Lotus Light Birth & Wellness LLC

03/01/2022

Co sleeping saved my life and still does

Culture tells us that bedsharing is unsafe and puts babies at risk for SIDS. But is this true? Let's dive into the science of safe sleep to learn more.

01/28/2022

ALL Ways of birthing a human being are
BEAUTIFUL and
POWERFUL and
TRANSFORMATIVE.

What ways have been your experience?

I'll list mine in the comments 🥰

01/10/2022

This is such a raw truth...
We don't often know those "last times" are coming, and all feelings are validate as we navigate the journey of intentional parenthood.

01/09/2022

Yes!
Baby is more likely to develope natural antibodies through breastfeeding while mother is sick.
This is human biology at its most amazing!
Do not stay away from your nursling while sick, covid or otherwise.
Your baby's saliva in contact with the mothers ni***es will program the appropriate milk, loaded up with everything baby needs to stay healthy and strong!

Having should not prevent you from having close contact with your baby. 👶🏻👶🏼👶🏽👶🏾👶

Early and exclusive breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact is critical for the baby’s health, especially for babies born early or small.

12/08/2021

Women, we are a gift to one another

"Elizabeth. She struggled with fertility.

She waited well past the 12 weeks to share her news, until she was obviously showing.

Mary, upon learning that she was pregnant, came running to Elizabeth, the infertile woman, the white-knuckling mother.

And this story of a 3rd trimester mother and a 1st trimester mother sharing their truths and their experiences with each other, makes history.

Your struggle with fertility matters. Your 3rd trimester baby, your 2nd and your 1st trimester baby, matters. We impact one another; our stories, even of tragedy, are life-giving when we share them.

If you are grieving and your child died, if your baby died before birth, if the baby you've yearned for hasn't been conceived, your story matters.

The Christmas story is woven with women sharing about their babies and validating one another."

Incredible Artwork: Mary Ellen Diedrich
Beautiful words by: stillbirthday.com

03/24/2021

No two births alike.
Sometimes my clients and I plan and prepare to birth one way, and end up birthing an entirely different way.
Some clients plan for wanting LOTS of hands on support...
and end up wanting very little touch or disruption and prefer energetic support.
Its not always about DOING things.
Often times the real work of Doula,
can't be seen but rather,
is FELT.

some days I sit on my hands the entire birth, other times i’m so hands-on that my bones ache. sometimes i sing, other times i’m breathing so silently i feel weightless. sometimes it’s at home, sometimes it’s at a hospital.

every experience is so incredibly different, but i still call myself the same thing each time; i am a doula.

happy world doula week, y’all!!

do you want a digital copy of this piece to print at home? to celebrate all those in the birth world, i’m selling digital copies for only $1 (just this week)! yes, a dollar!! it’s 6x6in and ready to be in your hands- just DM me for details.

wishing all my fellow birthworkers peaceful births and restful slumbers as we hold space for all those journeying to meet their babes today, and every day hereafter✨💕

11/06/2020

I was honored to have had the opportunity to work with Deb Fautsch, CNM at Finley hospital of Dubuque, Iowa, as a Doula. The births I attended with clients in her care are some of my most treasured experiences as a birth professional.
I've no doubt she has impacted thousands of women and families, and her dedication to the midwifery model of care will surely be missed.
Deb, thank you for all you've done. Congratulations on your retirement, though as I understand it these circumstances are challenging at this time. You've made a mark on the Driftless area and we are so grateful for you!

As a midwifery assistant for CPM Joey Larson, owner of Birthing Miracles, LLC I am eager to help ensure all those impacted by the desire to find another care provider practicing midwifery in this area to contact Joey.
Birthing Miracles, LLC offers a complete scope of the midwifery model care for both birth center AND home birth options, as well as well woman care, Certified Lactation Care, and more.

Contact Joey and see more information at

Www.birthingmiracles.com
608 723 9819

10/15/2020

Today we join in the national, "Wave of Light", ceremony.

As a mother of two angel babies, I honor their presence in my heart by lighting a candle for each, tonight at 7pm.

Please join us