Baby's First Day

At Scripps La Jolla for Leukemia treatment #3. Three down, 5 to go. ✅. His white blood cell has stopped dropping, woohoo! 🎉. It is now on the rise, big win! 🏆. Feeling grateful for the excellent care, love, and prayers that have come our way. Keep them coming ❤️🙏🏻❤️.

1st day of 4th grade…….And like that we’ve taken 10 turns around the sun together.

Moving Christopher into his new apartment. He begins the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago next month. Chris and Christopher Are bringing the big things. I flew in ahead and am making it homey before all the furniture gets here. Can’t wait to explore the city tomorrow!

It's official........

WE ARE OFFICIALLY LICENSED!!!!

We have waited for this day for so long. So many hours, long nights, weekend, tears, emails and meetings have gone into this. This beautiful space has sat ready, waiting for this, to be able to offer our services. April has been working on making this happen for so many years. What was once a dream of hers, is now a reality for our community. Our team has grown through out the process and everyone has played such a vital role in this literal labor of love.

We officially welcome you to Serenity Birth Center.

We’re not crying, you’re crying 😭

Midwives make a difference!

Analysis: Maternal, newborn deaths could decrease by 60% with more midwife care Making midwife services more widely available worldwide could reduce maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths by about two-thirds, particularly in developing countries, according to an analysis published Tuesday.

What a blessing to be part of this family's journey to parenthood! Mom and Dad have hoped for, tried for, and dreamt of this babygirl for 8 years. And here she is!! Dreams do come true!! 🥰🤩🥳🙏

We finally have birth center permits from the Health Dept, yahoo!! Southern Nevada is soon to have more birthing options.

IT’S HERE!!! This has been a grueling process over the last 10 months to get the remaining permits. The excitement and joy to finally have the initial health department permit approval IN HAND is such a relief! Stay tuned for demolition updates!! We are on the way Nevada! Huge thank you to Rob Adams, Darris Peterson with KGA Architecture , Dave Papp with Tiburon Construction and all of you for your continued support on this journey with us. It really does take a village

6 Things You Didn't Know About Home Birth

Do you know all 6 ??

parents.com Home birth is rapidly becoming a more popular birthing option in the U.S., but it is often misunderstood. These lesser-known facts shed some light on the practice.

Great class coming up! Mark your calendars 🤩

We’re excited to have instructor at Serenity!

Great article on why new moms NEED to take it easy. Hint....they have an open wound inside their body as big as this dinner plate!!

22cm or 8.6 inches. That is the exact diameter of a paper plate, AKA the fine china in our house. It is also the average diameter of a placenta. After a baby is born, mothers are told to take it easy for at least 4-6 weeks. There are good reasons for that! One of those reasons is that after the baby is born, mothers are left with a wound on the inside of their uterus where the placenta was attached. That wound will take at least 4-6 weeks to completely heal. During that time they are still susceptible to infection and hemorrhaging. Even if they have a complication-free vaginal delivery and feel okay, they will still need to take care of themselves and not overdo it for those first several weeks postpartum. To those mothers, rest! To their husbands, partners, parents, in-laws, friends - let them rest! Help out as much as you can and don’t let them overdo it!

As the saying goes "one week in bed, one week around the bed, and 2 weeks around the house."

Edited to add: I am not a medical professional. This is only meant to be common sense advice to take it easy. I do not mean for women to lay around for 4 weeks not moving at all. Listen to your body and take care of yourself! Talk to your doctor or midwife if you have any questions.

Edited (again) to add: My reason for adding the last paragraph was because some people were commenting that women would get a blood clot if they laid in bed for that long. My point was to say that women should use common sense about what resting means. I did not mean that women should be completely immobile for 1, 2, or 4 weeks. You can rest and spend the majority of your time in bed (or a couch or whatever) without being completely still and causing a blood clot. You can still get up to use the bathroom, get up to eat, go for a short walk, etc. while still spending the majority of the time resting and not doing housework, etc. A strong support system and lots of help from your partner, family, and friends is key.

