Liz’s Birth Story, Part 3
Liz’s Birth Story, Part 3by Liz Martin When I wrote my birth story, it came out in two parts – the actual birth, and then what happened in the few days after. I thought I was done writing my birth story, but it seems that it needs a third (and final?) part. If you read […]
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A Love Letter to My Mother
A Love Letter to My Motherby Liz Martin I often get asked why I named my business Mama Jane Massage, or sometimes I need to clarify when I get an email that starts “Hello Jane.” My mother’s name is Linda, but her middle name is Jane. My sister likes to come up with cute nicknames […]
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Miranda Lu: Postpartum Love & Womb Health
MIRANDA LU: POSTPARTUM LOVE & WOMB HEALTHby Liz Martin Did you know I share my office with a kind and nurturing postpartum doula named Miranda Sherman? I asked her more about her business, Miranda Lu, so you can learn how amazing she is and why she should be your postpartum doula! Hi there! My name […]
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Liz’s Birth Story, Part 2
Liz’s Birth Story, Part Two If you read the first part of my birth story, you know that I had a fairly straight forward birth, up until I had a postpartum hemorrhage – you can read my birth story here. After being treated for my hemorrhage, I had to stay one night at the hospital. […]
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Seven Ways Being a Doula Prepared Me for My Birth
Seven Ways Being a Doula Prepared Me for My Birth By Liz Martin I gave birth in September 2017, about five years after I became a doula. I had a low-risk pregnancy, so was able to have a low-intervention and unmedicated birth at Baby+CO, a free-standing birth center run by nurse midwives. Click here to […]
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Liz’s Birth Story
Liz’s Birth Story, Part One My birth started on Sunday September 10, when I was 40 weeks and two days. While my husband Andrew and I were at his friends’ house for lunch I got my first contractions. About once an hour I got a mild pressure wave that wasn’t painful, but it required my […]
Read MoreRachael Grace Photography Captures Motherhood
Rachael Weaver of Rachael Grace Photography is doing something special. While many family photographers focus their work on posed shots in idyllic locations, Rachael captures beautiful, natural moments in the lives of families. Below she shares in her own words about the work she does. — There’s a phrase I heard a lot before I became a […]
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