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Yep, that's me... Tearing up backdrop because I wa

Yep, that's me...
Tearing up backdrop because I was doing too much (like dancing, spinning and being a general clown to get @laurenpeachie to laugh) 😂
You don't think I can relate this to birth, but you are wrong
Sometimes when we are ready for baby to arrive there's tons of advice to bring on labor...
The real way to bring on labor is to do less... Kick up your feet, chill out, get that oxytocin flowing with your favorite activities and LET GO. Doing more won't actually accomplish your goal and might even lead you to needing to restart the whole process (like how we had to reset the backdrop after I tore it).

What are some ways you plan on letting go on this wednesday?

#labor #advice #letgo #blue #headshots #clown #doula #pregnancy

Birth Wizards talk in riddles when giving advice..

Birth Wizards talk in riddles when giving advice...
Here's what I mean by this
Epidurals are amazing tools! I can't tell you how many times I've seen them sace birth experiences.
There are plenty of experts that will encourage non medicated birth. Epidurals can cause issues like blood pressure crashes, difficulty with movements, slowing of labor, issues with drugs interactions with your system or even back pain after your birth.
#1 reason for transfer from out of hospital experiences is due to exhaustion. Labor is just that...labor! It's a stamina game, not one of strength. We want birthers to be fully invested in their birth experience instead of zonked out. It is known that ideally to wait until at least very active labor (5 cm +) to utilize this tool. Sometimes the body just needs a nap to help cross the finish line.
Learn the tools and interventions at your disposal for your upcoming birth with me as your birth wizard 🪄 summon me by using the link tree in bio

#birthwizard #birth #advice #reel #doula #education #childbirth #epidural

Cascade of interventions It's when one interventi

Cascade of interventions
It's when one intervention leads to another and eventually to the greatest intervention of all in birth, a Cesarean birth. The cascade of intervention is a real risk.
I would like to add in the nuance into my personal interaction with Cascade of intervention. I was 41 weeks and a day when I got induced. My body was not ready for labor in the slightest. Time could've been given to it to allow the possibility for spontaneous labor. I consented to an induction for lots of reasons and at that time seemed completely reasonable.
My 4 days were rough. Everything was thrown at my body and she won that battle. I thank my body for doing its job. (Also how in character to have an issue with authority). Time is what my body was demanding. Now I preach that the average for spontaneous labor is 41 weeks and 1 day to 41 weeks and 3 days.
I've also seen the need to get baby earthside for a variety of reasons and how the cascade of intervention doesn't come crashing down on every birther. This was so eye opening when I became a doula. It's so easy to want a villain in interventions even when the reality is they can be life saving.
Ultimately sometimes a bunch of interventions are needed to keep the birther and baby safe and sometimes it's better to wait for the body to do its thang.
this can only be achieved through informed decisions, education and a team who's got your back with similar goals in mind. Here's to more births that are gonna be safe and have a great time and less of "what the Jesus Christ was that"

Did you experience the cascade of interventions?
Have you heard of them before?

#spongebobmemes #cascade #cascadeofinterventions #intervention #birth #childbirth #informedbirth #informeddecisions #funny #trauma #doula

Can I get an AMEN 🙌 There's no way to guarantee

Can I get an AMEN 🙌
There's no way to guarantee a vaginal birth. There are so many factors that determine how birth plays out. This is a hard pill to swallow for a control freak like my self....
Here's the good news
You can guarantee something's in your birth
Hiring a team (providers, doulas, ibclc) who got your back
Getting into a kick ass childbirth class to teach you everything you need to know
Taking that knowledge to make decisions that further your goals and comfort
Making peace with this is a wild ride
Ultimately you can't guarantee you'll have a vaginal birth but you can be excited to tell this birth story for the rest of your life 🪄

If you agree with this caption and you are seeking a doula...summon me by using my link tree in bio ✨

#truthbomb #gospel #birth #goals #guarantee #doula

Any other doula this way after a long birth? #5ho

Any other doula this way after a long birth?
#5hourenergy #doulameme #iykyk #doula

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Huzzah Birth Warrior and Party Members! I wanted y

Huzzah Birth Warrior and Party Members!
I wanted you all to know I am taking a social media break I will be back in September!

In the meantime check out @eabbirth and their Magical Mindset Class on August 10 and @manifestbirthservices Birth Wizard VBAC class on September 3rd. The links are in their bios.

Til we meet again on another magical adventure!

