childbirth

What to do When You Lose It During Labor

Hint: You Can Get It Back, Baby!

Feb 23 • Kristen ✨

An Ode to Oxytocin

Jan 27 • Kristen ✨

What NOT to do When Planning a Natural Childbirth

or, are you walking into birth acting like the martyr you say you're not?

Jan 19 • Kristen ✨

An Ode to Mother-Directed Pushing

It’s time to push back against directed pushing.

Jan 12 • Kristen ✨

An Ode to Umbilical Cords

Immediate cord clamping is the norm for the modern baby… or baby gets a token 2-3 minute delay before his/her cord is clamped.

Jan 5 • Kristen ✨

20 Lessons from 20 Years of Serving Mamas and Babies

Mamas and babies deserved good information and better support.

Dec 15, 2025 • Kristen ✨

How to Move Past a Bad Birth Experience

(and Prepare for a Better One)

Nov 21, 2025 • Kristen ✨

8 Childbirth Tips for Women With Low Pain Tolerance

You too can have a natural birth

Nov 14, 2025 • Kristen ✨

7:12

How to Trust YOUR Body Can Give Birth

(because trusting birth really means trusting your own body)

Oct 23, 2025 • Kristen ✨

Is Birth About Finding Your Power?

and is having a powerful birth an affront to God?

Oct 20, 2025 • Kristen ✨

On Fault vs. Responsibility

In Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Life

Oct 6, 2025 • Kristen ✨

Phoenix's Birth Story

10lb 10oz baby boy born in water at home

Oct 3, 2025 • Kristen ✨

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