Fruit of Labor Placenta Encapsulation

10/22/2026

The enemy doesn’t fight mothers because they’re weak. He fights them because he knows the power of a mother raising her children to know Jesus. 🤍

Mama, you’re not just raising kids.

You’re raising the next generation.
You’re breaking generational cycles.
You’re teaching little hearts what love, forgiveness, grace, and faith look like.

And some days? It’s HARD.

Some days you’re exhausted before the day even begins.
Some days you’ve lost your patience before breakfast.
Some days you feel like you’re failing at everything.
And some nights you lie awake wondering if you’re doing enough.

Then come the thoughts…

“You’re not a good enough mom.”
“You’re messing everything up.”
“Your kids deserve better.”
“You’re not patient enough.”
“You’re failing them.”

But mama, those thoughts are not the truth God speaks over you.

Because while you’re busy noticing everything you didn’t get right today, you’re overlooking everything you DID.

The little prayers you whispered over your babies.
The times you apologized after losing your patience.
The Bible stories you read even when nobody seemed to be listening.
The hugs you gave when you had nothing left in you.
The way you keep showing up, even on the days you feel completely empty.

You may see an ordinary day of motherhood, but God sees the seeds you’re planting.

And the enemy would love nothing more than to convince you that your work doesn’t matter.

That you’re just a mom.
That you’re not doing enough.
That your prayers aren’t making a difference.

But hear me when I say this…

There is nothing insignificant about a mother who is raising her children to know Jesus.

You are teaching them where to turn when life gets hard.
You’re showing them what it looks like to ask for forgiveness.
You’re reminding them that even when this world lets them down, God never will.

And no, you won’t get it right every day.

You’ll lose your patience.
You’ll make mistakes.
You’ll have days when you don’t feel very Christlike.

But that’s exactly why we need Jesus, too.

Our children don’t need a perfect mother. They need a mother who knows where to turn when she falls short.

So keep praying over those babies.
Keep opening your Bible.
Keep taking them to church.
Keep showing them Jesus in the little, everyday moments.

Even when you’re tired.
Even when you don’t see the fruit.
Even when you wonder if any of it is making a difference.

Because one day, those little hands you’re holding will grow up.

And my prayer is that when life gets hard, they’ll remember the same Jesus their mama leaned on through it all.

Mama, you’re not just raising children. You’re raising a generation that has the opportunity to know and love Jesus.

And that is a calling worth showing up for. 🤍

09/05/2026

Placenta Encapsulation and Milk Supply. Here’s a great article that gives this topic decent consideration to both sides of this argument of are placenta capsules helpful for milk supply postpartum.

What was your experience with your milk supply postpartum with capsules?

I (Heather Meyer, Director of APPA) recently wrong a blog post on placenta encapsulation and milk supply. It’s a legitimate concern that comes up with lactation consultants. You can read the original blog post here. You can also read it below: If you’ve been down the rabbit hole of researching p...

09/04/2026

Fascinating!

A groundbreaking study shows that ovaries don’t shut down after menopause, but turn into organs with a new function.

For decades, the medical community viewed postmenopausal ovaries as biologically inert, having completed their reproductive lifespan. However, a new study published in Molecular Human Reproduction challenges this conventional wisdom.

By examining the ovarian tissue of mice at various reproductive stages, researchers from Northwestern University discovered that as egg development and hormone production decline, the ovaries undergo a dramatic molecular transformation.

Rather than quietly shutting down, these organs adapt, developing a distinct 'immune-like' profile characterized by an influx of T cells, macrophages, and active inflammatory signaling pathways.