🧙Become Enchanted with Birth Wizard Tips🧙 Af

🧙Become Enchanted with Birth Wizard Tips🧙
After a cesarean, take extra care about how you move your body.

🪄You just had a surgical birth, your body is sticking itself back together.

💖Be mindful of yourself. You carried life for 9 months, you gave birth, and you are healing and bonding now.

Are you ready for some magical tips for recovering

Are you ready for some magical tips for recovering after cesearan? Look no further for they are here!
✨ Get Plenty of Rest - Cesarean is a major surgical event, it deserves rest as much as any other surgical event.
✨ Ask for Help - It will take a while to recover from your surgery, plus you just had a baby, so it's okay to ask for help. You can ask family, friends, your spouse, or a doula to come help.
✨ Process Emotions - Sometimes, cesarean birth is not our preferred birth method. This can cause mixed emotions about our birthing experience. Sometimes, even if it is our preferred birth method, just the act of giving birth can set our emotions on high. It's good and healthy to process these. If you are worried about Postpartum Depression its good to seek advice from your Birth Wizard and medical support team.
✨ Seek Help for Feeding - Sometimes conventional methods of holding your baby for feeding can be painful. Talking to a lactation specialist can help you find a comfortable way to feed your baby.
✨ Take Regular Walks - Go slow and easy at first, stop when it's painful. Slowly you can increase your gentle walks to strengthen your abdominal muscles. Ask your provider before undertaking strenuous exercises.
At the end of the day "“I’ll tell you the truth and it's up to you to live with it.”
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You just given birth, you look into their little e

You just given birth, you look into their little eyes and study their features. The tiny toes and fingers, the wrinkly skin, the softness of the moment holding them in your arms and you think "Today is my Baby's Birthday" and the moment of "I just gave birth" washes over you.

Huzzah Magical Beings! I owe you an apology. The

Huzzah Magical Beings!

I owe you an apology. The last time I posted about the Magical Birth Mindset Class I posted that it was on August 9th. I was looking at the wrong calendar! My biggest apologies. This month's Magical Birth Mindset Class is on August 10th. For more information, teleport to @eabbirth and click the link in the bio. This is such a great class for expecting parents.

#NerdStuff #nerdrageradio #factsoflife #csectionrecovery #partnersupport #breastfeedingtips #birthpositions #BRAIN #motherhood #affirmation #csectionbirth #birthsupport #momsgroupaz #pregnancy #cesarean #nerdygirl #csectionscar #DoulaTips #doulalife #birtheducator #gilbertmoms #magical #magicalbirth

Huzzah magical beings! This week I am going to sha

Huzzah magical beings!
This week I am going to share with you a tiny bit about how a Birth Wizard supports a birther physically during labor and delivery.

✨Massage and Counter pressure - All during labor a birthers body is pushing and pulling in various ways. With massage and counter pressure, this can help alievate some of the pain and strain caused by contractions. This can help relax the birther increase oxytocin, get relief for a moment, and actually progress labor quicker.

✨ Create a calming environment - How do you releax after a hard day at work, or taking time for self care, or even to be intimate. This environment is the same environment to maximize relaxation and oxytocin during labor and birth.

✨ Helping the birther into positions - This one sounds pretty self explanatory. There are many ways to move a body to help progress labor. Your Birth Wizard keeps that knowledge for you until the right moment to help you ease into a new position.

✨ Assisting with water therapy, or a damp cloth - Have you ever had a physically exhausting day, hop into the shower and just feel the water run over you. It melts away the stress and anixty, relaxes the muscles, and creates a calmness inside of you. Same thing applies to labor. Your Birth Wizard can help facilitate/set up a cool or warm cloth, a shower, or even a pool of water to help ease the pain away.

✨ Lastly, Helping get things like food or ice chips - a Birth Wizard is literally a set of hands with the sole purpose to help your labor and birth, this includes helping you hydrate and have a bite to eat.

How did you Birth WIzard guide the physical realm on your quest to birth? Let us know in the comments!

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Birth Wizard Tips: Not all advice is needed, or w

Birth Wizard Tips:

Not all advice is needed, or wanted, or necessary.
You can refuse advice from anyone that gives it to you. ANYONE. That includes your doctor. There will be times when your gut is the best thing to listen to.
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3 simple facts about VBAC ✨ First what is VBAC?

3 simple facts about VBAC

✨ First what is VBAC? VBAC simply means Vaginal Birth After Ceserean.

