namu birth services

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If you’re pregnant, you should feel like someone is in your corner 🫶🏻

Amniotic fluid reminds us of this simple truth:

You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.

Want to lower your risk of a C-section? 📉
Here are evidence-based strategies that really help:

✨ Hire a doula
✨ Take a non-hospital childbirth class
✨ Wait to go to the hospital until active labor
✨ See a midwife
✨ Understand your pain coping options (not just epidurals)
✨ Get regular movement during pregnancy
✨ Learn about fetal monitoring choices

Birth isn’t something to control—but preparation can change the experience.

Here are a few things that can prepare your body for pregnancy. The key principle of optimizing fertility is reducing inflammation.

This is not to say you need to do all of these things to get pregnant. But if you are in a situation where you’d like to and are able to make some changes, here’s where I’d start.

Birth is so fascinating because it is a universal experience that is also deeply individual.

That’s why education with me starts with a virtual consult. We discuss your background, your goals and priorities, and what you’d like to get from working together. Everyone’s needs are unique. I want to be sure that I can actually give you what you’re looking for and customize the curriculum. The ball will always be in your court when deciding to work together and for how long.

If you’re interested in learning more, link to scheduling a free virtual consult is in my bio!

While birth is natural, it brings you to the threshold of what you believe is physically possible. If your goal is to give birth without an epidural, I recommend spending some time preparing for your goal. You wouldn’t run a marathon without any training at all. Here are some ways to build labor and pain tolerance other than holding ice in your hands!

You deserve to be heard and understood.
You deserve to be given the information to make your own choices.
You deserve a year of paid leave!
You deserve to have your questions answered thoroughly.
You deserve to know what to expect.

Sometimes inductions are unnecessary, sometimes they are lifesaving. Inductions are neutral— they are neither inherently good nor bad, but here are some things that can make the experience more positive.

My clients receive a thoughtfully curated gift box at the end of our time together, as my way of saying thank you for investing in yourself. The items are reminder to enjoy the tiny luxuries, even in the overwhelm of motherhood. All of the items are things I would give a friend or appreciate myself.

What’s one thing (activity or item!) that helped you feel connected to yourself while becoming a parent?

There are a lot of great childbirth education options out there. But namu is a great fit for people seeking unhurried, highly personalized education from a midwife who’s actually cared for pregnant people and attended their births.

If that sounds like the kind of support you’re looking for, feel free to reach out or schedule a free virtual consult.