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I just love when I have the opportunity to serve families through their second, third and beyond births. What an honor to be on this journey. This sweet couple brought their birth stool their friend crafted up for them! It was legit heirloom quality and served an incredible purpose for this family. How special right?!
Welcome home sweet little one, I am so grateful to be back photographing babies and families!
42 weeks approached quickly and baby had his own plans ;-) We did spinning babies techniques, miles circuit along with all the natural ways to support labor but like I said, he had his own story <3
We headed in for induction, mamas body had some progression and her provider along with myself and her talked about things that may help lead us down labor lane ;-) Mama responded quickly and her birth team pulled everything off allowing her body to take the lead. She labored beautifully in the tub and ended up birthing on the bed.
It’s incredibly important to have a supportive team, knowing your options and making informed decisions <3
This birth story gives me all the feels, the strength and power of our bodies is a never-ending magical journey. Several days of prodromal labor lead to exhaustion and high emotions, part of my role as a doula is to hold space for all emotions. With feelings of unknown, defeat and just negative energy we set out for Target, we roamed the dollar section, looked at baby clothes and just let the Target oxytocin vibes flow. Each aisle brought a contraction a little stronger and closer together, no I am totally not kidding! haha!
We headed back to their home where we watched Coco and just let the evening take us in. Surges continued and I decided to head home and sort out my childcare for the next day as I knew we were headed in the right direction. Shortly I received a text that contractions had increased and continued to grow in strength so I headed back over.
It was go time.
Into the evening contractions continued and closer they surged through her body. We connected with her midwife and the team headed over. We filled her tub, warmed it with boiling pots of water. Tiffany made her way to the tub and felt at ease as she stepped in. Often it can feel as if labor slows upon entering water, she was able to completely relax between contractions as Adam and I swapped washcloths and hand squeezing duties. Tiffany progressed beautifully and truly found her rhythm.
Within a few hours of her birth teams arrival she felt a bit pushy, with each breathe her body brought baby down. The natural ejection reflex took over and with each contraction she came closer to meeting her new little love.
Avery joined us around 4:45am, she was just absolutely beautiful- ready to eat and snuggle with her family.
Have I mentioned how much I enjoy in home sessions?? These are just perfection, this little guy was a bit unsettled until he got to sweetly rest on his mamas chest. These sessions are perfect for those situations, just doing life. Enjoy!
B and I reconnected after motherhood found us. We grew up in the same town, attended the same schools and were band nerds together in high school. Our rekindling of our friendship was thanks to a local mom group where we had many play-dates together. I was so excited to hear she was expecting another little one to join our tribe. We celebrated by heading out on an adventure heading toward the gorge. I hope you all enjoy :-)
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