygenated blood, waste products (such as carbon dioxide), and nutrient-depleted blood through the placenta and into your bloodstream to dispose of.
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After delivery, these vessels close by themselves. The arteries close first due to their muscular walls.
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The umbilical vein follows closely behind, allowing oxygenated blood to return to your baby from the placenta. 📍
At birth, the placenta contains 1/3 of your baby’s blood volume.
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By delaying cord clamping for several minutes, you are allowing that blood to be transferred to your baby where it belongs via the umbilical vein.
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04/25/2024

🩸there’s a reason (many actually) for delaying cord clamping!!

01/28/2024

Some of the strongest mommas I know exclusively pumped. 🤍 Pumping when you’re not able to feed baby, you work during the day, need a back up stash for time away from babe.. (donating extra milk).. it’s all a labor of love, and doesn’t go unnoticed by me. Pumping exclusively— or often.. even a few times a day.. 💙🩷

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Special shout out to all the exclusive pumpers who are dedicated to putting in huge amounts of time and effort so that their babies can receive breast milk.

01/25/2024

01/25/2024

The HAAKA is one of my favorites— {easy to collect extra milk while nursing on the other side—}🤰👩‍🍼
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But also great for clogged ducts! 🤍

01/04/2024

Birth photography holds a special place in my heart— some of my most memorable and favorite pictures are of the birth and first 48 hours after having our children. 🥹🩷💙

12/28/2023

A little more on.....

⬆️Vertical Birth⬇️

It can be so easy or so complicated. It’s understanding the physiology that makes the most difference in outcome.
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Less than 10% of birthing people in the U.S. give birth in a standing and/or vertical position.
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This is due to the large use of anesthesia, technology, fetal monitoring, interventions, convenience and the feeling of not having a choice in birthing positions.

𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝:
👍🏼the need for pain medication decreases
👍🏼labour is shorter
👍🏼pelvic space is increased by up to 30% which aids natural descent and rotation of baby
👍🏼it’s the best position to aid physiological birth
👍🏼better blood flow to baby which decreases the chances of fetal distress
👍🏼decreases the need for emergency cesarean, episiotomy, vacuum or forceps
👍🏼less likely to need medical help
👍🏼helps aid the natural urge to bear down once you are fully dilated and effaced
👍🏼contractions are more effective
👍🏼gravity aids the progression of baby going down into the pelvis and out of the birth canal
👍🏼birthing parents overall satisfaction of the birth increases

💁🏽‍♀️Talk with your provider about birthing positions. If you’re provider is not comfortable or supportive of choosing an upright birth, it may be time to switch providers.




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12/28/2023

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11/18/2023

Birth is pretty amazing.

Wow! What an amazing capture of baby en caul 🤍

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11/08/2023

✨💛 Precious time 💛✨

🌠ᎢᎻᎬ ᏩᎾᏞᎠᎬN ᎻᎾᏌᎡ🌠

When you are able to hold off the fuss over mom and baby as much as possible and keep the two together within the first hour after birth nature is allowed to take its course.

"The Golden Hour"is a crucial time for mama and baby.

In each of their precious bodies, massive shifts are taking place as they adjust to life's new transition. Two separate creatures within learning to be one without. An every day miracle.

💁🏽‍♀️What do you see happening?
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🌸1st latch: establishing bond of trust, familiarity and nourishment. Surges of oxytocin constracting mom's uterus. Protecting against hemorrhage.

🌸Vernix Caseosa: the white sticky substance lubricating that new skin (Don't wash it momma, RUB IT IN)

🌸Gentle colonization of microorganisms which help baby adjust to the outside environment.

🌸Body temperature regulation, which babies in the beginning can have a hard time doing.

🌸 Trust developing, as the two new beings birthed through this process get to know eachother.

So much more takes place when you are able to allow yourself this special time.

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📸: Raleigh Birth + Lifestyle Photography - Amanda Ditzel