Blooming Rose Doula Services

Witnessing the beauty of life unfold in the comfort of home is truly enchanting! This mama was a powerhouse and I am so incredibly proud of her!🤰✨🌈

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to my very first doula baby client! 🥳👶 It's hard to believe how quickly time flies. I feel so blessed to have been a part of your journey into parenthood. May this special day be filled with love, joy, and beautiful family moments. Wishing you all the happiness in the world as you continue to watch your little one grow! 🌟🎈🎁

👣 Guiding Your Birth with Body Positioning: Empowering Choices for Every Stage 🤰🌟

Hello, Spokane parents-to-be! 🤗👶 When it comes to birthing your precious little one, the power of body positioning can't be underestimated. As your doula, I'm here to share insights about how different positions during labor can make a significant difference in your birthing experience. 🌈✨

🧘‍♀️ Active Labor Positions: Movement and flexibility play a vital role during active labor. From standing, walking, swaying, or using a birthing ball, these positions can help encourage progress and reduce discomfort. 🚶‍♀️🤰

🪑 Supported Positions: Leaning on a partner, nurse, or using a squat bar can provide added support and gravity-assisted help during contractions. This can also create more space in the pelvis for baby's descent. 💑👣

🪑 Semi-Reclined Positions: Resting on your side or semi-reclined can be helpful during longer labors, allowing you to relax while still encouraging progress. 🛌😌

🧘‍♀️ Squatting Positions: Squatting can help widen the pelvic outlet and promote the baby's descent. Squat bars, squatting stools, or even a supported squat can aid in this position. 🤸‍♀️🏋️‍♀️

🛁 Water Birth Positions: If you're considering a water birth, being in the water can provide buoyancy and comfort, allowing you to move and change positions more easily. (My personal favorite laboring comfort measure)🛁🌊

🪑 Side-Lying Positions: Side-lying can be beneficial for rest, and it's particularly helpful if you need to labor on your side due to medical reasons. It can also be a comfortable position for some birthing activities. 🌙💤

Each labor is unique, and finding the right positions for you will depend on your comfort and the progression of your birthing journey. As your doula, I'm here to guide you through these options, providing insight, encouragement, and hands-on support to help you find what works best for you. Let's work together to create a positive and empowered birthing experience! 🌟🌷

🌟 Harnessing the Power of Positive Affirmations during Pregnancy and Birth 🌈💕

Hello, Spokane mamas-to-be! As a doula, I've witnessed the incredible impact of positive affirmations on the beautiful journey of pregnancy and birth. 🤰👶✨

Affirmations are more than just words; they are empowering statements that can shape your mindset and transform your birthing experience. By surrounding yourself with positive thoughts, you can build confidence, reduce anxiety, and connect with your inner strength during the time of transition. 🌿🌺

Repeat these affirmations daily, embrace their empowerment, and let them guide you through the waves of labor:

🌟 "I trust my body and the process of birth."
🌟 "Each surge brings me closer to meeting my baby."
🌟 "I am capable, strong, and supported."
🌟 "I release fear and embrace the power within me."
🌟 "My baby is surrounded by love and warmth."
🌟 "I welcome this journey with joy and grace."

Spokane moms, you are capable of birthing your baby in a way that feels right for you. Affirmations can be a beautiful tool to keep you grounded, focused, and connected to the miracle unfolding within you.🤍

As your doula, I'm here to support you every step of the way, offering guidance, reassurance, and a caring presence throughout your pregnancy and birth. Let's welcome this journey together with positivity and confidence! 🤗💫

“Don’t worry! Fed is best anyways!” A doctor at the hospital tells a mother who just birthed her baby who won’t latch.

“Don’t worry, they all grow up to eat chicken nuggets anyways!” Laughs the nurse at a babies 3rd well visit, he isn’t gaining weight the way they want.

“Don’t worry! It hurt me to nurse too so I stopped!” Says a woman to her friend over lunch as she watches her cringe in pain.

“Don’t worry! A bottle will help her sleep through the night.” Says a husband to his wife when the alarm goes off to feed.

“Don’t worry! He’ll never remember you stopped!” Says a coworker to his friend who’s freezer supply is dwindling and she’s struggling to get more then an ounce.

Don’t worry they all said. Fed is best anyways.

She cried for help.
She sobbed in that office.
She called her friend exhausted.
She went to anyone she could.
She begged. She pleaded.

But fed is best anyways.

