Kami Schwartz, Reproductive Health Doula

When you didn’t think you could endure another day of stop-and-start contractions

When you told your birth team you can’t keep going

When you said you couldn’t push her out

✨You just didn’t know your strength then✨

But when you held her on your chest

You knew you could persevere through anything

You knew you would continue fighting every single day for her

You knew you would keep pushing forward for more abundant life ahead

✨You are a mother and this is what you do✨

Hip squeezes blur into a forehead kiss.
Bearing down becomes picking up.
Intensity paves the way for elation.
A uterus contracts; then a heart expands.

Childbirth is incredible 🤍

Have or having a 2024 baby?🤰🏽🤱🏽Your birth, breastfeeding, motherhood, sleep, your mental health, and your fertility are all top of mind right now and it can be so much to juggle all at once!

Inside the Kamdoula Collective, you’ll have the resources to walk through it empowered! 🙌🏾

A support group, a 90 minute 1-1 to prep for or process your experience, my on-demand fertility class which specifically teaches fertility while breastfeeding, sessions on taking care of your body, Bible studies and more!

This will be your best postpartum yet!

In our support group sessions, I will provide a short lesson on managing postpartum and then my friend Mariah will take over to facilitate discussion and prayer.

Here’s what Mariah has to say:

“When I was pregnant I knew postpartum would be a huge life adjustment, but was looking forward to pushing my son in a stroller while we walked around the neighborhood, bonding during feedings, and wearing him while I got things done around the house.

“However, I quickly found out things weren’t what I imagined, starting with a birth that went far from what I had planned. It was such a challenge to try adjusting to what postpartum actually was: struggling to figure out breastfeeding, having a hard time processing my unplanned c-section, realizing how much baby weight there is to lose after the baby is born, not always knowing what my son wanted or needed, etc.

“Postpartum is such a unique and challenging time and it can be so easy to isolate and feel alone as you try to survive (because surviving is truly all you feel like you can do some days), which is why I want to help provide this postpartum support group for women.

“I hope inside of the Kamdoula collective you will find other ladies you can lean on and who know what it’s like to be where you are, and I would love to join you on your journey, wherever that may be.”

Join us, but hurry because you only have 3 days left to enroll. DM me the word POSTPARTUM and I will send you the link!

Meet Cassie!! Cassie is a client and friend of mine and she is going to be leading our Support Group for those who are Trying to Conceive or navigating Pregnancy Loss inside of the Kamdoula Collective.

Here’s what she has to say:

“I’m Cassie, and my fertility journey has looked far different than I ever could have imagined. The Lord put the desire to be a mama on my heart from a young age and it has consistently stayed one of my deepest desires, but I also knew I had some issues with my cycle for as long as I could remember.

“My husband and I got married in 2020 and we started trying a little earlier than I would have initially planned because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with my cycle. I soon got a PCOS diagnosis, and from there, I dove into learning about my body and my hormones. Since the diagnosis, I have been blessed to become pregnant twice, but both of those pregnancies ended in 2nd trimester losses.

“I feel so privileged to get to run this TTC support group because I know the deep longing and hope to grow your family, but also the immense pain that can come with loss. Whether you just started trying and are hopeful, it’s been years and you are trying to hold on to hope, or you’ve experienced loss, I can empathize and would be honored to walk with you in that.”

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Isn’t she amazing?! If you’re currently navigating a pregnancy loss or journey to conceive, I would love for you to join us this semester inside the Kamdoula Collective! We kick off in just 7 days!

Message me to get the link to enroll!

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DOORS ARE OPEN! I cannot wait to see who joins this semester. If this is your year to get off birth control and nail down Fertility Awareness, if it’s your year to optimize your fertility and get pregnant, or if you’ve already got a baby in your belly or arms, this is for YOU.

Comment the word ENROLL and I will send you the link or find it at the link in my bio!

I will also be giving away one full scholarship and you can apply for that anytime between now and Tuesday August 13th!

Enrollment ends August 21st and we kick off then!

Join this community of women diving into their reproductive health and their faith all at the same time it’s so much fun!

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If this is your year to optimize your period and your fertility, OR nail down the Fertility Awareness Method to avoid pregnancy naturally, OR welcome a baby in your arms, this is for YOU.

The Kamdoula Collective is my 16 week program for women navigating their period, fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum.

