The Place of Vaginal Exams in Natural Birth
How do you know if you are in labor? How can we tell if labor is progressing? How do we know when it's the right time to start pushing?...
talblinger
- Jul 20
- 21 min
Birthing the Placenta: Midwifery Care for the Immediate Postpartum
As homebirth midwives, we have a unique understanding of the physiological nature of this stage in labor and how we can support a natural
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talblinger
- Jun 1
- 12 min
Water Breaking As The First Sign of Labor: A Midwife's Perspective on Supporting Natural Birth
Have you thought about (or planned for) how you may respond to the way your labor begins? Do your plans need to change if your water...
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talblinger
- May 25
- 5 min
What to Do During Early Labor: A Guide to Patience, Trust and Little Bit of Midwife Dust
Did you know the average first time mom labors for over 24 hours to bring her baby out? We believe so deeply in supporting long labors as a
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talblinger
- Feb 27
- 10 min
Finding A Midwife: A Guide to Researching, Interviewing + Hiring Your Future Midwife
Have you fallen in love with the midwifery model of care and you're ready to explore hiring a midwife for your upcoming birth? In this...
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kellyepappas
- Feb 10
- 6 min
The Truth About Adrenal Fatigue
Pssst, before we begin: Be sure to stick around for your own healing freebie below! I climbed out of bed with eyes almost closed,...
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talblinger
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Immune Boosting Supplements
Supplements for natural and holistic immunity boosting. Midwifery top ticks for viral, bacterial, skin, breastfeeding and vaginal infections
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kellyepappas
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Non-Toxic Cookware: Why it Matters for Your Health
Look at you, maybe you've just returned from farmer's marker with all of your local, organic, rainbow-colored produce. Or maybe you are...
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talblinger
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Vaginal Odors: What's Normal + What's Not
Vaginas are supposed to smell! We have been told in big and small ways that the normal vaginal odor we have is not right or acceptable....
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talblinger
- Aug 5, 2021
- 7 min
Circumcision Decision
In this article, we take a deep dive into circumcision. We cover everything from research and health to culture and religious beliefs.
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talblinger
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
12 Printable Birth + Postpartum Affirmations
Affirmations are not about making a wish with your words and hoping they come true. Affirmations are about finding the thing that is already
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kellyepappas
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
Seed Cycling Hormone Balancing Smoothie
You have heard us extol the power of connecting with your body and balancing your hormones. One of our favorite and easily accessible...
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talblinger
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Roots of Hormone Imbalance
Our top 2 solutions for balancing hormones include reducing stress and stabilizing blood sugar. Here’s why: Stress produces the hormone...
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talblinger
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
How to (re)Connect with Your Body
We are often made to believe we are only a walking symptom picture, our feelings aren’t real, our sexuality defines our relation to our...
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talblinger
- Feb 20, 2021
- 5 min
2 Midwives in 2 Years of Practice
As we step out into this third year of midwifery practice, relationship remains the driving force behind what we do.
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talblinger
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Fixing Your Period: Your Guide to Menstrual Freedom
Bandaids are nice, but true systemic healing is best. Get to the bottom of your problems and implement lasting change.
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talblinger
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Supplements for Women's Health
The world of nutrition and supplementation is confusing! Can we get everything we need from our diet, and if not, what is missing? What...
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talblinger
- Apr 9, 2020
- 7 min
Homebirth or Birth Center?
We believe women should plan to birth where they feel most comfortable, and that’s going to be different for everyone.
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talblinger
- Mar 16, 2020
- 5 min
Suddenly Schooling at Home
Many families are finding themselves suddenly schooling at home for the next 3 weeks or more due to COVID-19/Coronavirus Social Distancing i
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talblinger
- Feb 16, 2020
- 3 min
Fertility Awareness: The What, How & Why of Achieving or Avoiding Pregnancy
Understanding your cycle is more than just trying to achieve or avoid pregnancy though. A normal cycle is a marker for general health, and a
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talblinger
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
How to Cope with a Long Labor
No one wants a long labor, but fear not. We have 5 tips for coping with one, and 4 of them are done before labor even begins!
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talblinger
- Jan 27, 2020
- 6 min
Affording Homebirth: The Money Aspect of Midwifery Care
We have been taught to interact with medical costs in a way that is covered under insurance plans only, birth is not just a medical event!
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talblinger
- Jan 24, 2020
- 10 min
How Midwives Handle Complications at a Homebirth
Buckle your seatbelt for a long read! We share a TON of education in this post, knowing that those who have this question want it...
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talblinger
- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
How to Enjoy Your Breastfeeding Experience and Why It Matters
The benefits of breastfeeding abound. There is no shortage of education on why breastfeeding your child is so important and beneficial....
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kellyepappas
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Informed Consent in Midwifery Care
Informed Consent. Informed Refusal. Respectful Care. Buzz words to some, foundational to us. A foundation upon which midwifery care...
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kellyepappas
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
Preparing For Birth
As you know, there are about a million things to prepare for after you see those two pink lines (or blue lines, or plus sign, or the word...
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kellyepappas
- Jun 18, 2019
- 4 min
What to Expect: Prenatal Appointments with a Homebirth Midwife
So, you are thinking about midwifery care...but...you aren't quite sure what to expect from an appointment. Will it be like an...
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kellyepappas
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
Pregnancy, Birth, and Butterflies
As midwives we bear particularly intimate witness to the transformation of a pregnant woman. Every single one of our clients, no matter...
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kellyepappas
- Jun 4, 2019
- 5 min
Processing Disappointment in Birth
We prepare for our births in our minds, our souls, our bodies...and as much as we can know ABOUT birth, we know nothing about how this...
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kellyepappas
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
Viewing Midwifery as a Protective Art
One of the main themes of my desire to follow midwifery has been protection. As a first-time mom, I both bore witness to feelings of not...
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kellyepappas
- May 20, 2019
- 4 min
Inviting Your Older Kids To Your Upcoming Homebirth
So, you're pregnant. Again! Hooray!! As you walk through this season of pregnancy, it is only naturally at some point to wonder, "What...
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kellyepappas
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
Complications and Homebirth Midwifery
As you are laboring and working towards meeting your baby - we enter your house and set up our equipment. You are already aware of what...
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kellyepappas
- Apr 23, 2019
- 4 min
...but what about the mess?
One of the most common theme of questions we get in consults is about what happens after the birth. How do we take care of mom and baby?...
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kellyepappas
- Apr 15, 2019
- 4 min
Reenvisioning Postpartum Care
So you’ve spent the last handful of months soaking up all the pregnancy and birth related information you could. You registered for all...
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kellyepappas
- Feb 16, 2019
- 5 min
Is Homebirth Right for You?
Midwives, Labor Tubs, and Low Lights, Oh My! I'll get to the point here for you real quick- I can't give you the answer to the question...
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talblinger
- Jan 22, 2019
- 2 min
Goals
“Nurturing a plant takes a commitment to gradual, daily care. You can’t grow something by soaking it in a bucket of water all at once. In...
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kellyepappas
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
Kelly's Birth Stories
We love a good story, we especially love birth stories, telling them and hearing them! We love YOUR story, but we know you want to hear...
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talblinger
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
Tiffany's Birth Stories
We love a good story, we especially love birth stories, telling them and hearing them! We love YOUR story, but we know you want to hear...
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kellyepappas
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
What's in a Name?
The way Beautiful One Midwifery came to find its name, and what it means to us as we serve you. Having the opportunity to name something...
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