Blissful Womb - Tulsa Doula and Birth Photographer

I have 1️⃣0️⃣ codes left for $10 off NEW! MANGO happy juice PLUS a FREE 3 day reset for your body ($30 value).

YOU GUYS. This is DELICIOUS & and a WHOLLEEEEE new level of focus/energy & endurance!!

If you're still living on diet coke, energy drinks, and 2 pots of coffee...it's time to support your cortisol levels.

If you're constantly tired, snap at people easily, feel inflamed, know your immune system is weak...it's time support your cortisol levels.

This increase in cortisol can lead to various health consequences, ranging from weight gain and moodiness to more serious conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

It’s not all in our head how we feel, it actually starts in our gut, and if you've been living on synthetic caffeine for years, there is another way.

I can't believe how much better I feel and with NO crash.
I'm not snappy like before.
And my metabolism is actually working (byyyye belly fat from all the stress that used to run through my body).

If you want to try the same cortisol lowering drink I've been using, just comment CORTISOL and I'll send you the discount link!

Give it 30 days and I know you'll be feeling a huge shift. 🥳

Have you dealt with mom rage? Or anxious rage in general?

I truly did not realize how much rage, irritability, brain fog, overstimulation, and straight up inflammation was running my life until it lifted from my shoulders.

The stupid drink with the stupid name that I wanted to badly to hate has changed my life.

Feeling overwhelmed may be normalized but that doesn’t mean it’s NORMAL. Full stop.

Our brains are lacking crucial nootropics that help ease these feelings, and it’s no secret our gut health is struggling as a whole.

Things that stood out to me:
60% decrease in irritability scores
55% decrease in anxiety scores
50% decrease in depression scores

All ingredients are herbs, exotic fruits, and strain specific good bacteria— natural ingredients, plant based, no artificial ingredients and it’s gluten, soy, dairy, and GMO free!

Comment “happy” if you’re ready to stop being held hostage by your overstimulation and start living in the peace and clarity you were meant to ❤️✨

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not downloading it, and 10 being super stoked)… how do you feel about threads?? 😅

https://www.threads.net/

Did you know that science now tells us that we all actually have two brains? The brain we already know about in our head, and the equivalent of another, equally important brain, in our gut.

Recent studies have revealed that our gut microbiome includes more than 100 trillion bacterial cells - outnumbering human cells by 10-to-1 (more microbes in the human body than stars in the Milky Way).

Those gut microbes produce more neurotransmitters, like serotonin and dopamine than in the brain itself! These are the very compounds that shape how we feel - and mean that balance within the Gut-Brain Axis forms the very foundation of mental wellness.

If you feel sad, down in the dumps, antsy, stressed out, or just plain “off” - it may not be in your head, it’s probably in your gut!

Happy juice is just a nickname given by its customers - it’s really 3 powders you mix together in water that do amazing things for your body.

Here’s a breakdown of the 3 supplements:

MENTABIOTICS
Specific strains of probiotics, prebiotics, phytobiotics, and other digestive support ingredients proven to heal your gut and help your mental health.

EDGE
A natural nootroopic. It’s for mental clarity, motivation, and mood. It makes you feel like you can tackle anything - and super clear, no brain fog. It comes in a watermelon or grape flavor!

ENERGY+
A pick-me-up of sustainable energy! It has 55mg from green tea. It also has guayusa leaf in it which is a natural energy that helps with mental awareness so you feel mentally sharper too. (There’s a caffeine-free option available in dragonfruit flavor as well!)

There’s a 90-day money back guarantee and it’s worth the try! Comment “happy” and I’ll get you a cart! 👏🏻

Those that already drink it are believers. Try it!

How old were you when you started your first period?

Do you remember where you were?!

😍😍🤗🤗 This was such a fun day despite the weather!

I have family, mommy + me, and fresh 48 availability through the summer. 🥰

So cool!

A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray, a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to reduce infant mortality. From 1760 to 1783, she traveled all over France, visiting poor rural women and sharing her extensive knowledge with them. It is estimated that she trained some 10,000 women.
Du Coudray also invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, for practicing mock births, and published a well-received midwifery textbook

Support:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artifactsmuseum

https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/museum.of.artifacts/

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I have a few openings left for Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, and just opened up Austin and San Antonio!

Pumping mamas, tandem, donor milk mamas, etc all welcome!

Please share! ❤️

Austin, DFW, and Houston mamas!!

I am planning my 5th annual complimentary group breastfeeding photo sessions in the Houston/ DFW/ and Austin areas!

As a mom of 6 that’s been breastfeeding for the last 10 years, it’s something near and dear to my heart, and this is a way I enjoy giving back to the community and gifting these memories of such a sweet, fleeting time. ❤️

The session would max at 12 adults, with an optional individual mini session add-on if you’d like some by yourself!
Pumping, donor milk, and pregnant mamas welcome!

Please comment below or message me if this sounds like something you’d like to participate in! 🥰❤️ And please share with friends and family you think would like to participate!

Houston: Dec 3 at sunset
DFW: Dec 10 at sunset
Austin: Dec 11 at sunset

I stuffed the turkey with the chicken and the placenta was so yum.

Well then! 😂 Share yours below!

Let’s talk about fevers.

This may catch you as extreme, but hear me out — we don’t even consider treating fevers under 106.

You’re thinking “What?! This lady is crazy!” Right?🤔

Okay, bare with me...

Western medicine has convinced us that a fever is symptom of illness when in fact it is a sign of *healing*. Confused parents now quickly reach for tylenol, motrin and other over the counter "fever reducers". Reducing the fever has done nothing but inhibit the body’s natural immune response leaving the original infection untreated.