A phrase we started to help moms know it’s okay if it just simply “doesn’t work out” Is crippling thousands of woman.

Choosing formula over breastfeeding is a choice. Yet the mothers choosing breast are having that choice ripped from them - before they ever stood a chance.

So I encourage you, next time a mom is begging for support, don’t turn to her and say “Well fed is best anyways!”

Ask her what you can do.
Help her read the books.
Help her search on google.
Help her find an IBCLC.
Help her get the help she needs.

The western world has the lowest and shortest breastfeeding terms globally. I’ll let you do the math on why you think that is.

If you are a mother who struggled and had your journey end before you were ready, I stand with you. My heart hurts for you.

Just know there are woman like me, doing everything we can to make sure the next generation doesn’t have to beg and plead for the help they need.

✍🏼: Alysa Evon from Simply Sacred Birth on Facebook

And for those in the thick of it, Remember: Breastfeeding is NOT all or nothing. Every teaspoon of has up to 3,000,000 germ-killing cells in it. You’re doing great 🫶🏽

📣 Exciting News! 📣
After a crazy journey, I've moved to Spokane, Washington, and thrilled to announce the launch of my doula business here! 🤰👶✨ As a doula, I'm dedicated to supporting families during this beautiful and transformative time. Whether you're expecting, planning to expand your family, or simply looking for a caring advocate, I'm here for you! 🌈💕 Stay tuned for booking availability, special offers, and helpful resources. Let's connect and create a nurturing birth community together! 🤝

The Birth of Isabella Rose ✨💓

I wasn’t sure if I was going to share this story sense it was very traumatic and disappointing at first. But, I’ve come to realize that I am processing it and finding a lot of little blessings in my birth story. By sharing it, I hope other moms realize that even though your birth might not have looked the way you wanted it to, there is still so much strength and light in your story!

On the afternoon of Wednesday June 28th my water had broken so I texted my midwife and she said to keep her updated and to let her know when contractions start. So me and Lucas finished getting the house ready for a home birth. I headed to bed to get a good night’s rest until labor started, but my contractions didn’t start that afternoon or night. So, Thursday morning I texted my midwife and she said to take the Labor Cocktail that consisted of Verbena Oil, Apricot Juice, Castor oil, and Almond butter. I took that around 10:30 Thursday morning and then contractions started around 1:30pm.I texted my doula to come over around 5pm that night. I labored that afternoon into the night and my midwife was at another birth so her back up midwife came and checked me. I was dilated to 4cm and she also did a membrane sweep. But, contractions were still spaced out pretty good so they told me to go get some rest with a peanut ball. Contractions were off and on the whole night and I really couldn’t sleep so I started bouncing on my birthing ball around 4am. I let my birth team sleep during this time and really just reflected on my time laboring in my home and spent time alone in prayer. Friday morning I took another labor cocktail and my doula started putting me in different laboring positions to get my contractions to ramp up. We did the cat cow position, flying cowgirl, kneeling with the ball, and so many deep squats. I was having contractions about 3-4 mins apart! Around 1pm my midwife checked me and I was still at 4cm maybe a soft 5. Our midwife advised us at this time that since my water had been broken for over 48hrs that I should transfer out of her care to a hospital but I did not want to do that just yet. So, instead my midwife gave me a preventative antibiotic to keep any infection from happening to me or baby girl. Friday afternoon the contractions had pretty much stalled out, so I took yet another labor cocktail and a labor tincture that was supposed to help bring the contractions on again. We were trying everything to get the contractions to come back! Laboring on the toilet, more squats, curb walking, sifting my belly, all the positions on the birthing ball, using the peanut ball, speed walking up the hill, nothing worked! By Friday night the contractions came back a little bit but they were still spaced out I had taken a bath to help relieve some pain and then we to sleep. Come Saturday morning, there were no contractions at all so we decided to go to the hospital while it wasn’t an emergency and I could still communicate with the doctors on what I wanted.

