Deep Roots Doulas

10/02/2026

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🦋 HELLO, MISSING ALEXIS FRIENDS & FAMILIES! 🦋
Can you believe our big day is THIS SUNDAY?!?! We are SO excited to see YOU, your family, and your walking team at the 2026 19th Annual Missing Alexis Foundation Walk to Remember for Pregnancy & Infant Loss. 💜🦋👣

Whether this is your first Walk or you've been walking with us for years, we can't wait to share this special day of remembrance, love, and community with you.

Here’s everything you need to know before Sunday! 👇

☀️ RAIN OR SHINE!
The Walk happens rain or shine - and the forecast is looking....IFFY.....possibly cool and maybe a little....wet. ☔ That's OKAY - we'll still be there! We DO highly recommend bringing camping chairs and/or a canopy. There is plenty of room to set up and make yourself comfortable! Also consider bringing a cooler with drinks and plenty of water.

🚻 RESTROOMS will be available on site.

🌭 COME HUNGRY!
Our FAVORITE food trucks will be there:
🍪 Cookiefection
🌭 Buffalo's Best

Please plan to support these fantastic local vendors!

📸 FAMILY & WALKING TEAM PHOTOS
Be sure to stop by the photography station for a family or team photo with Michelle Gibbs Photography!

🐾 And yes—the event is FAMILY AND PET FRIENDLY!
🕛 CHECK-IN | 12:00–1:45 P.M.
Check-in will take place at Shelterhouse #2 at the back of Central Park, near the large soccer fields.Just follow the signs—we'll help you find us!

If you pre-registered, you'll receive your:
💙 Check-in goodie bag
💙 Event program
💙 Program listing your little one's name
Your little one's name will also be read during our Memorial Roll Call following the Walk.

🎨 BEFORE THE WALK
After checking in, take some time to enjoy all of the activities around the shelterhouse!
✨ Sign & craft making
✨ Food trucks
✨ Family & team photography
✨ Honor Board
✨ Community fellowship

💙 OUR HONOR BOARD
If you've joined us in previous years, you may remember our Honor Boards.If you're new this year, we'd love for you to bring a photo of your little one to place on the board.

Don't have a photo? That's absolutely okay. We'll have beautiful stationery available where you can write a note, share a name, or simply write something from your heart to honor the little one you carry with you. 💙

📸 1:45 P.M. | GROUP PHOTO
At 1:45 P.M., we'll gather everyone together for our big walking group photo!
Then, at approximately 2:00 P.M., we'll begin our Walk.

🦋 THE WALK
Our memorial walk is 1.3 miles around the Arboretum loop trail and is stroller and wheelchair accessible.
And if you purchased a Memory Mile Marker, keep your eyes open along the trail—you'll be able to find your little one's marker!
Please stop, take a photo, hug your people, and spend as much time as you need at their marker. 💙

At the conclusion of the Walk, our Board members will collect the Memory Mile Markers.
IMPORTANT: If you purchased a Memory Mile Marker, please return to the check-in/sign-in tent after the Walk and activities to pick up your marker and take it home as a keepsake.

🦋 AFTER THE WALK
Once we return to the shelterhouse area, we'll gather together for:
💙 Special speakers
💙 Memorial Roll Call
💙 Butterfly Release

During the butterfly release, one member of each registered family will be called forward to receive a butterfly.

Once every registered family has received one, any remaining butterflies will be distributed—and then we'll release them TOGETHER.

Trust us... this is one of the most beautiful moments of our Walk, and you will NOT want to miss it. 🦋💙

Still have questions? Did we miss something?

Send us a Facebook message or email, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

We are counting down the days and cannot WAIT to see all of you on Sunday.

Bring your chairs.
Bring your family.
Bring your team.
Bring your memories.
Bring your love.

And we'll bring the butterflies. 🦋

💙 We walk because their lives matter. See you Sunday!!!

10/02/2026

Great article!!!! Very informational

Breaking the bag of waters, a.k.a., rupturing membranes, is a common medical intervention during labor. This article explains why it might be recommended, potential benefits and downsides, when it may be inappropriate, questions to ask in the moment, and how your partner and other support people can help ensure you have the time and space to make an informed decision on whether you want to agree.

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10/02/2026

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You need to rest postpartum. Even if you feel AMAZING after your VBAC.

Sometimes the difference between recovering from a cesarean and recovering from a vaginal birth can make you feel like you could do just about anything.

You can walk! You can bend over! Getting out of bed doesn’t feel like an Olympic event! Maybe you’re even thinking that you feel incredible compared to your cesarean recovery. And we love that for you. 🥹

But feeling good doesn’t mean your body isn’t recovering.

You still grew a whole human.
You still birthed a baby.
Your uterus is still healing.
Your pelvic floor just did some serious work.
Your hormones are shifting.
You’re bleeding, feeding a baby, sleeping in tiny increments, and adjusting to an entirely new version of life.

A VBAC can be incredibly healing — but it doesn’t mean YOU need less healing. We love the 5-5-5 rule. 5 days in bed, 5 days on your bed, and 5 days around your bed...at a minimum.

So take the help. Stay in bed a little longer. Let someone else bring dinner. Say no to the outing. Don’t use feeling good as proof that you should be doing more.

You don’t have to earn your postpartum rest by feeling terrible first.

08/09/2026

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07/18/2026

🙌🤍 know your rights and protect them🫶🏻

07/16/2026

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07/16/2026

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07/16/2026

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HOLD THE MOMMA!

During pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and all the time—make sure all the mommas and parents you know are held, nurtured, supported, and loved!

They are truly the ones who hold up the sky, so make you help hold them!

07/16/2026

100% believe in informed consent should be the first line of care. It is an absolute must to always obtain consent to do anything to a women’s body and her baby

07/13/2026

Hospital culture can shape birth outcomes in ways many families never see.

On this week's , Dr. Emily White VanGompel joins Dr. Dekker to discuss how labor and delivery unit culture influences Cesarean rates, provider decision-making, and the overall birth experience.

🎧 Listen now at the link in bio to learn what families can look for when choosing a provider and why culture matters in maternity care.

EBB 403 - Why Is My Hospital's Cesarean Rate So High (or Low)? with Dr. Emily White VanGompel, Family Medicine Physician and Research Scientist

ebbirth.com/403

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