This discovery suggests that ovaries may continue to exert a powerful, systemic influence on a woman's health long after menopause. While scientists are still determining whether this post-reproductive immune activity is beneficial, harmful, or a mix of both, it raises critical questions about how ovarian aging impacts chronic inflammation across the entire body. Furthermore, early findings from human ovarian tissue hint that these dynamic molecular shifts are not unique to mice. This research fundamentally redefines our understanding of female anatomy, signaling that these vital organs may have a second act focused entirely on systemic health and immune function.

source: Converse, A., Dipali, S. S., Schowe, I. P., Kelly, E. B., Jambunathan, S. S., Ocañas, S. R., Stout, M. B., Pritchard, M. T., & Duncan, F. E. (2026). The post-reproductive o***y shifts from a reproductive to an immune-like organ. Molecular Human Reproduction, 32(2).

08/30/2026

Good for this momma! Mental health is so important, especially for us tired and overstimulated mommas! I had forgotten this, but ladies KC area, don’t forget IKEA has free childcare for an hour. Let those babies play and go enjoy a quiet cup of coffee in the cafe or just wander the store. Husbands - be sure to give your wives the support they need - being a mommy full time is a HARD job!

Kylie Grimes of Utah dialed 911 not because of a crime or medical emergency, but because she had reached her limit.

Her husband was working late, leaving her alone with their four young children. Two of them have Type 1 diabetes, requiring constant monitoring and extra care. Exhausted from weeks of sleeping less than two hours at a stretch, she was nearing 10 pm with dinner still unmade when her 11 month old son choked on soil from a houseplant.

"I realized I was not okay," Grimes later shared. "I needed immediate help and support."

When the 911 dispatcher asked the nature of the emergency, she replied plainly, "Me. I'm the emergency."

Her honesty about being an overwhelmed caregiver struck a chord with parents everywhere. Grimes admitted she was nervous about being judged but felt it was important to speak up.

08/30/2026

Postpartum is such a tender season.

There’s so much focus on the baby — feeding, sleeping, growing, adjusting — that it can be easy to forget that a mother is being born into a new version of herself, too.

Hormones shift. Sleep disappears. Emotions can feel bigger than expected. And even a beautiful postpartum experience can still feel overwhelming.

Placenta encapsulation is one way some families choose to honor and support their postpartum recovery, but it’s never a replacement for real mental health care, rest, nourishment, or support.

If you’re struggling after birth, you deserve to be cared for just as intentionally as your baby is.

Ask for help. Tell someone how you’re really doing. Let people show up for you.

Postpartum care should include the whole mother. 🤍

08/13/2026

I love love love this picture Amy got

1) The provider is in the background smiling, genuinely happy for this mom

2) The DAD is the one who caught baby and placed his son on his wife’s chest

3) DIRECTLY on her chest - not a blanket that is on mom’s chest, but actually truly skin to skin immediately as baby was born

This should be routine, normal, typical

And yet, here I am very excited (and pleasantly surprised)

This is why we encourage our families to choose providers who will listen to their desires for birth and work hard to make them happen

We can advocate until we are blue in the face (and will) but when our clients pick providers who support their goals and trust the process, we don’t have to!

Instead, we get to do what Amy did and can focus on capturing beautiful moments like this for our families to look back on and cherish forever!

08/02/2026

Happy World Breastfeeding Week.

Rumer Willis is breastfeeding her 3 year old daughter, and during World Breastfeeding Week, this is exactly the kind of visibility that matters. She recently shared a video nursing Louetta while refusing to apologize to people who judge her parenting.

Because breastfeeding does not suddenly become strange when a child has another birthday.

For some families, breastfeeding lasts weeks. For others, months or years. It may provide milk, comfort, connection, regulation, security, or simply a familiar place to land after a long day.

World Breastfeeding Week is not only about celebrating newborns at the breast. It is about supporting the entire journey, including the parts society still struggles to understand.

You do not have to breastfeed for three years.
You do not even have to understand why another mother does.

You simply have to respect that the decision belongs to the mother and child.

Thank you, Rumer, for showing the world that natural term breastfeeding is still breastfeeding. ❤️

07/25/2026

Ahhhh….the first trimester.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tHLue6/

07/18/2026

Totally NOT placenta related - but Kansas City mommas - look at this AMAZING place to let your kids play. Wish this was a thing when mine were little!!