We loaded up and went to Deaconess Hospital and my midwife had warned me that they might not be happy that it was day 4 of my waters being broken and now transferring but they would be happy that I did have the antibiotic in my system. And, me and baby were perfectly healthy. I made sure that both the baby and I were healthy when I decided to labor at home one more day to try and do the home birth. I was very nervous and honestly felt so defeated walking into the hospital. But, When we got into the room I was very happy with my nurses and doctor, my nurse had been a doula previously for 9 years! My doctor read my birth plan and went over it with me and listened to my concerns and wishes! My doctor said “I know this wasn’t your plan so how can I still make you feel like your in control of your labor” and I just totally loved her gentleness and consideration with me after everything that had happened those 4 days. I told her that I would love to push my baby out in the position that I wanted and that my husband would help deliver our daughter if at all possible and that I wanted to labor as long as possible in the bath and she was totally okay with my wishes. So, we got me started on pitocin to get contractions started again. They started it a 1 and kept going up every 30mins, they only go up to 20 when someone doesn’t have a pain medication and they got me all the way up to 19 out of 20. I was laboring in the bath tub for most of that time from about 2pm to 3am Saturday I labored in the bed, bath tub, the birthing ball, pacing up and down. Around 12am I got out of the water I asked for Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) as a pain killer but all that did was make me light headed. Then I labored more on the birthing ball with so many double hip squeezes. I’m sure Lucas and Natalia’s arms were feeling it by this time! Around 1:30am I asked them to check me to see how much I was dilated because I figured with how strong and fast those contractions were coming I had to be more like 7-8cm by now.

Nope.

They checked me and I was still at a 5. Same as when they checked me Thursday night. I looked at Lucas and apologized. Really I was apologizing to myself though and asked for the epidural. When the anesthesiologist came and did my epidural I was still on 19 out of 20 of pitocin so those contraction were coming hard and fast and I had to get three epidurals because there was something called tissue pockets he kept hitting. And then after getting the epidural everything was numb except for my hip I was feeling all the contraction pain in my hip and then it moved to my butt so they had to give another little bit of the epidural until it finally gave me some relief. So, then everyone went to sleep.

Around 4am I felt pressure like a lot of it and so I asked her if she could check me and sure enough what I had been trying to do for the last 4 days happened in 2 hours I was at 10cm. So, the nurse told me that she’s going to call the doctor and get things ready. But, during that time the pressure got more and more intense and so I told the nurse it feels like the baby is going to come out and she said oh no first time moms normallly push for like 2 hours so we are going to do a practice push, I did one push and she told me to stop and that she could see the head. So, she got everyone up and ready and I pushed five times and she was out. But, then it got a little bit scary because I had been contracting for so many days, my uterus is supposed to clamp down after birth to stop the bleeding but since it was so tired it didn’t. And so they kept the pitocin on to help stop the bleeding and gave me two shots in my legs to clot the bleeding and some medicine in my cheek that had to dissolve. They did get the bleeding under control but I did loose 730ml of blood so I was feeling pretty crappy until they gave me the IV Iron and that gave me a lot more energy.

Overall bringing Isabella Rose into the world was a whirlwind of emotions of sadness, defeat, Joy, laughter, but most of all so much love. My birth team was absolutely amazing to the back up midwife Kayla Duval coming to check me late at night to give me peace of mind, to my midwife Rebekah Alice giving me care all the way up until my labor and then after. To my amazing birth team that didn’t leave my side the entire time Natalia and Lucas were my rocks. They kept my spirits up and reminded me how strong and fearless I was, even when we had to go to the hospital they never made me feel less than. This birth changed me and made me realize on a whole new level how kick-ass women’s bodies really are, we are stronger than we realize!

💛Aromatherapy During Labor💛

“Aromatherapy is a traditional and historical practice of using essential oils from plants in order to enhance well-being.
Ways of using Essential oils during labor could include:

✨Massaged into the skin
✨Given in a warm bath
✨Diffused into the air

You can use essential oils alongside of other medical practices. “It can also be used on it’s own or with other non-drug methods as an alternative during labor to pain medications such as an epidural”.
Essential Oils Especially helpful during Labor

🌿Rose plant-Reduced stress/anxiety, and lower pain
🌿 Salvia-Decreased length of labor
🌿Peppermint-Decreased nausea and vomiting
🌿Geranium-Decreased diastolic blood pressure

“Anxiety, fear and tension are linked to someone’s pain perception. So, often how much pain you perceive is related to how much anxiety you feel”. “On a scale from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain possible, pain scores at the end of labor when women were 8 to 10 centimeters dilated averaged 6.7 to 7.9 among women in the aromatherapy group and 9.4 to 9.8 among people receiving the placebo”.

Drop your comment down below? What would be your perfect birthing experience?

