The Birth of Baby Henry, an HLHS Baby
In my doula career, I’ve had the joy of supporting so many families and meeting so many babies. Some are born perfectly healthy and some are born with challenges to face from day one. Each birth and...
View ArticleA Homebirth in Gilbert AZ, the Birth of Baby R
If you know me, you know I love homebirth. I had my own two babies at home and 90% of my clients hire me to birth at either home or at birth centers. This does not mean that I don’t attend and support...
View ArticleA Maternity Session in Little Cottonwood: Utah Maternity Photographer
These two were going to be first time parents and had hired me as both their doula and birth photographer as well as their maternity photographer! I LOVED getting to know these two over the course of...
View ArticleBaby Hank: A Homebirth in Lehi Utah
What a wonderful birth!!! This client came to find me in a really fun way! We both commented on a post on a crunchy moms facebook group when we then discovered that we had mutual friends…. Her previous...
View ArticleBaby Tilly; An In-Home Newborn/Postpartum Photo Session
This session had even more meaning than we thought it would originally. If you go read her birth story, you’ll know a bit why, but in case not, here’s the short version. Due to COVID, this precious...
View ArticleHow to Budget for the Birth You WANT, and DESERVE!
You’re thinking about having a baby. Or maybe, you just got that first positive pregnancy test. Congratulations! Having a baby is an exciting and magical time for your family. While for many families,...
View ArticleSo you want to have a “natural” hospital birth…
This may start out seeming harsh, but with over 7 years of supporting families and their births, research, and experience, you need someone to tell it like it is and I will also tell you my very best...
View ArticleUnassisted Home Birth in Sandy, Utah
Unassisted birth in our country is kind of a weird thing to talk about even amongst some of the most free-thinking birth workers I know. We all know that all birth comes with risk and that when you...
View ArticleWhy Doulas and Photographers Need to be Granted Access to the OR for a...
Every chapter of birth is profound from the arduous labor to the birth unfolding with empowerment and sometimes unpredictability. The transformation of birth can feel like the culmination of dreams,...
View ArticleCreating a Sacred Birth Space: 7 Essential Tips
Sacred space transcends where we are; it represents an environment where the profoundness of birth and the real world around us find harmony. In many cultures, childbirth is regarded as a rite of...
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