Hand in Hand Midwives

18/10/2026

YOUR MIDWIFE CAN’T WANT YOUR BIRTH MORE THAN YOU DO.

She can’t make your baby come faster. She can't fast forward through labor. She can’t do the hard work labor requires of you. And she can’t promise you a particular outcome.

But she can love you through the hard moments. Encourage you when you’re exhausted. She can hold your hand. She will remind you to breathe when it feels overwhelming. Help you find your next position, your next breath, your next ounce of courage.

She can be gentle when you need tenderness and honest when you need a little tough love.

Because birth is beautiful. And sometimes it’s hard, messy, intense, and demanding.

Your midwife is someone who will walk beside you through all of it. She won't promise you an easy birth, but she will be someone who will support you through the ebbs and flows with skill, compassion, honesty, and care.

She brings her hands, her heart, and her knowledge. You bring yourself to the work.

And together, you take it one moment at a time.

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Guided by wisdom. Rooted in grace.

Midwifery Care and Home Birth in North Texas.

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07/10/2026

08/09/2026

https://www.beststartlactation.com/best-start-breastfeeding-course

Anyone looking for extra knowledge and support to start their breastfeeding journey? This is the place to go.
Eve is a wealth of knowledge and is an absolute expert in this field.
What a wonderful thing to offer and have at women’s finger tips.

Breastfeed with confidence. Be prepared so you can have the Best Start to Breastfeeding!

02/09/2026

Who is looking after the mother? One of the first questions I ask myself!

There’s something about being mothered when you’re a mum yourself. 🥹❤️

You spend your days noticing everyone else. What they need, whether they’re hungry, whether they’re okay.

Then Mum asks one simple question and for a second, you get to be the one someone is thinking about.

Maybe that’s why going home feels different once you have children of your own.

You understand her love in a way you never quite could before. ❤️

This page began as a place to put my thoughts into words while navigating motherhood. I never expected to learn that pages like this could also become a source of income.

💌 Curious how it works? Comment GUIDE.

01/09/2026

Absolutely this!!! 🙌🏼

We spend the last weeks of pregnancy trying to rush past them. What if we didn't?

I see it all the time. Bouncing on the ball, walking the curbs, eating the dates, drinking the tea, trying every trick in the book to coax that baby out a few days sooner.

And I understand it, I truly do. You have grown this baby for nine months. You are uncomfortable and exhausted and desperate to finally meet the little person you already love so much. That longing is real and it is beautiful.

But so much of that urgency is just our rushed society creeping into one of the most sacred seasons of your life. Hurry up. Speed it along. Get to the next thing.

What if, instead, you slowed down?

What if these last weeks weren't something to survive or wish away, but something to soak up?

Here's what I encourage my mamas to do with this time.

Move your body with intention. Stretch. Take evening walks with your family as the day cools down. Be intimate with your husband. Have dance parties in the kitchen with your kids. Let your body do this work gently and joyfully instead of frantically.

Be intentional about preparing your heart and mind for birth. Read positive birth stories. Listen to informative podcasts. Fill your mind with confidence instead of fear.

Spend a day making freezer meals for those tender early postpartum weeks. Spend a Saturday painting birth affirmations for your birth space. Nest with purpose.

And pray. Pray over your birth. Pray over your baby. Pray over your midwives, your doctors, your nurses, every hand that will help bring your baby into the world. Pray over the next season of life that's coming. Cover all of it. Pray, pray, pray.

And if this is your first baby, hear me on this one.

These are the very last weeks it will ever be just you and your husband. Ever.

Go on the dates. Sleep in. Linger over coffee. Watch the movies. Do your favorite things together and be present for them, because your family is about to grow in the most beautiful way, and this particular season will never come again.

Your baby is not late. Your body is not failing. Nothing is wrong.

Trust your body. Trust your baby. Trust God's timing. Your baby knows exactly when to come, and these last weeks of waiting are not wasted time. They are a gift.

Don't rush past them. Soak them up.

This is a beautiful time.

29/07/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BbaSk7cKZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

We’re incredibly proud to have recently launched a national campaign for the Every Week Counts Australian Preterm and Early Term Birth Prevention Program.

“I can wait to meet you” is a moving reminder that every week a baby can safely continue to grow in the womb makes a meaningful difference to their short and long-term health.

If there’s one message to take away from this campaign, it’s this: talk with your care team about safely giving your baby every week you can.

Learn more at: https://everyweekcounts.com.au/last-few-weeks-of-pregnancy/

01/07/2026

"My baby has been feeding all evening... do I have enough milk?” - This is a question I hear a lot.

The truth is, cluster feeding is a completely normal part of newborn behaviour. In the evenings, babies often feed more frequently, not because you've "run out" of milk, but because they're helping to stimulate your milk supply while also getting the comfort they need at the end of the day.

It can feel exhausting, especially when no one has prepared you for it. But in most cases, frequent evening feeds are exactly what your baby is meant to be doing.

This is just one of the many topics we'll cover in my FREE Breastfeeding Masterclass on Friday 10 July. I'll help you understand what's normal in those first few days, what to expect, and how to feel more confident in your feeding journey.

Friday 10th July | 10am WST | Online via Zoom

Secure your spot - https://www.beststartlactation.com/free-masterclass

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!
What an absolute privilege to share in the pure joy of walking alongside women on their journey of motherhood!
I know for me, becoming a mother is by far the best thing that happened in my life 🥰
So blessed and grateful 💕

01/05/2026

Just had to share this! So so on point 🙌🏼

26/04/2026

“This baby is just using you as a pacifier.”

It sounds practical. Reasonable, even.
Until you stop and actually examine what that phrase suggests.

It implies that the breast is only good for one thing: a nutritional exchange. And that all else is separate.
That milk is the purpose and everything else has a different solution or strategy

But infant biology doesn’t work that way.

At the breast, a baby isn’t just transferring milk.
They’re regulating their nervous system in real time.

Heart rate steadies.
Breathing synchronizes.
Stress hormones decrease.
Digestion organizes.
The brain wires safety through repeated, predictable contact.

This isn’t extra. This is feeding. This is regulation. This is comfort. This is pacifying.

We’ve created a cultural split between “nutritive” and “non-nutritive” sucking, as if one matters more. But for a newborn, those systems are integrated. Sucking, holding, smelling, hearing your voice, feeling your skin: these are all part of how a baby organizes themselves physiologically and neurologically.

Even the idea of a “pacifier” came after the breast; not the other way around. The breast isn’t replacing something. It’s the original.

So when someone says “just comfort,” what’s actually happening is a minimizing of a biological process that is foundational to infant development.

Your baby isn’t confused.
They’re doing exactly what their body is designed to do.

And if it feels like your baby wants the breast for more than hunger; that’s because they do. And they SHOULD!!!!

For mothers looking for grounded, evidence-based support around infant feeding and behavior this is your reminder:

A pacifier is something that soothes and settles a baby. That aids them to sleep. That helps them calm and regulate. And that’s exactly what the purpose of the breast is

Keep on boobin’