separated from her baby for nine hours after delivery, colleen was reunited and able to hold her baby. separated from your baby is difficult, but especially after just giving birth. colleen shares her birth story. she was transferred to the hospital after she had the baby during a planned home birth. they were reunited nine …
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my momma had her babies fast, really fast, and i followed in her footsteps with two precipitous births of my own! swiftly born is the birth story of my precipitous delivery of our third baby. here is the definition: precipitous delivery is an extremely rapid delivery from the beginning of regular contractions lasting less than …
pregnancy during a pandemic can bring in some intense emotions. during this pandemic chaos, she was pregnant and had a baby! she is thriving and so is her baby. i interviewed megan because i wanted to know her thoughts on the pandemic and how it may have altered her birth experience. i wanted to hear …
i am so grateful for a local midwifery office in the roanoke valley neighborhood. happy #internationalmidwiferyweek i spent the morning with my friendly, local community of midwives in roanoke,va. with degra nofsinger luna midwifery and crystal fink breath of life midwifery. i wanted to celebrate international midwifery week with them this year. it was my …
the benefits of carrying babies shared by experienced moms and two easy ways to remember carrier safety. read about the benefits of babywearing for moms that carry in blacksburg,va, but wait! what is babywearing? babywearing has been around for centuries and has made a recent comeback in the US. it can be defined as carrying …
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i am a rainbow baby parent and each year for 37 years, i have celebrated rainbow baby day rainbow baby day is august 22 each year. i like to celebrate it each year to remember my baby loss and then celebrate my baby girl born the next year. rainbow baby day is a celebration of …
erin nuckols shares her suggestions for a successful postpartum period. she is a new mama, an excellent communicator, and also part of the roanoke doula collective. her strategy for navigating the 4th trimester was fresh on her mind because she recently had her first baby. in her free time, erin enjoys visiting with loved ones, …
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an experienced doula shares her resource list for birthing families. meet experienced doula, anna whetsel rucker, with the roanoke doula collective. she is a natural teacher with a lifelong love of learning. i can hear her passion when she shares her knowledge of childbirth with her birthing families and, her skill set is great! anna …
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what kind of postpartum support does a pregnant doula desire? i am a postpartum doula asking other doulas what kind of help they had after giving birth. recently, i asked each doula in the roanoke doula collective about their births and what the 4th trimester care looked like. it was a great way for me …
when feeling worried or anxious, here’s what my safe place looks like. i want to share my safe place and list of things i do to find my peace and i also want to offer resources to help you work through your feelings. mental health awareness. i am thinking about all the postpartum moms i …
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