Caring for you and your family
is my pride and joy.
Let me be real for a minute. I am much more concerned about the actual service to my families than marketing. The physical and emotional care, not the social media and web presence.
That said, it’s 2024…so here’s my website. I hope it feels different than any other midwife’s website out there, because, well, my background, authenticity, and level of service are pretty unique too.
So here's what I want you to know.
I don’t think you should have to play detective to figure out the experience of the midwife you’re hiring to help keep you and your baby safe. I have worked incredibly hard (read: grinded for years) to gain experiences that have carved me into an exceptionally well-rounded midwife that “understands the system” while being acutely aware of where it falls short and why some people would want to be cared for on their own terms.
MY TIMELINE
For the nitty-gritty details, you can check out my resume here.
I should mention, there is little difference among DFW midwives when it comes to the FAQs. Please allow me to explain. I feel confident to say that we all, myself included, support delayed cord clamping, immediate skin to skin, placenta encapsulation (if that’s your thing), the freedom of movement in labor, eating and drinking in labor, and birthing in any position. We typically all give options on the glucose test, are happy to work alongside doulas, encourage the presence of whomever you’d like at your birth, and avoid unnecessary medical intervention.
Pick any midwife and your husband will absolutely be “allowed” to catch your baby – unless he prefers to be cheering you on from up top! We all will have a second attendant at your birth to assist and provide postpartum care for you and your baby for the first few weeks after birth. These are pretty standard things home birth midwives offer (and midwifery-minded people, like yourself, tend to ask about and desire).
Beyond all that, I offer honest to goodness connection and care that gradually grows into an inner peace that I truly am trustworthy.
One of my former clients, now friend, described it as “care that *actually* cares.” I promise to never make you feel bad about your choices.
I promise not to run out of patience at your birth. I promise to put you at ease at every stage of this journey.
To put even your doubting mother-in-law at ease (call me crazy but those conversations are quite fun for me)! I work hard to stay up to date on the latest research and give you options. I want you to feel powerful and heard. I will walk beside you – not behind you pushing you in any specific direction or in front of you pulling you in a way you’d rather not go. I consider myself a flexible “gumby midwife” who works intuitively to figure out what you specifically need…and then exceed those expectations. For some with birth trauma, it’s the greatest honor to walk alongside you as you achieve a redeeming birth.
Regardless of what number baby this is for you, I want our time together to be an empowering, sweet memory as you journey through the rest of your motherhood years.
So, if you couldn’t tell, I love, love, love what I do. Midwifery fills up my news feeds and my text messages. It requires a ton of sacrifice on my part and I gladly embrace the privilege it is to be there for the women who have chosen me to care for them.
My favorite type of clients are the ones that see me as who I am – a mom and wife that is fueled by her service to others.
Sometimes that translates to having to shift our appointment by a day or two because something unexpected came up. It also means around half of the appointments take place at my home office and the rest at your home – or a park or poolside! I’ve even had five clients (so far!) birth at my own home because that’s what made the most sense in their individual situations.
At this point, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that everyone gets my cell phone number and I’m incredibly responsive throughout your care and even after. To offer this level of attentiveness, I typically have 2-3 due dates a month. What I am trying to say is I promise to be available to you when you need me, but understanding that I’m a juggling mama (and human) is a part of the connection we can build our mutual trust upon. Because chances are, you know the occasional juggle struggle too!