✨BIRTH VISIONS✨
When I imagine my perfect birth someday it would be in a birthing tub either in my own home or a birthing center.
I would like to have a low lighting, soothing vibe in the room where there is no rush for me to get my baby out. I can listen to my body and go with my bodies natural rhythm. I would like to delay cord clamping and leave my baby in what they come out. No bath right away, or medications.(Unless needed of course) I would love to have a moment with my family and skin to skin time with my child. And then transition into breastfeeding.
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If you could choose how your birthing experience go or went how would you want it? Drop in the comments ⬇️ ☺️

How cool is this! 😁

FREE VIRTUAL BABY SHOWERS: We are thrilled to be partnering with Amerigroup Iowa to host TWO free Virtual Baby Showers for expectant parents in Iowa on Dec. 7-8!

These fun and educational events will equip pregnant people with information on childbirth, safe sleep practices for your new baby, car seat safety, local resources and the importance of tracking baby’s movements! The first 20 people who register for each baby shower and attend the event will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. One lucky attendee at each shower will also win a Pack n Play!

If you live in Iowa we hope you will join us on Dec. 7-8! Reserve your spot today:

English Virtual Baby Shower- Dec. 7 at 6 p.m.- bit.ly/IASaveBabies
Spanish Virtual Baby Shower- Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.- https://bit.ly/IASalvarBebes

October is month.

What is Placenta Accreta, though? Placenta Accreta is a pregnancy condition in which the placenta attaches too deeply into the wall of the uterus, which puts the pregnant person at risk of severe blood loss, preterm birth, hysterectomy, and other complications.

Follow National Accreta Foundation and stay tuned here for more information this month.

I was so honored to be part of this family's birthing team! Birth is such an empowering thing to experience. I was so humbled to be trusted with welcoming this little joy into the world! 💙

If anyone has any questions about having a doula at their birth, message me today. I would love to chat with you! 🤰✨🌈☀️
*Shared with parent’s permission*

Birth is so beautiful even if everything doesn’t go the way you wanted.

…sometimes what we get is more beautiful than what we hoped for… sleep well

We see you mama. We hear you mama. We see all your hard work mamas. 💓

…that’s all you or anyone else can expect of you. and your best will just keep on getting better. sleep well

Sending love to all the Mama’s out their waiting on rainbow baby. Stay strong mommas! 🌈♥️

Sending love to all celebrating National Rainbow Baby Day today, and to all who are waiting on their rainbow baby ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Great Breastfeeding support! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Meet International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Nicole, RN, BSN, IBCLC! 👋 In addition to being a Labor & Delivery nurse, Nicole provides breastfeeding support at our main campus location.

Broadlawns offers free breastfeeding support groups the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 4:30-6:00 PM and the 3rd Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. Additionally, virtual lactation visits will be available soon for all Broadlawns patients, which will allow access to lactation support from the comfort of home. Patients will need to sign up for the patient portal to access this service.

Did you know that you do not need to have delivered at Broadlawns to attend our Support Groups? We have a scale available for weighted feeds, as well as hands-on breastfeeding support during our support groups. 🤱 Visit: https://www.broadlawns.org/events/breastfeeding-support-group to learn more or join our Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group (Broadlawns Mommy Matters Breastfeeding Support Group), which provides on-going, free assistance.

✨VBAC (Va**na Birth After Cesarean)✨🤰

Positives: 😍
-No surgery and complications that come with having a surgery
-Get home to your space sooner
-The experience of a natural/vaginal birth
-Less recovery time, getting to be more active with your new baby
Negatives: 😢
-A failed trail of Labor after C-section
-Uterine rupture (happening to less than 1% of women)
-An emergency c-section

Would I qualify for a VBAC?
-Women who have a lower vertical incision
-If you’ve never had a uterine rupture
-If you’ve only have had one c-section
-If you’ve had 18+ months sense your last c-section delivery
-If you aren’t doing a home birth, you have to be at a place equipped for a VBAC

VBAC’s are possible! Message me today to see what your options are! ⬇️🤩

💛🏝Vacationing 🌻🌊

I just got back from a family vacation. It was so much fun boating, swimming, hiking and family time. It was a much needed time away!

