Sacred Beginnings Doula & Wellness Services

07/24/2026

✨ Today’s World Breastfeeding Week Kickoff Raffle Spotlight! ✨

A huge thank you to Brittiany Lynn Photography for generously donating a portrait session valued at $375! 📸💕

Whether you’re expecting, celebrating a new baby, or simply wanting to capture this beautiful season of life, this is an incredible prize you won’t want to miss.

This portrait session will be one of the exciting raffle items available during our World Breastfeeding Week- Kickoff Event . Thank you, Brittiany Bowles, for supporting local families and helping us make this celebration even more special!

We can’t wait to see everyone The Soul Space Wellness Cafe + Shoppe💙🤱

05/22/2026

Another reason why it’s so important to learn everything you can during pregnancy and birth prep is because sometimes you can’t rely on having backup when the moment comes.

Your partner should be involved in all of it! Birth preferences, comfort measures, coping techniques, what you want, and what you don’t want. Preparation matters.

This is also why having a birth professional help guide and prepare you can be so valuable. Don’t rely solely on someone physically being there during labor. Education and preparation give you confidence no matter how birth unfolds.

One of the main reasons I now focus on virtual doula support and birth prep courses is because I want families to feel informed, prepared, and empowered wherever they are.

Public service announcement- if you plan to birth at Wesley in Hattiesburg- please know-

Do not plan to bring a doula into your birth space because according to one of their long time OBs, they don’t prefer doulas in the space because “the goals of doulas and the goals of obstetricians are different”

There you have it. You go into Wesley and bring a doula with you, plan to be disappointed because there’s no telling who could be on call, and it could be the person who thinks doulas don’t belong at hospital births. Probably because yall like to give people pitocin without their consent and you know doulas WON’T be standing around watching that mess. 🤧 👋

Thanks for coming to my ted talk 🎉

05/21/2026

✨ Sacred Beginnings Doula & Wellness ✨

Doula Nikki will be in Panama City June 15th–19th and is now booking limited daytime sessions between 9AM–12PM 🤍

Available services include:
• Birth Education
• Birth Support Planning
• Hospital Birth Plans
• Comfort Measures for Labor
• “Daddy Training” & Partner Support Prep
• Doula Mentorship/Training
• PostPartum Closing The Bones

Whether you’re preparing for your first birth, wanting to feel more confident and informed, or looking for hands-on support and guidance , I’d love to connect with you.

Message the page to schedule your session while availability lasts 🌿

04/02/2026

April is C-Section Awareness Month 🤍
Mama, we see you.

For some, this wasn’t the plan. It wasn’t the birth you dreamed of or prepared for. And that matters… your feelings are valid.
But hear this gently and clearly, your birth is not less than.

You are powerful.
You are strong.
You brought life into this world.

Your body did something incredible, even if it looked different than you imagined. Your story is still worthy of being told, honored, and held with so much love.

We love you. We honor you. And we celebrate the strength it took to bring your baby earth side 🤍

03/25/2026

Things have been shifting for me lately… in my life, in my family, and in the way I’m being called to serve 💛

When I first became a doula, my heart was simple… I wanted to help as many women as possible feel supported, safe, and truly cared for during birth.

And I’ve been praying on this a lot.
With the way the world is right now… the economy, the stress families are carrying… I know not everyone can have a doula physically in the room. But that doesn’t mean you should go without support.

Your support person can be anyone.
Your husband, your mom, your sister, your best friend… And when they are taught how to support you the right way, it changes everything.

This is exactly why I created my Virtual Doula Support Training.

So that no matter your situation, you still have access to guidance, education, and real support… and your person feels confident stepping into that role for you.

Because a doula doesn’t always have to be physically present to make an impact… as long as you feel prepared, supported, and your person knows exactly how to show up when it matters most.

This is about making sure no woman feels alone in her birth.

No matter what 💛

03/03/2026

🚨 Recent research is challenging the CDC's strict guidelines on breast milk storage—especially for partially used bottles after feeding.

The CDC currently recommends using or discarding leftover breast milk within 1–2 hours after a baby finishes feeding from the bottle, to limit bacterial risks.

A 2026 German study (preprint on medRxiv, with 44 healthy full-term infants) tested this directly by measuring bacterial growth in leftover human milk after actual bottle feeds.

Main findings:

• Bacterial levels rose after feeding due to contact with the baby's mouth, but showed no meaningful further increase at 4 hours or 8 hours—whether kept at room temperature (~20°C) or refrigerated (4°C).

• Significant growth appeared only after 24 hours at room temperature.

• Refrigerated leftover milk stayed low-risk and stable for up to 24 hours.

For healthy, full-term babies, this suggests it's generally safe to:

• Refrigerate a partially used bottle and reuse it within 24 hours, or

• Leave it at room temperature for up to 8 hours when needed.

Unused pumped milk also proved more stable than the CDC's 4-hour room-temperature rule, with very little bacterial growth even up to 24 hours in many cases, consistent with other recent studies.

The current guidelines are understandably cautious, especially for preterm infants, NICU babies, or those with health issues, who should stick to stricter rules and check with a doctor.

For most parents with healthy babies, though, this new evidence provides real relief: less wasted breast milk, fewer stressful discards, and guidelines that better match actual safety data and everyday feeding life.

🔗 Full preprint: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.26346179v1.full-text