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What’s the best advice you received during pregnancy? 🤍Whether it came from a provider, friend, family member, or your o...
06/23/2026

What’s the best advice you received during pregnancy? 🤍

Whether it came from a provider, friend, family member, or your own experience, we’d love to hear it!
Drop your answer below and help encourage another expecting parent in our community🤰🏼

We’ll go first:
“Trust your body more than the internet.” ✨

You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻

“We are so grateful to have had our doula, Meg, support us through both labor and postpartum.She has such a nurturing pr...
06/19/2026

“We are so grateful to have had our doula, Meg, support us through both labor and postpartum.She has such a nurturing presence, which gave us so much confidence throughout the process.

During labor, she helped me progress much faster as I requested help with this and provided calm, steady guidance
manageable during those early weeks. What I appreciated most was that she was always there to answer my many specific questions and listen without judgment. She is kind, calm, gentle, and always respectful in how she conducts herself. Because of her support, I was able to get more rest and focus on healing and bonding with my baby.

She truly went above and beyond, we feel incredibly lucky to have her by our side and would wholeheartedly recommend Meg to any family looking for a compassionate and dependable Doula”

Thank you again K family for trusting Meg as your doula🤍

New doors are opening💗More soon…..✨You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻
06/05/2026

New doors are opening💗

More soon…..✨

You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻

Let’s normalize this truth: you are doing enough. 💗Motherhood isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up, loving deepl...
06/03/2026

Let’s normalize this truth: you are doing enough. 💗

Motherhood isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up, loving deeply, and learning as you go. Some days are hard, some days are heavy, and some days you just survive—and that’s okay.

You were made for this role, even on the days you question everything. Trust yourself. You know more than you think. Your baby believes in you, and so do we😘

Take a deep breath, mama.

You’ve got this, we’ve got you 🤗

💬 Save this as a reminder for the hard days, and share it with another mama who needs to hear this today. 🌸

Doulas and midwives both provide incredible support during pregnancy and birth — but their roles are different💗A midwife...
05/28/2026

Doulas and midwives both provide incredible support during pregnancy and birth — but their roles are different💗

A midwife provides medical care and monitors the health and safety of parent + baby.

A doula provides emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.

The best part? They often work beautifully together as part of your support team ✨

Different roles. Same goal: helping families feel informed, supported, and cared for.

You’ve got this, we’ve got you!

Peace doesn’t mean birth is perfect or easy — it means giving yourself permission to breathe, soften, and trust your bod...
05/15/2026

Peace doesn’t mean birth is perfect or easy — it means giving yourself permission to breathe, soften, and trust your body through each moment. 🌿

Whether your birth feels calm, intense, fast, or slow, you deserve support that helps you feel grounded and cared for along the way.

You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻

New research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology continues to highlight the impact of doula car...
05/13/2026

New research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology continues to highlight the impact of doula care on maternal and infant outcomes. 🤍

According to the study:
✨ For every 100 patients who received doula support, there were 15–34 additional VBACs compared to those without doula care.
✨ 5–6 more families per 100 attended postpartum follow-up visits.
✨ Babies whose families had doula support were more likely to be exclusively breastfed.
✨ Doula-supported births showed reduced rates of preterm birth.

Support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum isn’t just comforting — it can make a measurable difference.
At the heart of doula care is advocacy, education, emotional support, and helping families feel informed, confident, and seen every step of the way. 💕

You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible moms out there💗💐To the ones holding everything together, loving deeply, showing...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible moms out there💗💐

To the ones holding everything together, loving deeply, showing up every single day, and giving so much of yourselves — we see you. From the big moments to the invisible ones, the comfort, patience, strength, and care you pour into your families does not go unnoticed.

Motherhood is beautiful, exhausting, emotional, transformative, and filled with so much love all at once.

Today, we also want to hold space for those who may find this day difficult. For those longing to become mothers, grieving a loss, navigating complicated relationships, healing, or carrying emotions that feel heavy today — we are thinking of you too.

Sending love to all today✨

Love The Crib Team

1 in 5 moms experience maternal mental health challenges.Yet so many suffer in silence💔 On Maternal Mental Health Day, w...
05/05/2026

1 in 5 moms experience maternal mental health challenges.

Yet so many suffer in silence💔

On Maternal Mental Health Day, we’re breaking that silence.
You deserve support, rest, and to be cared for just as much as your baby.

You don’t have to push through alone. We’re here. 💗

You’ve got this, we’ve got you!

Not all baby products are created equal… and some truly earn their spot 🤍We asked our doulas to share the items they act...
04/28/2026

Not all baby products are created equal… and some truly earn their spot 🤍

We asked our doulas to share the items they actually recommend to families- and these are the ones they come back to again and again.

You don’t need everything, just the right things!

✨ Save this for later
💬 Tell us—what’s your must-have?

You’ve got this, we’ve got you🫶🏻

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