#pregnantdoula

[jaclynmichele]

Getting to the point where I get asked if I am checking in to triage when I walk into Labor + Delivery to pick up a placenta or attend a client birth... #pregnantdoula (at Jaclyn Michele Photography + Birth Services)

[loveinasoul]

my babygirl has been earthside with us 2 months today! now that she's here, i look back at my pregnancy photos in wonder. it had been HER in my belly the whole time. how i had no idea of the true blessing i was about to receive. how i didn't realize her birth would completely renew and strengthen my trust in birth as a whole. (birth story coming up. long story short: i had a vaginal breech birth at home!) who knew. well, she did. and i couldn't be more grateful. birth is and has always been powerful. in other words, i can't wait to return to my doula work. and to empower other birthing people more than ever. 💕 ・ :photo magic by @tmgs: ✨ ・ #2monthsold #breechbaby #trustbirth #trustyourbody #vaginalbreechbirth #homebirth #pregnancy #maternityshoot #goldenhour #pregnantdoula #iammother #iamdoula #DTIdoula #empoweredbirth #birthwithoutfear #tmgsfotography

[asideofcrunchy]

Tweeted

19 weeks baby bump in my new birthkeeper shirt!!! I officially don't just have a pouch. . .#babybumps #doula #pregnantdoula #birthkeeper #doulalife #clarksvilledoula #tennesseedoula #newmomstobe #newbaby2019 #pregnancysupport #birthsupport #herbalcertif… https://t.co/wt93Ku613O pic.twitter.com/jCw9YOSsLp

— A Side of Crunchy - Birth Doula (@asideofcrunchy) March 7, 2019

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

🐋 #38weekspregnant #babysebok2016 #babybump #pregnancy #pregnant #preggers #pregnantlife #pregnantdoula

[sapientiaoscen]

Going back to where it all started for me. I saw this book in a bookstore back before I even knew what a doula was. Something inside me said, "YOU HAVE TO READ THIS!" Very loudly. So I bought it & I read it & I loved it, and a few years later I became a doula. Now, many years later, as I am 16 weeks away from my own due date, it is so fun to pick it up again. Diving into birth stories and remembering when I read them the first time. I am so grateful to all of the families who have shared their stories with us. And love imagining the idyllic life on the farm as I trudge through this NYC urban jungle! Although this book can be a bit wild for over the shoulder reading, I did manage to read it on both the subway and bus today without over-scandalizing anyone (I think)! Haha. #inamaygaskin #thefarm #spiritualmidwifery #pregnantdoula #sacredpregnancy

[fatbottomfashion-blog]

30 weeks!

[tattooedmidwife]

Set up an appointment with WIC to help us with grocery cost as it is about to expand. I already shop locally at farmers markets primarily. I love to buy locally grown food and organic as much as I can afford. Our local farmers market has a double up program where your WIC/ EBT dollars are worth 2x there. This will really make a difference in our budget as we save towards our home birth.

Things I'm Currently Looking for:

-Good bra to last through pregnancy into nursing

These ladies are screaming, I've already outgrown my 34/36 D Bras.. I don't want to look like a granny for the next 9 months either, some of those bras are ugly as sin!

-The BEST belly butter out there. (Organic is preferred!)

I already have stretch marks on my stomach hips and breasts from previous weight gain so I'd love to prevent them from getting worse or develop new ones.

-Long Gaucho Pants! Screw maternity jeans, I need to find these bad boys for the next 9 months!

What are you favorites?

What were your pregnancy must have's?

[loveinasoul]

Calm before the Storm. my birth altar. candles, towels, camera, postpartum recovery kit. #homebirth that. i managed to snap this shot in between of my contractions!? ;) #whenaphotographerisinlabor haha. 💌 #pregnantdoula #birthaltar #birth

[loveinasoul]

OXYTOCIN BABES! ・ @HandWavesBirth: "What is the symbol on our shirts? Oxytocin! (Thanks DTI for these awesome shirts!) Oxytocin is a hormone, known as the "love hormone" that exists in all of us because it is involved with lovemaking, fertility, labor and birth and breast/chestfeeding. There are so many benefits of having oxytocin including the fact that this hormone is usually released in large amounts during labor, intensifying contractions that open the cervix and allow the baby to pass through the birth canal. Oxytocin also stimulate the body to "let down" breastmilk as more are released when the nipples are stimulated during sucking. Oxytocin helps develop bond between the birthing person and the baby, and so much more. Oxytocin is an amazing hormone! It makes us feel good, and it triggers nurturing feelings and behaviors." ・ #doulatogether #HandWavesBirth #pregnantdoula #deafdoulas #DTIdoula #lovehormone #oxytocin

[loveinasoul]

this is my CELEBRATION of: the beauty in carrying a baby, the art of light, the love of friends and family, the upcoming birth of LIFE. :) :📸: @tmgs / #TMGSfotography: #expectingwomban, #pregnantdoula, #COUNTINGMYBLESSINGS, #sunsetmaternity #GoldenHour

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

When your baby has the hiccups for almost 30 min straight. Do I need to scare you or stand on my head so you drink some amniotic fluid upsidedown? #pregnant #pregnancy #babysebok2016 #pregnantdoula #babyhiccups

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

I didn't know my belly could expand that much....and I still have 8 weeks to go....hmmmm. #hellostretchmarks #pregnant #preggoproblems #pregnantlife #pregnantdoula #doula #32weekspregnant #almostthere #3rdtrimester #babysebok2016

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

Lots of baby kicks. They're kind of subtle but there are some bigger ones towards the end!! #pregnant #pregnantlife #preggers #pregnantdoula #babysebok2016

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

Hi third trimester!! Can't believe we're already here! ♡ #thirdtrimester #pregnantdoula #pregnancy #preggers #pregnant #babysebok2016 #pregnantlife

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

Sometimes I'm reading these birth books and I come across quotes that make me squeal in agreement in the middle of a quiet coffee shop. #birthmatters #improvingbirth #empowerwomen #doula #doulalife #doulahigh #doulasrock #birthworld #changebirth #birthknowledge #pregnantdoula (at Sump Coffee)

[jessicasebokdoulartist]

Feelin that pregnant life. ♡ ♡ #pregnantlife #26weekspregnant #preggers #pregnant #pregnantdoula #pregnancy #preggers #babysebok2016