Wombanswellness, Chicopee, MA Videos

✨How it feels to roll into the final stretch of pregnancy prepared for birth & ready to meet your baby✨🌿I am still booking Birth Wishing Sessions through the month of October, let’s get you feeling ready for the next chapter of this journey!🌱You’ll get personalized One on One Education & Preparation for Labor, Birth, & Postpartum. Multiple copies of your very one “Birth Wishes” handout, which we go over in detail during our session, to be handed out to all who will be on your birth team- ensuring everyone is on the same page. You’ll leave with loads of resources to feel confident, educated, ready to advocate for yourself, prepared for your birth & postpartum time!🤍Sessions can be done in person or virtually, send me a message to book for October!📸By Grace Mackenzie Photography & Design

✨🌿🌸Make a fresh batch Herbal Sitz Baths with me!🌸🌿✨🤍$20 per 4oz jar- Wombanswellness.net to purchase.💗Bulk orders are available, send me a message!

✨Last Minute August Placenta Service Sale!✨ 🌸I have some last minute availability for Placenta Services in August, so if you’re due soon & thinking about Placenta Encapsulation, now is your time to save $25 off your package! 🤍Send me a message to book.

🌿Do you want to grow a deeper, more intimate connection to your body?•We will discuss Body Literacy & create something together for you to bring home to help familiarize yourself with your body & unique anatomy.🌹Are you curious to know more about your menstrual cycle & how to care for yourself during your cycle?•You’ll learn the basics of Fertility Awareness & feel more confident about how to care for yourself in the different phases of your menstrual cycle.🤍Join me for an intimate gathering in my personal backyard for the second annual Womb Circle on August 6th 2023!

🤢One of the biggest things I’ve been struggling with lately in my first trimester is All.Day.Nausea. I almost wish I could just throw up so I could feel better!😅🫖A couple things that have been a huge help to me recently are peppermint essential oil & drinking chamomile tea…✨So I decided to combine these two elements into an easy to use & carry with me Nausea Spray!🤍Before I launch this for sale, I’m looking for one pregnant person in their first trimester who is also struggling with nausea to help me test this out & give me your 100% honest feedback! Send me a message if you want to try this product! *Must be local to Western Mass*

🍼Paced Bottle Feeding🍼👶We typically don’t want to feed our babies laying on their backs & with the nipple of the bottle completely full of milk. Feeding this way could possibly upset baby’s tummy & cause reflux.🤍Sit baby more upright, supporting their neck & head. Hold the bottle at a more horizontal angle, so the milk is only halfway filling the nipple. This helps slow the milk flow & encourages baby to eat more deliberately, helps prevent over feeding, reduces gas & tummy upset, & hopefully lessens any reflux.✨Give your baby a few second break if they are eating too quickly, milk is spilling out of their mouth, flaring their nostrils & widening eyes, or stiffening arms & legs. Your baby may be full if they are pressing their lips together, letting go of the nipple, turning their head side to side, no longer sucking, or falling asleep.🥛Keep in mind how many oz your baby’s belly is able to hold per feeding, this also helps with less spit up.

🎁Baby Registry Must Haves?🎁👶There are a million useless big ticket baby items that we are often made to feel like we need… but did you know you could add services to your Baby Registry that will benefit you in the long run?💖Consider adding Doula Support, an Out of Hospital Independent Child Birth Class, or even Pelvic Floor PT to your Registry! You’ll thank yourself later when your home isn’t cluttered with items you’ll never use.

✨🌸Keepsake Jewelry Tray🌸✨ 🌿My first ultrasound & first positive pregnancy test with Daisy💖 💌Send me a message if you have something special you’d like to have encapsulated forever. Pendants $15 Jewelry Trays $25

🚫You do not have to be unnecessarily induced just because your provider says so…🤰My client: has had an extremely healthy pregnancy, is a first time parent, & isn’t even full term yet.👩‍⚕️Their provider actually said to them “I’m not allowing you to go past 39 weeks, we’ll schedule you for an induction.” With no further explanation.🤰My client: is putting their foot down, saying no, & asking to see a different provider in the practice because she knows it is not medically necessary to be induced. & if the provider does schedule an induction… they simply just won’t show up.🤷‍♀️💌How are appointments going with your provider? Do you feel prepared for labor & birth? Are you ready to advocate for yourself or do you have someone on your team who can help advocate for you? Send me a message!😂I couldn’t help myself, this one was too good to pass up.

✨Come Get a Yearly Exam & Pap with Me!✨😬Fun Fact: I had my first pap at the age of 13 because the provider I went to for birth control told me I had to… there are very little (if not 0) reasons to have a pap before the age of 21. I honestly couldn’t remember the last time I had one, maybe in early in pregnancy or soon after I had Daisy, so it was time for one.🌱This time I wanted to make sure I was going with a provider who would make this a better experience for me, so I made an appointment with a Midwife at my local birth center! Yes, midwives can do your yearly exams & paps!🤍The midwife took the time to ask me questions about my health & chat with me before getting started. She explained every single thing the exam would entail, asked before she touched me, let me know that if at any point I wanted to stop we could stop, talked me through every step of what she was doing, & made sure this was a more comfortable experience for me. Which it certainly was! As long as everything looks good I’ll be back next year (hopefully with a sweet little babe) for a regular exam & then another pap in 3 years.💌Have you had your exam this year & is it time for you to have a pap? Send me a message if you have any questions!