It is a collective space where I can more thoroughly provide Jesus-Centered doula support and evidence-based education.

When you join, we’ll work closely together for 4 full months and you’ll build a community through support groups and social events.

If your curious, come to my free, virtual webinar and open house where I will be sharing my testimony of how Jesus has met me through my reproductive health and I will be giving you a clear look at the Kamdoula Collective so you know what to expect.

PLUS, there will be a discount code for anyone who attends, so be sure to register and watch the webinar. If you can’t attend live, there will be a replay!

Comment or DM me the words Open House and I will send you the link!

Introducing the fall semester of the Kamdoula Collective!!!!

Swipe to learn more and then here are your next steps:

1) Visit this link to learn more about the Kamdoula Collective: https://kamischwartz.com/the-kamdoula-collective

2) Register for my free Webinar titled “Where is Jesus in the Midst of Reproductive Health Problems” to hear my testimony on how I’ve met God through a gynecological issue at age 11 and how He continues to show up there ever since. I will be sharing more about the Collective after that. Register at this link: https://kamischwartz.as.me/open-house

3) DM me any questions you have!

I would love for you to join in!

Period problems, fertility struggles, miscarriage, birth complications, and postpartum depression are issues that so many women face today.

I have faced many of them myself.

But God has continued to meet me in the midst of these situations and I want to share those stories of hope with you.

I also believe that He is continually on the move and He wants to meet YOU, and your sister, and your daughter, and your friend there, too.

I'm Kami Schwartz, certified birth doula and fertility educator and my heart BEATS to not only encourage women with Jesus-centered support but to also empower them with evidence-based information and education as they navigate their periods, fertility, and births.

In this FREE Webinar, I will be sharing my testimony with you of how I first met God in an authentic way as an 11 year old girl with a reproductive health issue. We'll fast forward and discuss my preeclampsia and my back-to-back miscarriages as well.

And then I'll share why and how I believe God is on the move to meet His daughters in the midst of whatever they may be facing in their reproductive health.

I'm so excited to see what God is going to do this year!

Join me on August 7th at 1 pm EST and hear more about it by registering at this link: https://kamischwartz.as.me/open-house

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My 10 part devotional for pregnancy titled “Your Time of 40” is officially LIVE!

I might honestly be shaking a bit as I type this! I’m so excited to share it with each of you.

These devos are available in a digital download for both individuals as well as providers so if you’re pregnant, or you’re a Christian doula or midwife this is for you!

Pregnant individuals can also opt in to my email list at checkout to automatically get these devotionals one by one at just the right point in their pregnancy!

You can also purchase a gift card to easily give these devotionals to a pregnant friend, sister, or daughter!

Providing both practical and spiritual support, these devotionals are written with the idea that pregnancy is more than a physical process. It’s emotionally and spiritually transformative.

Complete with quick doula tips, this devotional will guide you through each month of pregnancy. But if you’re already into your second or trimester, my prayer is that it will speak to you in such a timely way!

I would LOVE for you to check it out and share it! You can find it at KamiSchwartz.com/shop or at the link in my bio 🌺

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Around here, you’ll hear me say “Bring Forth Life” all the time. Too much you might wonder? Maybe, idk 😂

But what do I even mean by it?

Because while initially you might assume I’m talking about getting pregnant and birthing a baby, there’s so much more to it than that.

In my work as a fertility and birth doula, I want to empower women to Bring Forth Life in whatever they are called to do.

In their careers, in their mothering, in their marriages, in their homes, in their churches, and in their communities.

Full, abundant, spiritual LIFE through the power of the Holy Spirit in partnership with their hormones and their bodies honored as a humble vehicle for God to move through.

What paths can we use to do this?

This Fall I’m offering a few ways you can join me.

1️⃣The Kamdoula Collective is my signature program. This is 16 weeks of exploring in community the depths of Biblical AND Evidence-Based information about our reproductive health. Whether your focus is your period, getting pregnant, optimizing pregnancy, or postpartum, this is the place for you.

2️⃣My birth classes will continue to move in a more holistic direction, providing more and more guidance for the spiritual and practical transition to parenthood.

3️⃣My Devotionals for Pregnancy will be released TOMORROW and if you’re currently pregnant, you can still enter to win a copy if you scroll back to yesterday’s post.

