SYA Birth

I get it. It can be SO hard to be patient, especially in today’s culture of instant gratification. Waiting for our “due dates” or even GOING PAST our due dates, seems unbearable. But this is where we need to change our mindset.

I like to tell my clients to expect to be pregnant for 42+ weeks. That way they lose the sense of “failure” and “disappointment“ they may feel for every day they wake up “still pregnant”.

Enjoy having baby safe inside you and know they are growing and developing at an accelerated rate that slows exponentially after their birth. Each additional day of pregnancy should be looked at as a gift you are giving your unborn child.

Remember each baby will grow and be born at their own pace. Not to mention that feeling pressured and stressed in the last days will prevent the necessary flood of oxytocin needed to actually kick start your labor in the first place.

In your last month, focus on balance. Eat well and rest well. Go for walks and have periods of activity, flexing and stretching. Pamper yourself and focus on oxytocin building activities with your family. Baby will come in his or her time, and you can smooth out that process by patiently and contentedly waiting.

In order to birth without fear and inhibition, and to minimize or even eliminate pain, we must get out of our thinking state of mind and enter our instinctive, animalistic, trance like state of mind. This helps us to build oxytocin, and avoid adrenaline. Beta endorphins minimize our perception of pain and help our labors progress and even makes us feel good, while catecholamines can halt our labors or even cause “regression” as our bodies prepare for fight or flight.

Females of all mammals in nature overwhelmingly have an innate ability to give birth alone without help. Why do we think females of the human species are designed by the Creator flawed and weak? When we are able to truly stop OVERTHINKING the process of birth, and TRULY trust our bodies, our babies, our attendants and our environment, we will be much more likely able to fully relax and lean into this deeply primal state that facilitates a smooth and positive natural birth experience.

There is a decided correlation between calmness/serenity and faster/smoother labors. A mom who is educated in what to expect in her labor and birth, is well prepared to handle the discomforts and pain, who seeks out a relaxing birth environment and makes an effort to surround herself with a supportive birth team, is far more likely to get out of her thinking brain and into her instinctive brain.

A baby’s habitat in the newborn phase is his or her mother’s body.

Breastmilk is all the nutrition and fluids that a baby needs for the first six months of life. As long as baby is gaining weight and producing enough waste, they are getting enough. Aim for 6-8 wet diapers a day and 1 poopy diaper every day during the first month.

Feeding on demand is the best way to maintain your milk supply.

Babies cannot be spoiled. They NEED touch, response, talk and love to grow and develop.

Keeping your baby close at night in a safe manner helps to establish healthy breastfeeding and reduces risk of SIDS.

Each baby grows and develops at different rates. It doesn’t do to compare your baby to others as long as they are in the “range of normal”.

Your parenting responsibilities begin AT conception. No one has a greater stake in the outcome of birth than the parents.

Babies are the sweetest little miracles from God 🩷🩵🩷🩵

Doesn’t it feel like a miracle?

In the first trimester alone, the baby grows over 40,000 times larger than the egg from which it started.

Your body grows a new organ and interacts perfectly with it to provide nutrition, oxygen and waste removal services to help your baby grow and thrive.

Your uterus grows up to 500 times larger during pregnancy and shrinks back down to normal within an hour from birth.

Your body knows how to work with the baby during labor, increasing oxytocin and endorphins, releasing the right amount of cortisol and adrenaline at the right time, while baby turns inside to come out in the last optimal position for birth. Pain is the guide that helps you to move and push baby down and out.

Your body knows how to design the perfect food for your baby to sustain them exclusively for the first six months, starting with the colostrum which is stocked full of antibodies to set up the baby’s gut micro biome, and the milk that satisfies thirst and hunger, changing hourly as it reads the signals of the baby’s saliva, even giving the baby antibodies to fight off illness and infection!

We truly are miracles from God.

Your body is capable of birthing your baby!

It is extremely unlikely that your body will grow a baby unable to be birthed vaginally.

Your body works with your baby in a mother/baby dance together during the labor and birth.

Maintaining a low intensity fitness level and healthy diet will help increase your chances of having a natural birth!

Believe in yourself and your ability to give birth.

Deep relaxation and surrender can help you to achieve an unmedicated, natural birth.

For 99% of women, your body is fully capable of feeding your baby! It takes dedication, proper knowledge and support.

You can do this mama! You were made for this.

The birth of your baby is a sacred and blessed event, that requires a lot of preparation, physical, emotional and spiritual.

