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04/20/2026

If infertility has or currently is a challenge you are facing know that your not alone.
If this post resonates with you? I will be holding you in my thoughts and prayers this week 💜

Nobody tells you how much infertility changes you.

Not just your plans…
you.

How you think.
How you see time.
How you walk into rooms.

You start noticing things you never did before.
Pregnant bellies.
Due dates.
Kids’ birthdays.

You do the math in your head without even trying.
You wonder where you “should’ve been” by now.

You celebrate others…
while quietly grieving for yourself at the same time.

And that kind of emotional split?
It’s exhausting.

Because you’re not bitter.
You’re not jealous.

You’re just hurting.

And you’re trying to survive something people don’t always understand.

So during Infertility Awareness Week (April 19–25)
we say it out loud.

This is hard.
This is real.
And it deserves more compassion than it gets.

If you’re walking through it…
you’re allowed to feel all of it.

02/12/2026

I would love to hear your thoughts! Comment below,
❤️ I had a doula assist during labor/ postpartum, and would totally recommend!
💙- I have never used a doula during my labor(s)
💚- I have not had children yet, but I want to hire a doula when that time comes.
💙- I used a doula and didn’t feel it was beneficial.

Thinking about hiring a doula… but not sure if it’s “worth it”? 👀

Here’s what parents often don’t realize: a doula isn’t an extra — they’re continuous support in a system where care can feel rushed or fragmented.

A doula is there to help you feel:
✨ calmer
✨ more confident
✨ more supported
✨ more informed
✨ less alone

From comfort measures to advocacy to supporting your partner, doulas don’t replace your medical team — they strengthen your birth experience.

Birth is one day (occasionally a few). Support can change everything. 🤍

💬 What would matter most to you during labor — emotional support, physical comfort, or someone to guide the room?

Save this for your pregnancy planning 📌

02/08/2026

I love when research continues to show what the natural birth community has known for years. Doula’s are an important part of a the birth and postpartum team!

A 2025 study published in AJOG adds powerful, up-to-date data showing associations between doula care and improved maternal and newborn outcomes.

Key Maternal Outcomes:

More vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC): For every 100 patients who received doula care, there were 15 to 34 additional VBACs compared with those without doula care.

Higher postpartum follow-up attendance: 5 to 6 more per 100 received postpartum office visits.

Key Neonatal / Infant Outcomes

Increased exclusive breastfeeding rates: Babies whose families had doula support were more likely to breastfeed exclusively.

Fewer preterm births (and early preterm births): Doula-supported births showed a reduction in preterm birth rates.

In short, the study links doula care with improvements in birth outcomes — across birth mode (more VBACs), infant health (less prematurity), and early infant care (breastfeeding, postpartum follow-up).

Read more: https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2025/11/evidence-for-doulas-new-ajog-study-finds-doulas-improve-outcomes/

01/30/2026

There’s more than just a rainbow baby.

There’s a sunshine baby, the one who came before the loss and the storm, when life still felt simple and safe.

There’s an angel baby, the one you carry in your heart instead of your arms.

There’s a rainbow baby, the one who comes after loss, carrying hope after heartbreak.

There’s a double rainbow baby, the one who comes after multiple losses, carrying layers of healing, faith, and strength most people will never see.

There’s a golden baby, the one you waited and prayed for, the “maybe it won’t happen” miracle.

There’s a sunset baby, the last baby, the one who closes a chapter you’d live in forever if you could.

And there’s the baby who doesn’t fit a name at all,
the one who changed you, stretched you, saved you, and taught you what love really costs.

Every baby has a story.
Every mother carries them all.

©️Momming On Empty

01/26/2026

My October doula availability is open!
If you are experiencing a baby this year I would love to connect.

This snowstorm just scheduled a whole lot of October babies.👶🏼❄️

All this snowstorm did was trap parents inside with nowhere to go and nothing to do.

Can’t wait to see all the,

“Surprise! Due October” announcements this year.😂😂✨

01/14/2026

Good information. Stay informed Mama’s!

07/04/2025

Wishing you all a blessed, fun, and refreshing 4th of July. ❤️🤍💙

06/11/2025

Wow this is an interesting study! If you know someone trying to grow their family in the near future, this might be helpful in a wholistic approach to fertility.

11/26/2024

This time of year, we talk about Mary a lot.
But what about Mary’s mother?

Someone had to raise Mary to find favor with God.
Someone had to raise Mary to treasure purity.
Someone had to raise Mary to honor Joseph.
Someone had to raise Mary to know the voice of the Lord, even though they were living in the silent years.

Mary’s mother, we don’t know her name.
We don’t know what her life looked like.
We don’t know who she was married to, or what he was like.

All we know is, she raised the mother of Christ.
She raised a daughter, highly favored of the Lord.
She raised a daughter to fear the Lord, when the Lord was silent.

This is what we know.

Mary’s mother didn’t have an encounter with an Angel, telling her to raise Mary carefully because of how the Lord was going to use her.

Mary’s mother chose to raise Mary wisely so that the Lord could use her.

Mary’s mother didn’t have an encounter with an Angel, telling her to honor her husband, because Mary would need to honor Joseph when he told her to travel to Bethlehem while she was great with child, when he told her to flee Herod’s wrath (before it came to pass) in the middle of the night, Mary’s mother just honored her husband, obeyed, and submitted to him because she knew that’s what she was called to do.

Mary’s mother didn’t have an encounter with an angel, giving her a word to cling to in those dark, silent years. But she clung to the word of God that she had. She trusted his word, even during his silence.

And her home shone with divine favor, because she made choices in the dark, that affected the whole world.

Mary did you know?
She knew some, she knew what the Angel told her.
But Mary’s mother?

She had no idea.

But she chose to raise a daughter that the Lord could use.

And that choice still affects us all today.

Who you raise can affect eternity.

The example you set in marriage, can affect eternity.

Your home can make the gates of Hell tremble.

But it starts with you.

I read this on another post. I don’t know the original author, but it stopped me in my tracks, so I had to go to scripture, and pray, and then share it with you!

11/03/2024

Set your clocks back tonight.