4️⃣My Consult calendar is reopening in August where we can have one-on-one discussion about your period, fertility, and birth as well as deeper areas of freedom and restoration as you seek holistic healing.

5️⃣I’ll be attending several precious births as some incredible families expand their reach and open their homes.

6️⃣And lastly, behind the scenes I’m working on reformatting and expanding my curriculum and online courses for better period education for tweens, teens, and young adults, and for managing fertility in every stage of life.

I LOVE this work, and this semester I’m devoting more hours to it than I ever have before. I’m so excited to see what God does.

Join me and Bring Forth Life 🌺

Pic Credit: .imagery

Edited to add the link to purchase now that these devos are LIVE! You can find them at kamischwartz.com/shop

If you or someone you love is currently 🤰🏽 this is for YOU! I am launching my brand new Devotionals for Pregnancy titled “Your Time of 40” THIS WEEKEND.

And to celebrate, I’m giving one away!!

Whether you’re in your first, second, or third trimester these 10 Biblical devotionals and practical, evidence-based doula tips will help you prepare mentally, physically, and spiritually for motherhood.

Be sure to SHARE this post and TAG your pregnant friends so they can hop in the drawing!!

And FYI, these devos will make a beautiful, affordable gift for your pregnant loved ones 😉

THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO ENTER THE DRAWING:

1: Like this post
2: Follow me at Kami Schwartz, Reproductive Health Doula
3: And then let me know how many weeks pregnant you are in a Comment or DM (if your pregnancy is a secret 🤫, of course I won’t tell)

I will pick one lucky winner on Friday, July 26th when the devotionals officially launch!!

I cannot wait to share these with you all 🤍🤍

“This is about to be incredible,” he said as she prepared to breastfeed their newborn for the first time.

While I understand that not everyone is as obsessed with birth and breastfeeding as I am 😅, there’s something so powerful when we approach them with awe and wonder toward our bodies and above all, toward the One who created them.

I love witnessing what our bodies can do, and when clients get excited about, it’s everything to me.

Your body is incredible.
Your baby is incredible.
Your Creator is incredible.

And I hope you experience it fully 🌸

PS: If you are a Christian Pregnant Mama be sure to follow me at because very soon I will be releasing a set of Jesus-Centered Devotionals and Evidence-Based Resources for your pregnancy and I would LOVE for you to hear more about them.

A little LABORADE recipe for those of you who are pregnant 🤰🏽 or are just looking for a nourishing way to stay hydrated this summer ☀️

2 cups water 💧
2 Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Bags 🍵
1 cup Coconut Water 🥥
Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice, to taste 🍋
Honey, to taste 🍯

Boil the water, add the tea bags, and add the honey if desired. Let steep and cool. Add the lemon juice and coconut water 😎

Keep in the fridge and enjoy in your pregnancy. Put a couple jars in your freezer and get them out when contractions begin 🙌🏾

This can be a helpful way to stay hydrated and can give your uterus a boost in labor! 💪🏽

PS: If you’re pregnant be sure to follow me at because I’ve got a set of Biblical devotionals and resources for pregnancy coming very soon! ✝️

The first ever 16 Week Kamdoula Collective has officially finished 🎉

After 500+ slides, it feels like I just wrote the first draft of my dream book and I cannot wait to see where it goes 📕

Thank you so much to the 13 women who trusted me enough to join in. I have learned so much from each of you!
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Here’s to the future where I cannot wait to continue mentoring women in their reproductive, spiritual, and mental health as we discuss their periods, fertility, pregnancies, birth, and postpartum experiences 🙌🏾

Can’t wait for the many years to come!

I’m all about the 90 minute virtual 1-On-1 session lately. With enough time to dive deep into your reproductive, spiritual, and mental health, this allows us to take a really holistic approach to your period, fertility, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience.

SWIPE to see all the different ways this can look!

If you’re interested in booking, grab one of my few slots left in May! I will be taking off in June and July and then I’ll be back at it in August.

The link to book will be in my stories or my bio!

I usually end up filtering out pictures with blood but I have something to say today in honor of the blood shed for us so keep reading if you can♥️

The reality is we all have varying experiences with our mothers. You may have the most attentive mom in the world or you may feel continually disappointed by her emotional distance. You may be parading around your mom this weekend or you may not even know your mom.

And those feelings, whatever they are, are valid and they could be especially heavy this weekend.