✨ Second, You can have a VBAC after 1 or 2 cesarean births, depending on how it was performed.

✨ Third, You have a high chance of success!

Are you ready to learn more and gain a magical mindset for birth? Check out @eabbirth for a Magical Mindset for Birth class happening on August 9th, link in their bio

"Go Back?" he thought. "No good at all! GO sideway

"Go Back?" he thought. "No good at all! GO sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thin to do! On we go!"

Sometimes in birth it can be stressful, or we feel like we need a pause or break, or we just want to be done for the day. That is not something that we can do. All we can do is go forward. We know we have a good team, we have a good plan, the mountain may be high but we are well equipped and capable.

#nerdrageradio #nerdygirl #nerdy #birthpositions #momsgroupaz #lgbtqfamilies #motherhood #NerdStuff #affirmationswork #baby #csectionbirth #DoulaTips #doulaservices #BRAIN #affirmation #gilbertmoms #azmom #jrrtolkienquote #jrrtolkienfan #jrrtolkienquotes #jrrtolkien #powerfulbirther # #doulalife

⌛️The hour is nearly upon us, are you signed u

⌛️The hour is nearly upon us, are you signed up yet?

🌟Become the most empowered birther in all the land with your VBAC class. Become informed, ask your questions, and be ready to take charge of your birth experience.

📲Join @manifestbirthservices for this epic VBAC class on July 30th. Head over to their page - links in the bio for more information.

Huzzah, birth partners, this message is for you. 📜

Did you know Birth Wizards are available to help you, too! Their magic does not stop with just the birther. They understand you, too, are becoming a parent and are looking to discover your place in this journey.

✨Through physical support, a birth wizard can help your partner can catch a nap, eat a meal, and go to the bathroom. They are also physically there to give a hand to help with birth positions that require 2 people support.

✨Another thing a birth wizard can help with is the emotional aspect of birth. Sometimes a partner needs extra reassurance as well, or even struggle to see their partner in pain. Birth wizard can help direct the partner into the best area of help during these times.

✨Lastly, mental support, they can help birth partners remember their birth preferences. Did you want to cut the cord? Was the placenta being saved? Birth wizards are here to help remember these details with you.
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✨Become enchanted with birth wizard tips✨ Afte

✨Become enchanted with birth wizard tips✨
After a surgical birth, you may need to try different feeding positions, and that is okay! You may have learned many ways to feed your baby in birth class, but now find that those are uncomfortable after your surgical birth - you are allowed to try something different.

That's a wonderful thing about living your story, you get to write it and that includes how you feed your baby. If you find sitting up uncomfortable on your incision site, you might try a laying down position. If you are struggling to find what's best for you, you may consider contacting a lactation consultant.

The ultimate goal is you are comfortable feeding your new baby, so optimal bonding can happen.
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#breastfeeding #gilbertmoms #azmom #baby #momlife #comfortmeasures #lgbtqfamilies #affirmationswork #doulaservices #expecting #motherhood #DoulaTips #cesarean #csectionrecovery #NerdStuff #mesaparents #csectionscar #csectionbirth #doulalife #breastfeedingtips #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingproblems #breastfeedingfriendly #babyfeeding #babyfeedingtips #chestfeeding #chestfeedingart #chestfeedinglove #chestfeedingsupport

Throughout history, we have had myths and legends.

Throughout history, we have had myths and legends. Today we will sort out a few myths we have come across on our journey.

After that, check out Expecting a Blessing Birth (@eabbirth) to learn how you can get into a Magical Mindset for birth in their upcoming class, on August 9th.

🤥 Myth 1: C-Sections are more traumatic for the baby.
🔮 We know under the right circumstances a cesarean birth can be less traumatic than a vaginal birth. We know there is no one right way to have a baby, and all options are valid. A blatant statement like this is more harmful than helpful.

🤥 Myth 2: Cesarean surgery is easier to recover from than a vaginal delivery
🔮 Cesarean is a MAJOR surgery that takes 6 weeks to heal from. During that time rest is needed, just as you would need from any other major surgery.

🤥 Myth 3: You will never be able to lift weights again.
🔮 You will be lifting your children eventually after recovery, they are heavy. It is best to check with your provider to make sure you are healed up before taking on your usual exercise routine, but over time you should be able to resume normal activities.
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"I have nothing to prove to you" - Captain Marvel

"I have nothing to prove to you" - Captain Marvel

It's that simple. This is your birth, your way, you do not have to prove anything to anyone.
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