Also, I believe the problem isn’t that doctors aren’t telling moms to rest for those first few weeks (at least I was told), but the problem is that they aren’t telling them WHY they should be resting. If you read back through the comments on this picture, there are several reasons women give as to why they didn’t rest. A big one is that they didn’t have any help, which is completely understandable. But another big reason is that they knew they were supposed to rest and even had family or friends telling them to rest, but they didn’t listen because they didn’t realize WHY they should rest. And this post is only ONE of the reasons why.

Low Intervention Birth: 6 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Provider - ImprovingBirth

Great list of questions to bring to your midwife or OB/GYN visit!

improvingbirth.org New ACOG Recommendations You Should Bring with You to Your Next Prenatal Visit   Despite spending far more on maternity care, the United States has produced some of the worst maternal health outcomes among all other developed countries. Currently, one in every three women has major abdominal surger...

Low Intervention Birth: 6 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Provider - ImprovingBirth

improvingbirth.org New ACOG Recommendations You Should Bring with You to Your Next Prenatal Visit   Despite spending far more on maternity care, the United States has produced some of the worst maternal health outcomes among all other developed countries. Currently, one in every three women has major abdominal surger...

Pregnant ?? Exploring your birth options ?

Come join us at Serenity Birth Center!!

Learn about the process of labor, birth, postnatal recovery, and the newborn period by an experienced doula and midwife.

Childbirth series starting at Serenity Birth Center on Thursday April 18th from 6-8pm. Call (702) 269-6018 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!!

Our next childbirth education series is right around the corner! It is great for anyone looking to achieve a natural childbirth in any setting.

Parents' Choice Award Voting - Beauty and Lifestyle Mommy Magazine

Look what midwife was nominated for the parents choice award at Beauty & Lifestyle Mommy Magazine!!

I’ve been at a conference in Phoenix gaining some new skills to be a better midwife and a more effective leader. Serenity Birth Center is growing and I’m growing with it!

Big thank you to my team Sarah Slobody, Ke'leigh Shevawn Sapp, , Hannah Harris , Sierra Paglio, Miranda Vaeth, Cheryl Rude, Patricia Ferrer, Emily Tuttle. You are all making Las Vegas a better place! I’m proud to get to work with these ladies!

blmommy.com seeks to gather the opinions of parents on everything family friendly in the nation. Winners and finalists will be published in the Spring 2019 issue of Beauty & Lifestyle Mommy magazine and receive the coveted Parents’ Choice Award certificate.

Uterine rupture survival story teaches two lessons - VBAC Facts

I thought this was worth sharing. VBAC moms, let us know what you think in the comments below.

vbacfacts.com In this uterine rupture survival story, the outcomes were good despite a key uterine rupture symptom going unnoticed.

Join us at Serenity Birth Center where FREE Breastfeeding help is available! Lactation Support Group, The Milk Bar Baby Cafe, USA!

This group is different from other support groups in the Las Vegas Community, because it will be facilitated by skilled lactation professionals, and will have an interesting educational component that varies each week!

See you today, Thursday September 27 from 10:00am-12:30pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be offered. This group is free of charge and open to anyone pregnant and/or currently breastfeeding.

We look forward to helping you, and supporting you through this important journey!

Location: Serenity Birth Center - 332 South Jones Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89107.

Have you all followed our new page Serenity Birth Center? This is where we will be posting from now on, come join us 💕
Beautiful photography by Little Loo Photography

New Baby next to his womb mate, the life giving placenta.

Come join us at Serenity Birth Center for a FREE lactation support group every Thursday from 10am - 12:30pm. The 1st 30 minutes of every group will begin with a mini breastfeeding class. Next weeks theme is Breastfeeding: The Foundation of Life. Each group is led by a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Any expectant mother of lactating mom is welcome to attend. @ Serenity Birth Center

We are lunching our lactation support group in August. Here are some of the ideas for names for the group:

The Milk Bar
Breast Friends
Bosom Buddies
Bumps to B***s
The Lactation Club (TLC)

Let me know what you like best!!

Serenity Birth Center

Some of you have heard, we will be transitioning to the new Serenity Birth Center page! We are so excited to offer this option to families in Southern Nevada! Please give it a like to stay up to date on new events, classes, workshops, birth updates and more! https://www.facebook.com/SerenityBirthLV/

Women's Health Clinic

Another great opportunity being hosted at the office! Come see!