👉🏽But the one thing I do know is that each and every one of us have a mother who bled for us.👈🏽

To bear a child is to sacrifice and as women, we have the unique opportunity to resemble Jesus Christ in this way.

Just like him, we bleed and then we give life.

Just like He saved you by His blood, she birthed you by her blood.

So this weekend, we celebrate mothers everywhere. We celebrate their life giving potential. The way they create from two microscopic cells. The way they carry, and nurture, and grow. And the way they give and they give and they give.

Moms are amazing. And they reflect an amazing creator.
Happy Mother’s Day weekend to each of you reading ♥️

🎉I’m running an exclusive Mother’s Day sale on my birth course, fertility course, and 1-1 sessions for my email list only so grab the link in my stories to make sure you’re on the list!🎉

“For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Hours/days (honestly don’t remember) after delivering my preeclampsia baby, we were moved to our postpartum room.

At one point I got up to go to the bathroom and suddenly felt very ill. I thought I may puke and I just knew something was not right in my body.

The nurse was in my room and she quickly took my blood pressure to find it had skyrocketed even beyond what it was during my labor.

More bloodwork was ordered and I remember my favorite nurse coming back to tell me that unfortunately my labs went in the wrong direction. My liver enzymes were elevated and my platelets were low.

I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome and they declared I’d be staying at least one more night in the hospital. I wanted nothing more than to bring my baby home.

They brought in a 24 hour magnesium drip and two cups of ice cream and I cried as I tried to process what was happening to me.

In the frustration of it all I had no emotional space to be scared, but I found out later my family was.

HELLP syndrome can be quite serious and I just didn’t know then how important it was that I received such attentive and thorough care.

Looking like I got hit by a truck, my doctor complimented my postpartum gown I had bought at Goodwill saying I looked like I was a visitor instead of a patient and that made me feel like a million bucks.

I’m so grateful for how smoothly breastfeeding went in those first few days. Had it been difficult too, I think I would have collapsed. But feeding and nurturing and bonding with my baby got me through those two extra nights in the hospital (5 total with the induction.)

Finally things stabilized for me and we got to bring our baby home on my very first Mother’s Day. That was one of the most precious days of my entire life.

Eight years ago now, that all feels like such a blur. And though I would never wish it on anyone, I’m so thankful for my experience and all I learned then. It has fed so richly into my work as a doula.

If you’re reading this as a pre-e survivor yourself, I see you and the profound impact this has had on your life 🤍

Birth workers have fears about birth too 💜

Here’s me 2 years ago today, just 8 days out from meeting my double rainbow baby at home.

As a birth doula, I love talking about the safety of home birth and the immense benefits of birthing in a calm, cozy, comfortable environment.

But as a human, as a mother, and as a woman about to give birth, I was simultaneously dealing with some pretty intense fears surrounding my upcoming birth.

Resuscitation, shoulder dystocia, and preeclampsia these were some of the fears circulating through my mind and keeping me up at night.

I taught Birth Class to a group of students due around me and talked about the importance of fear processing in pregnancy. In someways, I felt like an imposter teaching that class. In other ways I felt I had been able to connect with my students like never before.

Birth workers aren’t immune from fears surrounding birth. Actually we have to work through it even more intentionally because of the birth trauma we have witnessed and because of the deep attachment we have to birth.

But we work through it just the same way I encourage anyone to work through it:

🗣️Open up, be vulnerable, and talk about it.
👏🏽Build a team you can trust.
👥Process what you’ve seen in therapy.
📝And then learn more about your specific fear, what your options are to manage it, and make a plan for how you’ll face it.

Through the compassionate care of my team ( ) I was able to work through my fears and give birth smoothly at home. Something I continue to celebrate today.

So whether you’re a birth worker or not, I’d love to discuss your fears surrounding birth and help you make a plan to manage them. Shoot me a message and we can set up a virtual fear processing session soon 💜

“What do you think will be the hardest part of fatherhood?”

I always start a new series of birth classes with introductions and each of the dads-to-be answer this question.

Here’s their most common responses 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

COMMENT with the emoji of the one you/your partner most identifies with or tag him if you want to hear it for yourself!

