Oct 29, 2020 | labor, midwifery, Out of Hospital Birth, Preparing for Birth
There is an fairly famous midwife saying that, “Midwives have skilled hands, and they known how to sit on them.” The saying is really very true. As midwives we pride ourselves in “not messing”, we are experts in normal and natural. We trust...
Mar 2, 2020 | labor, midwifery, Out of Hospital Birth
This is a very common question that we get, especially from our first time moms! The idea of tearing during childbirth sounds very scary and painful! Lets talk a little bit more about this and hopefully alleviate some fears. Do All Women Tear? No, absolutely not! If...
Feb 10, 2020 | Common Questions, midwifery, Out of Hospital Birth, postpartum
We talk a lot about labor and birth with a midwife out of hospital, but what does your care look like after birth? Delivering with a midwife can leave you with a lovely, peaceful and calm first few hours after birth. In fact I personally find that this small...
Oct 25, 2019 | midwifery, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Did you know that 40-60% of American women are deficient in Vitamin D? When you add in the factor of how far north we are and how we barely even get sunlight during half the year there’s a very good chance you are also deficient. Unless you are consistently...
Oct 18, 2019 | midwifery, Pregnancy
When your sweet new little baby was put on your chest you may not have been expecting a white cheesy substance called vernix on your baby’s skin. While all babies produce vernix the amount that you see at birth may vary on far along you were at delivery. Vernix...
Sep 16, 2019 | midwifery, Nutrition, Out of Hospital Birth, Preparing for Birth
Nature provides us with so many natural and wonderful ways to help our bodies! While there are a few ways to help encourage your body to begin preparing for labor one of our favorites is so simple and easy! Just eat dates! I know that it sounds crazy that something so...
