Bayside Birth & Midwifery

01/22/2022

Amazing news🎉 – our bill will be heard before the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday, January 26 at 8:00am. We are asking you to register your support for the bill here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=29636&aId=144696&caId=18956&tId=3.

We thank you for your efforts and support as we work to pass legislation that would allow licensed midwives the authority to prescribe, obtain, and administer medications and therapies for contraception and the treatment of common conditions of pregnancy and postpartum.

Making the widespread support known from colleagues, midwives, and consumers is critical! Thank you in advance for taking a few moments to ensure your voice is heard.

01/20/2022

The best mask is the one you are wearing!

12/17/2021

Stepping back and capturing the whole scene. Mom and baby. Blood and placenta. Hands. Of midwives. Of partners. Of children. Birth is deeply physical…and also deeply poetic. It all intermingles.

11/26/2021

More mothers-to-be should come forward for the jab, the UK Health Security Agency's report suggests.

11/17/2021

We get asked ALOT about which postpartum products can be the most helpful. Here is the list I give to my clients!

https://www.baysidebirth.com/blog/2020/7/13/postpartum-survival-guide

Postpartum is real, raw, and full of unknowns. Here are some suggestions for tools to have on hand to start your journey in the best way possible! Tylenol (1500mg max/day) and Ibuprofen (2400mg max/day) After Ease Tincture for postpartum cramping Stool Softeners - to support your

10/27/2021

It’s always such a joy to relive these moments and share what it is that I do!

This incredible family were amazing and strong as they traversed a labor with a few twists and turns. When T informed me that her water broke, we discovered that unfortunately there was meconium present. Meconium is baby’s first p**p and when seen in amniotic fluid, can present some risks that result in a transfer to the hospital for birth. We were all disappointed in this shift of birth plans.

I decided to make my way to their house to check in on baby and discuss transfer to the hospital. Up until this point, T’s labor was slow to start. When I arrived at their home T was working hard with frequent, strong contractions. She agreed to let me check her cervix before we left for the hospital. Low and behold her cervix was complete and baby was LOW! T began feeling the urge to push.

We had two options: quickly get to the hospital and hope that she didn’t have her baby in the car or remain home and call 911 to have EMT’s present for the birth in case complications of meconium arose. Since T’s labor had gone so fast, we didn’t know how long it would be before baby was born.

We had a quick discussion of all of our risks and concluded to call for EMT’s to arrive and hang out in the hall until baby was born. IYKYK.

Shorty after their arrival, this little babe was born and perfect! We happily sent the EMT’s on their way, thankful for their presence and a healthy baby!

In this video you can see our excitement and T’s immense relief! At the end of the video you hear me ask for pitocin to help with some bleeding that followed the birth.

Thank you so much to T and her family for allowing us to be present and share her story. ❤️Thank you to for catching this moment and many others! ❤️

10/08/2021

This is all based on data from Washington midwives & our families!!

In the state of Washington, a planned home birth with a licensed midwife is just as safe as a birth at a licensed birth centre.

08/22/2021

After the horrors that health-care workers have endured during the pandemic, many are struggling to sympathize with people who won’t protect themselves.

08/16/2021

Vaccination develops immunity from COVID-19 more effectively than getting infected and sick.

08/13/2021

On the hottest day of 2021, this incredible birthing person worked long and hard to welcome her baby into the world. It was the first birth, in a very long time, where we were able to shed our masks in the safety of all being fully vaccinated. It was magical to see each other’s faces and connect in deeply rooted ways that haven’t seen the light of day in 18 months.

Yesterday, after growing cases and a local directive to wear masks regardless of vaccination status, we officially reinstated our mask policy. It was heartbreaking and I find myself grieving that little glimpse into our old ways of connection. This pandemic has already been so isolating, especially for those that are growing humans.

Please wear a mask. Please get vaccinated.

Photo by and shared with permission.

08/11/2021

Only about 23% of those currently pregnant in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.