April is C-section awareness month. I would love to share some stories from mommas this month. I have had two c sections and would love to share my stories with you. I was pregnant with my first baby. My husband and I were so excited when we found out we were expecting. I had a […]
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Labor had been going for over 24 hours and I decided to go on a walk. The birds were chirping and the sun was just coming up. There was a calm presence to the neighborhood. Contractions had been lasting about 1 min long and were about 4-5 minutes apart and had been like that for […]
Today I wanted to share with you a sweet post that my husband recently posted on my facebook page. I walked out of a prenatal visit and was notified that he had tagged me in a post. I figured it was something about our kids or something. To my surprise it was a long post that […]
These are fitness videos arefor anyone needing a quick workout. This Arm and Leg workout was designed for everyone! As many of you may know I have started a YouTube channel. My goal with this channel is to help anyone feel like they can get a nice quick workout in during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum. […]
My Birth doula impacted my entire pregnancy in the best way possible. I was more in tune with my body and my baby than my first pregnancy and it made me feel like I had an even more amazing connection with my baby. The day of my birth was the best day of my life. […]
Hiring a doula was one of the best decisions that I made. On hiring Meagan Heaton when I was around 4.5 months pregnant, I did much more than hire a labor “coach”; I also found an amazing friend and confidant. Meagan was a great help with the middle of night panic attacks that started when I […]
Doulas are incredible support not only in birth, but in pregnancy as well. How nice is it to have someone you can call or text any time of day to ask questions? Or how about after the entire pregnancy and birth are over you now have a friend who shared a very life changing event […]
March 22nd to March 28th is world doula week. I wanted to take this week to share stories from families that have somehow been touched or impacted by a doula. Maybe you didn’t hire a doula, or maybe she just helped you over e mail. No matter how she may have impacted you I would […]
I was so excited when I heard that I would have the opportunity to write for Jane.com. I love their site and everything that they offer. On the blog post at jane.com I explained more about what a doula is and how a doula can benefit a mother and her partner during their pregnancy, delivery, and […]
If you are pregnant and looking for maternity photos, a birth story, newborn pictures or even just some family pictures. Elizabeth Ashdown is your gal. She is great at what she does. Easy to get along with, professional, wants to be sure you get what your looking for, and knows how to work a camera. […]