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The Elgin Doula Christian, Wife, & Mama of 5. Birth Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Lactation Counselor. Expert in High-Risk Pregnancies & Hospital Births.

✨ Exceptional Birth & Lactation Support
🌿 High & Low-Risk Pregnancy Experts
🤍 Christian Doulas, Compassionate Care
🏡 Serving the Chicago Suburbs
www.elgindoula.com Host of the Happy High-Risk Pregnancy Podcast.

10/22/2026

You may have heard about collecting colostrum before baby arrives... but is it a good idea for everyone?

The pro:

🤎 If your baby needs supplemental feeds for any reason after birth, you could give the colostrum to your baby instead of donor milk or formula.

The cons:

🤎 Your body is already making colostrum for your baby at time of birth and the small amount produced during those first days is typically all baby needs. Their stomach at birth is roughly the size of a teaspoon!

🤎 Your milk actively adapts to many of the germs you and baby encounter whether at home or hospital, and contains protective antibodies and other immune factors.

🤎 The early milk can be a pain to collect and store. Plus if you are giving birth in hospital, packing and keeping it safely frozen in transit is one more thing to manage in labor!

🤎 And finally hand expression and pumping can trigger uterine contractions because of the release of oxytocin. Check with your OB or midwife before attempting colostrum collection during pregnancy.

Colostrum collection can be helpful if you anticipate supplementing, but for most families it just isn't needed!

Red raspberry leaf tea might be one of the most talked-about labor prep recommendations! 🌿You’ve probably heard that it ...
10/20/2026

Red raspberry leaf tea might be one of the most talked-about labor prep recommendations! 🌿

You’ve probably heard that it can “tone” or strengthen the uterus and help prepare your body for labor—but what does the research actually say?

Swipe through for what we know (and what we don’t!) before adding it to your labor prep routine. 🤎

10/15/2026

Have you heard of the Miles Circuit?

It's a part of labor prep we love that might help baby get in a favorable position! 🌿

The three-position circuit is all about creating space in the pelvis and giving baby room to rotate and descend. It’s a great tool to learn during pregnancy so you already have it in your toolbox when labor begins!

If you’re in the final weeks of pregnancy and trying to get your dates in every day… you might be getting a little tired...
10/13/2026

If you’re in the final weeks of pregnancy and trying to get your dates in every day… you might be getting a little tired of eating them straight from the bag. 😅

Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to make them a little more exciting! We rounded up a few fun ideas to add some variety. 🤍

Have a favorite way to eat dates? Share it below!

10/08/2026

You've probably heard about eating dates during pregnancy... but is it worth the effort?

Studies say yes! Here's what Grace has to say about using dates as labor prep ✨

📌 Study by Nasiri, M., Gheibi, Z., Miri, A. et al. (2019) Effects of consuming date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera Linn) on gestation, labor, and delivery: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Get to know our team (and share your answers in the comments)! 🤎Post inspo from ✨
10/06/2026

Get to know our team (and share your answers in the comments)! 🤎

Post inspo from ✨

Bringing home a new baby is a big adjustment for everyone—including the furry members of the family. 🐾🤍A little planning...
10/01/2026

Bringing home a new baby is a big adjustment for everyone—including the furry members of the family. 🐾🤍

A little planning before baby arrives can help make the transition feel smoother.

Pet parents: what helped your pet adjust when you brought your baby home?

We’ll let this sweet family’s words speak for themselves. 🤍“I interviewed several doulas and agencies... and the Elgin D...
09/29/2026

We’ll let this sweet family’s words speak for themselves. 🤍

“I interviewed several doulas and agencies... and the Elgin Doula was completely different. I remember hanging up and thinking, 'These are our people.'

What made Natalie so special wasn’t just her knowledge. She took the time to really know me. Labor is incredibly vulnerable, and I knew Natalie wasn’t advocating for me based solely on a birth plan… she was advocating based on who she knew me to be.

She was equally wonderful with my husband. She never replaced him… she empowered him. And somehow, even though my birth didn’t go according to plan, she helped make sure it was still beautiful.

Once our little guy arrived, Natalie helped me latch him almost immediately. She continued visiting us as our lactation consultant and supported me through those early weeks of breastfeeding.

Her genuine care continued well into postpartum. She understood that birth changes an entire family and cared for all of us. Somewhere along the way, she stopped feeling like “our doula” and started feeling like our friend.

Choosing the Elgin Doula wasn’t just one of the best decisions we made during pregnancy… it was one of the best investments we made in becoming parents.”

-Jacqueline M.

In our experience, having a natural (unmedicated) birth has a little to do with being a “high pain tolerance” person. It...
09/24/2026

In our experience, having a natural (unmedicated) birth has a little to do with being a “high pain tolerance” person. It usually takes a lot mental and physical prep, as well as wide variety of supports.

That can look like seeing a physical therapist and/or chiropractor prenatally, training your mind to handle intensity one moment at a time, and having a support team to suggest and implement comfort measures so you can focus on laboring.

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