Some ways to prepare for birth:

-Take a childbirth education class, read books, listen to blogs and podcasts to understand what to expect and know what you want out of your birth experience.
-Construct a carefully thought out, concise and positive birth plan to share with your birth team.
-Select your health care provider and birth place with care.
-Prepare for pain management techniques and aim to labor at home for as long as possible.
-Hire a birth doula!
-Prepare for postpartum. This may look like hiring a cleaning service, subscribing to a meal service or meal train, bringing in mom or a sister, hiring a postpartum doula, taking a baby care of breastfeeding course, and so on.
-Stay healthy. Maintain fitness levels and stay active; walk, stretch and move; eat a healthy and balanced diet!
-Practice deep relaxation techniques daily/nightly. Deep relaxation is the key to managing hard labor!
-Know that you’ve got this! Tell yourself every day that you can do this, and motivate yourself to feel excited for the birth experience, not scared of it.
-Calm, privacy, peace and love are the friends of oxytocin, the birth and love hormone, while fear, anxiety and feeling exposed can be its enemy.

Happy birthing everyone!

Taking care of your health and pregnancy is the number one way to avoid pregnancy complications!

Did you know:

-Doing low intensity exercises during pregnancy, such as walking, swimming and stretching, increase health in both mother and baby, and increase chances of mom having a low risk, natural birth.
-Maintaining good nutrition is the number one way a mom can ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby.
-Avoiding harmful substances such as alcohol, smoke, ci******es, pollution and even too much caffeine or sugar can prevent many harmful conditions in pregnancy.
-Having 80-100 grams of protein daily during pregnancy ensure baby has the building blocks to grow healthy and happy, and reduces the chance of developing pre-eclampsia DRASTICALLY.
-Salting your food to taste can help you maintain an increased blood volume necessary to pregnancy and birth.
-Folate from natural sources is better and more readily absorbed by the blood than folic acid, so even if you supplement, try to ensure good amounts of folate rich foods in your diet.
-Avoiding drugs during pregnancy as much as possible can reduce the chance of harmful consequences to the unborn baby. You can try more natural options for minor and common aches and pains first before resorting to drugs.
-Consult with your health care provider if anything seems off or unusual, always better to be safe than sorry. Do not ignore pain or unusual symptoms.
-Never ignore pica (craving to non-food substances) during pregnancy, as it is an indication your are deficient in vitamins and minerals. Craving ice, for example, is a common indication of anemia (low iron).
-Drink enough water, as dehydration can cause preterm labor if severe, and reduces energy output by 30%.

What is your favorite way to get exercise in your pregnancy? Comment below!

Reasons why you NEED doula support for your next birth!

-A doula can provide childbirth education, to give you valuable knowledge on what to expect in pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum, as well as help you learn about breastfeeding.
-A doula will give you 24/7 emotional support during pregnancy, sometimes in person as well as over the phone or video call.
-A doula will stay with you for the majority of the labor and birth process, unlike doctors and nurses who come and go, and leave when their shift is over.
-A doula increases birth satisfaction exponentially.
-A doula will provide physical support, emotional support and assist with natural pain management during the labor process.
-Moms are much less likely to require drugs during labor if they hire a doula.
-A doula helps to remind the birth staff of the parent’s birth plan.
-Doulas provide emotional support postpartum.
-Moms who hire doulas have lower rates of medical interventions and cesareans.
-Moms who hire doulas are more likely to feel supported in breastfeeding.
-A doula can help protect and shield your birth space to allow you to surrender to the process, to help you get out of your overthinking brain, and enter instinctive mode.
-Doulas are awesome!

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If you are interested in my availability as a birth doula or in taking childbirth education classes, contact me for a free meetup and intro lesson!

Currently holding a November 2025 discount sale on birth doula services.

Women inherently have the power to birth their babies, 99 times out of 100. You just have to TRULY and WITHOUT ANY DOUBT believe in yourself and your ability as a woman and a mother to birth your baby.

You have all the tools within you that you need to birth your baby!

Birth needs:

-time
-calm
-deep breathing
-surrender
-support
-trust

To be able to:

-increase oxytocin
-build pain tolerance with endorphins
-avoid too much cortisol and adrenaline too early
-release prostaglandins in the cervix through contractions
-work with the pain and sensations to stay active and move in beneficial positions to assist baby
-work with the baby in sync

You have it in you! Allowing fear and anxiety, doubt and overthinking to take over, will reduce oxytocin and endorphins, increase cortisol and Adrenalin, and cause labor to slow down or even stop altogether.

Working with the pain, allowing the pain to be there and understanding that the sensations have a place and purpose, will help you surrender to the instinctive process and can allow you to meet your baby faster!

What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind at the end of a long day?

Nothing like a some dim lights, battery operated candles and lavender in a diffuser to set the mood for a calm and relaxing birth experience!

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How did you set the mood for your birth space?

BIRTH is TRANSFORMATIVE!

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Going through the intense processes of pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum truly transforms you, and is what leads you down the path to beautiful and challenging motherhood.

You CAN do this! I believe in you.