Jacque The Doula

03/19/2022

Look at this beautiful painting at Oregon Birth & Wellness Center 😍

I had the pleasure of supporting a client at this beautiful birth center last week! Such an incredible experience 🤍

« Willow » By: Anonymous

I am a willow tree,
Strong, yet fluid

graceful.

I can bend with the wind,
but my roots are tough,

indestructible.

Opening to birth my child
is flowing with the wind:

from a soft and gentle breeze
to a stormy gale
back to a soft and gentle breeze.

My body is strong, but flexible.
It is my friend, it knows how to open.
I am a friend to my body

eating well, walking, and loving myself.

I shall birth safely, freely, openly . . .

among my loved and trusted ones.

I am the willow, flexible

beautiful resilient
endowed with the power of surrender

to the wind rustling through my leaves,

my branches.

My roots reach deep into Mother Earth
Anchored in Her strength
I bring forth life

In joy!

🎨 By the lovely ,mural found at Oregon Birth & Wellness Center in Springfield, OR

10/08/2021

💙 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awarness Month 💙

1 in 4 parents will miscarry.
3,500 SUID deaths happen each year according to the CDC.

This month we remember all the precious little babies that were gone too soon. Not one experience is the same, but we remember each and everyone of them. Not just this month but every day.💗

08/13/2021

What does the umbilical cord do?

The umbilical cord carries nutrients and oxygen from the placenta to the baby then carries waste material out. Umbilical cords have two arteries and one vein. The arteries transport the babies waste, which is eventually disposed through your kidneys. The vein transports oxygen and nutrients from your placenta to the baby. The umbilical cord is surrounded by a gelatin like substance called Wharton’s Jelly which helps protect the vein and arteries.