What’s your favorite place to vacation? Are you more of a lay around and get rest or hiking and being active? Drop your comments below. ⬇️👇🏻⬇️

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"I'm going to check you"⁠
"I'm just going to break your water" ⁠
"We're going to start an IV antibiotic" ⁠
"You really need to do this right now"⁠
“You’re not allowed to (walk around, eat, fill in the blank…)"⁠
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None of these are examples of informed consent. ⁠
Informed consent is a legal, human, and ethical right - established by law.⁠
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It’s a discussion that includes:⁠
1️⃣ risks (including future potential risks, i.e. repeat cesareans, post-episiotomy pain, impacting s*x life)⁠
2️⃣ benefits⁠
3️⃣ alternatives⁠
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Informed consent also includes the right to INFORMED REFUSAL.⁠
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That means you have a legal right to say NO at your birth to anything you believe is not in your and baby's best interest.⁠
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Your voice counts and what you say matters.⁠
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Being guilted into something or otherwise psychologically pressured is a violation of informed consent.⁠
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But violations are common and accepted. It’s common for a practitioner to say something like: ‘a good mom would do this’ and ‘you wouldn’t want to harm your baby’ or “I know this is what you want, but my job is to look out for your baby.” Legally YOU are the one who gets to choose for you and baby and LEGALLY that should be without repercussions to you regardless of outcome. YOU get to make the risk-benefit analysis, but that means getting educated ahead of time. And that’s what I’m here to help you do.⁠
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If you want to learn what your birth rights are, the difference between birth rights and hospital policy, and more on how to be your own advocate, I invite you to join my FREE pregnancy, birth, and postpartum course via the link in bio.⁠
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Once you join, you'll have access to the previously recorded videos (including the one on advocacy), in addition to supplemental PDFs and guided videos - and all of the ongoing classes coming up, plus the ongoing weekly support group.⁠
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Speaking up for ourselves, and speaking our truth makes a difference. It’s how every change in healthcare has actually occurred. And never doubt what s group of committed women can do!

✨BIRTH VISIONS✨
When I imagine my perfect birth someday it would be in a birthing tub either in my own home or a birthing center.
I would like to have a low lighting, soothing vibe in the room where there is no rush for me to get my baby out. I can listen to my body and go with my bodies natural rhythm. I would like to delay cord clamping and leave my baby in what they come out. No bath right away, or medications.(Unless needed of course) I would love to have a moment with my family and skin to skin time with my child. And then transition into breastfeeding.
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If you could choose how your birthing experience go or went how would you want it? Drop in the comments ⬇️ ☺️

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝙳𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚊? 🧡

The word “doula“ stems from a greek word that means “a women who serves“. In today’s world a doula is someone who supports the laboring person emotionally, physically, and mentally.✨👏🏻

A doula is your advocate and support during labor and postpartum. We are here to provide knowledge and options that you may not know you had!

We postion you, massage and encorage you during your birth journey! 💆‍♀️

Drop any doula quesions you have for me in the comments! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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BloomingRose is ready to help you on your journey! 💛
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𝙼𝚈 𝙿𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙰𝙶𝙴𝚂 𝙸𝙽𝙲𝙻𝚄𝙳𝙴:
𝕆𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝟙:
-One free interview/consultation

-Two prenatal visits to go over birth plan, concerns and any questions

-Full emotional, physical and informational support from active labor until the baby is delivered

-Postpartum support 1-2 hours after baby is delivered

-Two Postpartum visits within the first 1-2 weeks of the baby being born

-Full access to my birth, postpartum and breastfeeding library

𝕆𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝟚:
-One free interview/consultation

-Full emotional, physical and informational support from active labor until the baby is delivered

-Full access to my birth, postpartum and breastfeeding library

𝔻𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕕 ℂ𝕃𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤:

✅ Research shows many health benefits for both preterm and full-term babies
✅ 30% increase neonatal blood volume
✅ Reduced risk of iron deficiency
✅ Increase in placental transfusion
✅ Increase red blood cell count
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🤱Benefits of Breastfeeding🤱
Breastfeeding is not easy but are so many benefits for mama and baby!
Benefits for the mother:
✨breastfeeding produces natural soothing hormones called oxytocin and prolactin which relieves stress and brings joy to the nursing mother
✨Stimulates the uterus to contract and go back to normal size
✨Faster weight loss burning about 500 calories more per day maintaining milk supply
✨Less risk of postpartum depression
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Hi, I’m Chrystal! I currently live in the Des Moines Metro Area, where I was born and raised.

A few things that bring me joy are:
✨Walking/Hiking through any part of nature
✨Spending time with my niece and nephew
✨Blasting country music and going on road trips
✨ Spending time with family and friends
✨Having bbqs, and just spending quality time together
✨Being a plant and dog mama

These are just a couple things that bring me happiness in life! What are a few things that bring a smile to your face? Drop them below! ⬇️ 💛
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