✨Looking for a practical gift for the expectant or new parent in your life?🌿Herbal Postpartum Sitz Baths $15 for a 4oz glass jar (+ tax & shipping/ free local pick up or delivery!)🤍Click the link below or send me a message to purchase! https://www.fresha.com/store/wombanswellness-store-gzs2e7oy/product/herbal-postpartum-sitz-bath-oiz0zerk?pId=737628

✨Foods I Eat for Hormone Health PT.2✨🥕 Raw Carrots🥕 ✨Raw Carrots can help lower estrogen: carrots are made up of mostly indigestible fiber, which can help excrete excess estrogen from the body.🥕Consuming raw carrots can improve gut health: root vegetables are naturally resistant to bacteria & fungus, eating raw carrots is an easy way to help keep bacterial overgrowth under control. Happy gut = happy hormones.✨Raw Carrots are Anti-Inflammatory: the fibers help excrete elevated stress hormones in the body (cortisol) & reduce endotoxins. 🥕Carrots are high in vitamin A, which can help keep the skin clear & glowing.✨🥕🤍Baby Carrots are one of my favorite snacks!🤍🥕✨

✨Foods I Eat for Hormone Health PT.1✨💧Water is essential to how our major organs function, which includes our uterus & ovaries. Drinking enough water helps increase circulation in the body to those organs, as well as help flush toxins out of the body.💦Peak Cervical Fluid is ideally 96% water so being well hydrated is key to peak fertile CM production.🥵Dehydration can lead to stress on the body which can raise cortisol levels & decrease progesterone.🩸Increase water intake in the days leading up to your period & during your bleed, especially if you tend to have a heavier flow since blood loss can lead to dehydration.🚰Try to drink filtered water, not from plastic containers. Tap water can often contain micro pollutants such as pharmaceuticals, lead, micro plastics, & other endocrine disrupters.🌊Have you drank enough water today?

💁‍♀️What Can I Say? I Love Talking About The Menstrual Cycle & Hormone Health, It Is Truly My Passion!😂💖Sexual & Reproductive Health Education Sessions are Always Available by Appointment!💌Send me a message for more information✨

🤍A few things you might experience during the Transition Phase of Labor🤍 😭You might start to doubt yourself, say things like “I can’t do this!” Labor is hard work, you can do it & in those most difficult moments you are doing it!🥰 🥶You may experience shivering or shaking 🤮You might even start dry heaving or vomit. Your birth team will have a bucket or baggie ready for you. 👶🏻You may have some lower back pressure or the urge to push, Transition is the phase that leads into the Pushing stage of labor, so you are soon to meet your baby!💖 🌼Shout out to my baby doula Daisy😘 ✨Pregnancy, Labor & Birth Support Open for Fall & Winter Due Dates!✨

💕Baby Shower Gift Idea💕 🛒Utility Cart to keep postpartum & baby care items easily in reach 🩸Postpartum Pads *an essential* 🌿Handmade Herbal Postpartum Sitz Bath made by yours truly ❄️Witch Hazel “Tucks” Pads 🥛Haakaa Silicone Pump 🤱Nursing Pads ✨Nipple Balm 👶Any Baby items you want to include 💖Gift Certificate for Doula Support (maybe for a Birth Planning Session or Postpartum Session😉) 💌These are just a few helpful items any new parent would be sure to appreciate! To purchase a Handmade Herbal Postpartum Sitz Bath or Gift Certificate for Doula Support send me a message!

🌸Womb Circle🌸
🌸Join me & other womb bearing people in an intimate outdoor setting for a day of education, nourishment, relaxation & deep connection with others. You will enjoy learning about the basics of fertility awareness & body literacy, be provided with a nourishing lunch, create something special to take home with you, share your truest self with other individuals & leave the circle having made connections, feeling energetically more fulfilled & with a deeper understanding & connection to your body. 🌿This is an intimate gathering & only 6 spots are currently available. ✨Click the link below to sign up https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFUyZuggyKrA_4RBOCa6Yz_Ru1AkBV3xLJFwsA2UE_fBFaXw/viewform

🤍Come visit me! I will have gift certificates & postpartum herbal bath soaks for sale🤍 🌞Hello Summer Outdoor Marketplace🌞 ✨Saturday 6/11 27 Center St. Montague, MA 11am-6pm✨

✨My self paced sexual education course “Not Your Typical Birds & Bees” is now available!!!✨ 💀If your child has ever asked you a question about sex, “private parts”, something they saw or heard from a friend or online, reproductive health or something along those lines & you weren’t sure how to answer or maybe didn’t have all of the information… then this class is for you! 🐤Made with Parents & Caretakers in mind, this course is self paced, online, easy to navigate & comes with a lot of great resources for you to take to your kids of any age. 🐝Click the link below to sign up! https://kayla-chatterton-s-school.teachable.com/p/not-your-typical-birds-bees-sexual-education

Birth Planning Sessions Available Now!
🌸Birth Planning Sessions Now Available🌸 🌿Personalized One on One education for your upcoming labor, birth & immediate postpartum. 🤍As many copies as you want of your own “Birth Wishes” handouts to give to everyone on your birth team. ✨You’ll leave our session with loads of resources, a feeling of confidence, educated, ready to advocate for yourself, prepared for your birth & more! 🌞Visit my website or send me a message for more info & to book your session. www.wombanswellness.net