Gather and Grow Birth Services

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there and to the moms I have been blessed to be part of their journey. YOU ARE AMAZING! Enjoy that nap today! 💕💐💕

As a birth doula, I've had the privilege of supporting many families through their birthing journeys. While many of you may already know, the CHI Birth Center, the only freestanding birth center in Nebraska, can no longer offer delivery services.

This is a significant loss for those who were blessed with the center's warm, home-like environment and personalized care. The CHI Birth Center has been a cherished place. Birth is such a powerful experience, and the birth center offered a safe and secure option for those who did not feel comfortable in the hospital or wanted a more comfortable less sterile feeling birth. The removal of this option limits the choices available to families seeking a more personal and comfortable birthing experience. Hospital trauma is real for some, and we need to be aware and sensitive to that.
It's important to recognize the impact this has on our community.

CHI Birth Center announces they will no longer deliver babies A Lincoln birth center is transitioning from delivering babies to a clinic-only model.

If you have clean good condition items your little one has outgrown, consider donating them here! ♥️ or check out their wishlist.

We are in urgent need of newborn to three month girl sleepers and baby wipes.
If anyone has any used outgrown items we have two porch drop off locations. Amazon link is below as well
We also have a need for 6 month and up girl sleepers and clean gently used baby gear like play mats, small swings, newborn car seats and bassinets

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ZHU1D0MR6MEW?ref_=wl_share

The Babe Lincoln Expo is in full swing! I would love to see you! There are some amazing vendors here too!

“If you don’t pick me, pick my $ister!"

Everyday is a beautiful day for a baby! 💕 Welcome sweet baby boy.

So very important. We don't just bounce back. Be gentle with yourself.

Why try to restore years of a tight hip on the day of labor? Improve your range of motion day by day for comfort now and ease in birth later. Improving body balance improves physiologic function—even birth! Balance in tone and alignment may increase your chance of having an easier birth and better sleep while you are pregnant.

Do you know all of the daily activities? Daily activities bring comfort to your pregnancy and prepare you for an easier childbirth—lengthening muscles and increasing range of motion in your pregnant body to make space for baby’s best birth position. Many of the daily activities can be found on our Daily Essentials download video. You can find the video or learn more about the daily activities here:
https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/daily-activities/

WALK EVERY DAY. Walking briskly with full motion lengthens the psoas muscles (a large pair of internal “wings” from spine to thigh). Lower back strength grows while moving the pelvis. Long, supple psoas muscles give us better range of motion, emotional groundedness and flexibility, better fetal descent, and better fetal positioning.

FORWARD-LEANING INVERSION. It potentially untwists the ligaments supporting the lower uterine segment and cervix (uterosacral, cervical, round ligament). When you rise upright again, these ligaments relax. Repeating the stretch many times helps to release a possible spasm or asymmetry and allows the baby’s head to fit more easily during labor.

MATERNAL POSITIONING. We’re sure you’ve seen or done these positions before: knees lower than the level of your hips, belly lower than your hips, let your belly be a hammock for your baby, let your lower back sway forward as you stand and walk, sit on a kitchen chair—backwards, be sure that your hips are not lower than your knees when sitting on an exercise ball, and keep an upright back by sitting on the front of your sitz bones—not back on your sacrum. Adequate water intake and a healthy diet are also a big part of this!

STRETCH. Stretching out every day is good for circulation, metabolism, and comfort. Each day, release tight bun muscles from your feet up and your head down. Try these exercises: TMJ (tight jaw) release, neck rolls, open your shoulders, Windmill, forward lunges, calf stretch, and squats.

PSOAS RELEASE. A tight psoas muscle pair keeps baby high. A longer, more supple psoas is one of several factors helping baby engage at 38 weeks gestation. Digestion, walking, balance, and comfort are all enhanced with a longer psoas muscle pair rather than a shorter or less supple psoas.

HIP OPENERS. Open up those hips daily! This technique balances the pelvis and “opens” the hips, allowing for easier descent of the baby in labor.

PELVIC TILTS. Loosens the hips and sacrum. Relaxes the lower back and soothes an achy back at the end of a long day.

REST SMARTSM. Gravity-friendly maternal posture is the 2nd Principle of Spinning Babies® positions that let your baby’s back settle in your “hammock”, while resting or while on bed rest, or even in labor.

RELAXING WHAT IS TIGHT IN GENERAL. Continue to relax the abdominal muscles and ligaments and move the pelvic joints. Relaxation doesn’t only mean taking a deep breath. Breathing evenly and deeply is important. For good fetal positioning and labor progress, the ligaments, joints, and fascia (the membrane surrounding our muscles, organs, and bones) need to be relaxed and symmetrical.

Tip: For best results, and if you can, use the Forward-leaning Inversion.

I am so excited for Lincoln's first Babe Lincoln Expo. Whether you are planning to be pregnant, growing that sweet babe now, or any stage of postpartum, you are not going to want to miss this!! So many great vendors!
Check out the Facebook event or website to snag your free tickets and for more info!

www.babelincolnexpo.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1064219877673985

Hello everyone!! It's been a little bit since I have introduced myself. My name is Mary and I am a birth doula servicing Lincoln, Nebraska and the surrounding community. - I love all things knitting and the fiber arts, and honestly everything crafty. I also have a very real, possible obsession, with claw machine games. - I am celebrating this world doula week with sharing info about doulas and how we are here to educate, support and empower not only the birthing person but their families as well.

Love these ladies so much! If you are looking for something to do this afternoon head on out to Hickman the Health and Wellness fair. Skylar .roots.doula has delicious goodies and lots of postpartum information for you. Amanda .artistry.nebraska is doing amazing beautiful henna. Plus it's a gorgeous day to get out!