Parents are also often unaware of the many serious, SERIOUS dangers associated with tylenol, motrin and advil, Etc — ranging from life threatening disorders like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) to things like higher risks of developing asthma.

One of the best ways to ensure your child's health is to allow him or her to get sick + to stay sick until the illness has run its course. At first hearing, this concept may sound unusual, yet standard childhood illnesses - colds & fevers, and even measles, chicken pox, mumps are important to one’s developing immune system and preventing these illnesses or or suppressing them with antibiotics + over the counter drugs like advil, motrin, tylenol etc. isn’t doing their immune system any favors.

During a fever, the body is creating warmth through increased metabolic activity. The body actually creates physical warmth in the form of fever to activate the immune system and bring the illness to a close by permeating the entire organism as a uniform warming process.

Iron is needed for bacteria to multiply and grow. With a rise in temperature, iron is removed from the blood and stored in the liver, disabling the rate at which bacteria and viruses can multiply.

Fever does create waste in the body so IF you want to treat a fever this is where you want to treat to help bring the body back into balance. Limit protein because it causes more urea, one of the waste products of fever, to build up. There is truth to "feed a cold, starve a fever." Let the fever fight for your child – it knows what to do with NO help from you.

Put on a hat to warm the feet. Wrap the child warmly. A lot of warmth is lost during fever, and failure to keep your child warm like so many often do, will result in the fever rising to make up for lost heat. The body has a goal temperature it needs to hit for a specific length of time necessary to inhibit the spread of the illness and will work to accomplish that, then the fever will break. When you use cool rags and undress them the fever will rise to make up for the lost heat, and this sudden fluctuation in temperature actually is what causes febrile seizures, NOT high temps alone.

The body knows what it’s doing, trust it to do its job. Skin to skin covered is great but not open skin to skin — wrap you + your baby up so the heat produced from the fever does not escape.

In neurologically normal children, the brain has an internal regulatory mechanism that does not allow fever to rise out of control, and that cut off point is normally between 105-106. Fevers produced by viral or bacterial infections just don’t climb to those levels of causing brain damage – a child would have to have a fever AND have an extreme environmental factor (like being left in a hot car) to reach 108* and suffer brain damage, or something like encephalitis or meningitis which would necessitate medical attention regardless. Newborns are an exception because most fevers in them point to these exact illnesses - which is why it’s often recommended to seek medical care for any fever in a newborn.

Pain and fever medications do not cure, reduce, or shorten illnesses and if anything, they lengthen them. They stress your child’s liver and kidneys when they are already ill. By causing a child to feel much better through the use of OTC meds, their body isn’t able to tell them to slow down and rest. Uninhibited, the immune system tells the body when it needs rest so it can focus on recovery. Masking the symptoms with drugs can also cover up important signs of worsening, which could delay important medical attention should it become necessary.

Although a fever signals that a battle is going on in the body, the fever is fighting FOR the person, not against.

Goes against everything you've heard doesn't it? Because most docs will tell you what you want to hear to keep the parent comfortable at the expense of the child because they are not trained to help a fever do its job — they are trained to treat the symptoms of a fever for relief.

The makers of Tylenol hand it out to hospital and doctors, saving them millions if not billions of dollars to ensure that once you leave the doctor or hospital mom or dad will dutifully stop and buy their own bottle of this magic potion the doctor says is perfectly safe for their kids without disclosing the countless studies showing it’s immediate and long-term risks.

Keep in mind, this pertains to the FEVER. If you or your child has symptoms that point to other issues such as ear infection, pneumonia, etc. by all means seek the treatment you see fit, but that can all be done without inhibiting the fever.

I have so many of you on here + feel like we aren’t seeing each other!
If you see this, say hi!

Hey, friends! I’ve decided to do one last FREE group breastfeeding session since we’re leaving to travel full time before World Breastfeeding Week! This is my 4th year in a row offering this to the community.

The location will be on Lido key (exact location given when you reserve your spot) on March 26th at 6:45 - 7:45 pm.

The group session and group photos are free and something I donate annually to help build community, camaraderie, and raise awareness for breastfeeding 🤗❤️

If you’d like to join, please DM me!

Pitocin is NOT Oxytocin. 🙅🏼‍♀️

This synthetic alternative to the love hormone leads to unnecessary complications, a 32% increase in postnatal mood disorders, and more.

This is a conversation best had with your provider before your birthing time.

If you’ve been given Pitocin, what was your experience with it?

No one is born a perfect parent.

There are eight years between my oldest and youngest daughters.

In those eight years...

I’ve breastfed six babies.
Some of my babies have also had donor milk and formula.

I’ve freebirthed.
I’ve also had an epidural.

I have children that are v*ccine free.
I also have children that were v*ccin*ted.

I’ve bedshared.
I’ve also cried it out.

I’ve homeschooled.
I’ve also public schooled.

I’ve gentle parented.
I’ve also spanked.

I’ve baby worn.
I’ve also used a stroller.

I’ve done baby-led weaning.
I’ve also fed purées.

I’ve used homeopathics.
I’ve also used tylenol.

A lot of these things, we quickly learned weren’t right for us... and some lessons were learned easier than others.

But we did the best we could with the information we had at the time, as I’m sure you have too.

There’s no right way to be a perfect parent... but a million ways to be a good one.

I share everything I do to help you make *informed* decisions for your family... so that hopefully you won’t have to look back on choices and think “damn, if only I knew...”

And once you know better,
do better.

Is there anything you’ve completely flipped around like me? Anything you wish you’d known sooner?

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