BundleBorn Midwifery

08/17/2026

Baby Kate & BundleBorn turn double digits!! 🔟 come celebrate with us on Thursday 11-1 🥳

07/01/2026

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There was a time when I couldn't even talk about my son's birth without crying.

My first birth ended in an unplanned (and unnecessary) c-section that left me feeling completely powerless. It wasn't just the surgery itself that was traumatic...although it was...but it was also the feeling that things were happening TO me instead of with me. I spent years working through the that grief and trauma.

Then, a few years later, I experienced the complete opposite.

I had a beautiful, healing home birth VBAC that reminded me what birth can feel like when you're informed, respected, and truly part of every decision.

It also taught me something I wish every expecting mother knew:

A c-section does not have to be traumatic.

Birth isn't empowering because it's unmedicated. It isn't empowering because it's vaginal. And it isn't less meaningful because it ends in surgery.

Birth is empowering when a mother feels heard.
When she understands what's happening.
When she's respected.
When she has a voice.

Sometimes a c-section is exactly what saves a mother or baby's life. Other times, it's simply the safest path forward. Either way, mothers deserve to know they still have choices.

There are so many things that can help create a more connected, intentional birth experience. Even in an operating room.

I teamed up with my amazing midwife BundleBorn Midwifery to answer and share all the things I wish someone had told me before my first birth.

🤍 How a doula can advocate for you during a c-section
🤍 The "magic phrase" every parent should know when making medical decisions
🤍 Delayed cord clamping
🤍 Skin-to-skin in the OR
🤍 Advocating for gentle handling of your baby
🤍 Vaginal seeding, including when it may or may not be appropriate
🤍 Pain management options that can make recovery much easier
🤍 Bodywork for c-section babies
🤍 Scar care and postpartum recovery tips

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Informed mothers are empowered mothers.

Whether your c-section is planned, unexpected, or just a possibility, I hope this helps you know that your birth matters, your voice matters, and your experience matters.

06/21/2026

Remember to prepare the creative side of your brain, too. Dr. Teri’s birth prep & affirmation coloring book ‘Birthing Happy’ is available now on Amazon!

05/30/2026

Swipe for the moment when baby A is in mom’s arms & we listen to baby B still inside. And then swipe again to see baby B born en caul (still in her amniotic sac). Truly a beautiful beautiful birth experience for this family 💗💗

03/10/2026

Congratulations to Katherine on her promotion from office manager to Director of Practice Operations! This title more accurately reflects Katherine’s role in the creation and implementation of workflow systems that help to keep our clients safe & our midwives sane 🤪 She is so much more than just the person at the front desk who schedules appointments & takes payments - she aids in client safety in so many unseen ways! Katherine, thank you for all you do to achieve our mission of providing respectful care to all people based on their personal autonomy 🤍

01/06/2026

10yrs ago BundleBorn Midwifery was born.

Hundreds of families, sleepless nights, and life changing experiences later - we are still here serving families. Our first BundleBorn Baby will hit double digits this summer 🤍

Thank you for all the love & support you’ve shown us for an entire decade!

✨Here’s a Throwback to our very first post ✨

Many people are wondering where this made-up word "BundleBorn" comes from and why I chose this as the name for my practice. Well...it is indeed a made-up word. In fact, it was made up by my daughter, Laila, when she was just 2 years old!  My husband and I had decided to have our children close toget…

01/05/2026

The more of this you do in pregnancy, the less likely you’ll need to do it in labor

Most "liked" birth position of 2025: Forward Inversion.

Doing inversions every day can help you lengthen and soften your uterine ligaments, as well as help resolve any twist in the lower uterine segment.

The weight of baby and uterus streeeeetches out those ligaments to reduce torque and helps baby get into a great position for birth.

⏩️For more info, visit our resources for parents and doulas at MotherboardBirth.com and make sure to check out our digital products shop!

01/01/2026

It’s been a wild year! Babies coming faster than we could arrive, unexpected but very necessary cesareans, two en caul births in a single day, a devastating loss at 38wks. Such a whirlwind of the highest of highs & the lowest of lows. But through it all, we witnessed strength, resilience, empowerment, sacrifice, and the greatest of all: Love.

12/14/2025

Home birth: a photo series so beautifully captured by the amazing .bridgewater! Midwives: &

11/04/2025

We are celebrating one year of Midwife Tereè joining our team!! Join us in the comments to congratulate her on her first year in the books! 🥰 video clips credit to & Lawren Snapka. Video editing credit to