Homebirth midwife in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Last month, I posted about the pros and cons of using a handheld device to listen to babies heartbeat intermittently versus using continuous fetal monitoring like hospitals do. You can read that post here. The focus on that post was more on using a handheld Doppler which uses sound waves to pick up the echo …
Can you listen to the baby’s heartbeat? How do you do that without lugging around those big old machines like the hospital has? These are some of the questions that I get asked pretty frequently. There are several different types of devices to listen to baby’s heart rates during pregnancy and birth. The hand held …
I love being a midwife. It is the best job that I have ever had. One reason that I feel that way is because I view it as a calling on my life and not just a job that I fell into or am working just to pay my bills. I have managed a couple …
Are you getting any exercise during your pregnancy? While you don’t want to start anything strenuous during pregnancy that you haven’t been doing previously, exercise has so many benefits. It can help prevent constipation, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, leg cramps, and swelling of the ankles. It also prevents back pain by strengthening the muscles that support the back. …
This Tools of the Trade series is a spin off of a weekly business networking group that I attend. I get 60 seconds every week to share about midwifery and birth with other business owners. 60 seconds is hard to fill. What do I talk about in 60 seconds? There is so much to say …
Summer is here and it is hot here in North Texas. This is the time of year that I can get numerous calls, texts, complaints from clients about headaches, abnormal amounts of Braxton Hicks contractions, and possible pre-term labor. My first two questions are #1 What has your activity been the last two days and …
Do you like maternity photos? How about new baby pics? Curious to see more behind the scenes photos of Comforts of Home Midwifery? I decided to do a monthly Wordless Wednesday post that will have one or more of the above each month. I will try to stick to a theme for each post. See …
Ever wonder what people are saying about Mercy and Comforts of Home Midwifery. We are introducing a feature called Testimonial Tuesday. Once a month, we will add a testimonial from women (or their husbands!), so you can see what other have to say about our services. Also you can find out more by going to …
When I was pregnant with my oldest son, What to Expect When You are Expecting was the main guide for pregnant women. I dutifully read it, but found the nutrition information impossible to live up to. That was just too much food to eat daily. I was a single mom working at Taco Bell at …
Today, we are wrapping up World Doula Week! All of the ladies on the Comforts of Home team have or are still currently doulas in addition to being midwives or student midwives, so we have a heart for doulas around here. Doulas One question that I hear a lot is “What is the difference between …