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06/05/2026

Baby boy about to be born! 💙

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06/01/2026

Another placenta in the books! 🥰

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05/25/2026

When your client goes into labor in the middle of the night but they’re an hour away! BABY BOY ON HIS WAY! 🥰💙

05/17/2026

It was a placenta kind of weekend! ☺️

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05/13/2026

Water is the midwife’s epidural!! 😁

Interesting comparison of epidural and water immersion. NB groups were self-selected, which may have influenced results. "Spontaneous vaginal birth was almost 17 times more likely in the water immersion group [94.5% vs 50.6%] (OR = 16.866 [6.540, 43.480], p < 0.001), whereas the odds of having a cesarean birth were almost 40 times higher in the epidural group [0.7 vs 21.9%] (OR = 39.346 [3.610, 429.120], p < 0.001). The odds of having an intact perineum were more than two times higher for the water immersion group (OR = 2.606 [1.290, 5.250], p = 0.007), whereas having an episiotomy was more than eight times more likely for the epidural group [4.1 vs 26.1%] (OR = 8.307 [2.800, 24.610], p < 0.001). Newborns in the water immersion group showed a better 5 min Apgar score and umbilical cord arterial pH and lower rates in admissions at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Conclusions: Women choosing water immersion as an analgesic method were no more likely to experience adverse outcomes and presented better results than women choosing epidural analgesia." Full paper here https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1919

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers rocking babies in their arms, growing them beneath their hearts, loving them from afar, and preparing to welcome them soon. 🤍 This week, a mama bird laid her eggs right on my front door and it felt like the sweetest reminder of motherhood itself. The instinct to nurture, protect, prepare and create a safe place for new life is woven into all of creation. As a doula, I have the honor of witnessing that kind of love every day. The quiet strength of mothers. The waiting, the nesting, the sacrifice, the tenderness. Motherhood is powerful in every form and today I’m celebrating all the beautiful ways it shows up in this world. 🪺

Happy Mother’s Day from my little nest to yours.

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05/07/2026

05/05/2026

Things that definitely did NOT induce your labor:

The $47 worth of dates you choked down.
Six dates a day for two weeks. You now hate dates. Your baby? Still in there. Unimpressed by your commitment to dried fruit.

The entire fresh pineapple you suffered through.
Your mouth is raw. Your tongue hurts. You have heartburn. Your baby? Cozy as ever. Probably laughing at you.

S*x.
Sorry, husband. I know the internet said it would work. I know you believed in yourself. It didn't. Now you're both exhausted and baby is still vibing in the womb. At least you tried?

That bumpy car ride you took ON PURPOSE.
You drove over speed bumps. You found the worst road in town. You jostled yourself for 30 minutes. Your baby? Rocked to sleep. Thanks for the nap, mom.

Spicy food.
You can't handle spicy food. You ate it anyway. Now you have heartburn AND regret. Your baby? Still gestating. Unaffected by your poor choices.

Curb walking until your hips screamed.
Up and down. Up and down. For an hour. Your legs hurt. Your pelvis is angry. Your baby? Unbothered. Comfortable. Not moving.

The exercise ball you bounced on for 47 hours.
(Okay, it felt like 47 hours.) Your tailbone hurts. You're dizzy. Baby? Nope. Still in there.

Acupressure points.
You rubbed them. You pressed them. You watched YouTube videos about them. Nothing. Your baby apparently doesn't believe in alternative medicine.

The "labor-inducing" smoothie recipe from that mom blog.
$15 of ingredients. Tasted like lawn clippings. Did not induce labor. Did induce disappointment.

Every wives' tale known to humanity.
Red raspberry leaf tea. Evening primrose oil. Long walks. Ni**le stimulation. Watching emotional movies. Cleaning your entire house at 40 weeks pregnant because "nesting induces labor."

None of it worked. Your baby is still in there. Rent-free. Unbothered. Moisturized. In their lane.

Here's what actually works:

Your baby deciding it's time.

That's it. That's the only thing that reliably starts labor.

Your baby will come when they're ready. Not when the dates say. Not when the pineapple suggests. Not when you've bounced yourself into oblivion.

When THEY are ready. When their lungs are mature. When their brain sends the signal. When everything is perfectly aligned for their arrival.

I know you're done being pregnant. I know you're uncomfortable. But they're on their own timeline.

So save your money. Save your energy. Skip the suffering.

Your baby knows when it's time. Trust them. ❤️

Now tell me: What ridiculous thing did YOU try to induce labor? And what actually worked? (Spoiler: probably just baby being ready, but let's hear the stories!)

04/24/2026

If you're working nights, in a different time zone, or just up in the middle of the night with your baby and want to talk to other parents who get it....there's a group for that 🌙

Starting on May 20, we are adding a new time for our Perinatal Mood Support for Moms and Birthing People Support Group 💙 You'll be able to join group at 1:30 am Eastern Time on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

PSI Support groups are online, confidential, and always free.

🔗 Learn more and register at https://loom.ly/TTMN6fU