🧷Learning to change diapers

👮🏽‍♂️Disciplining the way I feel best about

👨🏾‍⚖️Rebalancing my work and home life

🤷🏻‍♂️I don’t even know what to expect from fatherhood so I’m not sure what will be the hardest part

👫🏽How my relationship will change with my wife/partner

👨‍👧Learning how to communicate with a baby

👨🏿‍🍼Not knowing how to best help my wife/partner

🎣Stepping back/away from my many hobbies

👨🏼 Being the father I want to be when the father I had wasn’t the best example

😴 Losing sleep

I would LOVE to hear what resonates with you or your partner so let me know in the comments below!

Dads are so important. Here’s to the restoration of healthy fatherhood, breaking generational challenges, and building strong families

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Swipe to see him enter into fatherhood👨‍👧

The first picture captures the moment it all got real. He heard her spontaneously pushing and he realized it was ACTUALLY happening.

It was so much fun to watch the rest play out. Witnessing your friends become parents is the coolest thing.

TAG someone who is about to experience this for themselves 🤍

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A couple years ago I was at a women’s retreat doing a guided prayer meditation. Through that, I saw a picture in my mind of Jesus walking toward me in the woods. I could see He was visibly disturbed. Frustrated, upset, angry.

He came over to the table I was sitting at, sat down, and with a sigh He said, “My friends are hurting, Kami.”

I knew instantly the friends He was referring to were women and they were hurting due to issues in their reproductive health.

Infertility. Postpartum Depression. Miscarriages. Stillbirth. Period Problems. Hormone Imbalances that contribute to Depression and Anxiety. Pregnancy Complications. And The Marital Strain that comes with all of it.

I was so touched to see how Jesus was visibly hurting for these women. He took on their pain.

But then His distraught turned to a smile so quickly after that. And He looked at me and said, “but we’re gonna help them.”

I remember how pumped up I felt in that moment. So excited to be a part of it. Thrilled to witness the healing that was coming. I gave Jesus my planner that was sitting there and jumped all in.

That experience changed the way I run this business.

I am so honored to minister to women through the lens of their reproductive health. We seek physical healing AND spiritual healing. We look for breakthrough, restoration, and freedom.

I’ve changed the format for how I do this and within the next Kamdoula Collective, I’m excited to offer more in-depth one-on-one packages so stay tuned for that.

But through the changes I’ve held tightly to the promises of Jesus. That He takes on our pain, but it quickly turns into anticipation for the miracles to come. I believe He is on the move and I feel so incredibly excited to be along for the ride.

If you’re new here, my name is Kami Schwartz and I’m a certified birth doula and fertility educator. I love supporting women in their reproductive, mental and spiritual health from puberty to pregnancy to perimenopause.

Thank you for being here and for supporting my business and my ministry. It means SO much to me. Praying for small steps and giant leaps forward to all who are reading this 🤍

Long ago, the Creator wove into the feminine design the ability to bleed and not die.

The ability to bleed and then bring forth life.

A foreshadowing of the One to come and an act of remembrance for the One who conquered, her bleeding is so profound all because His bleeding changes everything.

I pray your experience of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday this weekend changes everything anew 🤍

Scriptures referenced:
Exodus 12
Exodus 14
Leviticus 12
Leviticus 15
Luke 2
John 19

The coziest first breastfeeds are in the side-lying position and it’s been my go to at births lately. Here’s why:👇🏽

Number 1️⃣: Mom gets to rest. She doesn’t have to sit up or crane her neck to see her baby. Instead, she just rolls over and has pillows she can rest her head on if desired.

Number 2️⃣: Baby is supported by the bed so mom doesn’t have to try to hold baby up by the breast. Her hands are more free to eat while her baby eats as that “just gave birth hunger” rushes in.

Number 3️⃣: Baby is in a gravity neutral position so we’re not fighting against gravity to keep a deep latch. Instead, baby can be pulled in closely to mom’s body naturally facilitating a deeper latch and skin to skin time.

And Number 4️⃣: As part of a safe bed-sharing set up, side lying nursing through the night facilitates better sleep AND more frequent breastfeeding which in turn gives us higher prolactin levels, and a stronger milk supply.

So after you deliver your baby and regain the mobility and freedom to do so, try turning to your side, putting baby skin to skin on her side, pull her close to your breast and allow her time to explore.

Just like a newborn puppy, she has the instincts within her to seek, find, and latch and it’s one of my most favorite things in the world to witness 🤍

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