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Your Baby Signals When It’s Time for Labor! 👶✨ Labor doesn’t just happen—your baby plays a HUGE role in starting the process! 💡 When your little one’s lungs are fully developed, they release a special hormone called surfactant protein-A (SP-A) into the amniotic fluid. 🫁 SP-A tells your body: “Hey, I’m ready to breathe on my own!” This hormone triggers an immune response in the uterus, which helps kickstart contractions and labor. ⏳ Your Body Listens: Once this signal is re

The New Year is a beautiful time to care for ourselves—more intentionally and more gently. At Blessed Joy Midwifery Birth Center, we believe whole-body support makes a powerful difference during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Alongside midwifery care, here are some additional supports we love to recommend for our families:  Pelvic Floor Therapy Did you know pelvic floor therapy can be done during pregnancy? It can help improve mobility, reduce tension, encourage efficient

As we step into #NewYear2026   Here are a few important things to know about Blessed Joy Midwifery Birth Center so you can feel confident, informed, and empowered throughout your pregnancy journey.  Prenatal Care • Prenatal visits are held every Tuesday, allowing for consistent, personalized care throughout your pregnancy. • Sonograms are offered every other Wednesday, giving you regular opportunities to see your baby’s growth and development.  Postpartum & Home Birth Support

Please enjoy this anatomy lesson on the placenta, brought to you from information found at my.cleavelandclinic.org What is the placenta? The placenta is a temporary organ that connects your baby to your uterus during pregnancy. The placenta develops shortly after conception and attaches to the wall of your uterus. Your baby is connected to the placenta by the umbilical cord. Together, the placenta and umbilical cord act as your baby's lifeline while in the womb. Functions of

Today was a very fulfilling day in the life of a Midwife. Postpartum visit with a repeat client, seeing her baby thriving, growing, and succeeding so well with breastfeeding. Always satisfying! Talking with first time parents about the upcoming birth- processing feelings, plans for birth support, and extended family relationships. Another we processed her last birth with us, and discussed ways to prepare for the intense sensations that encompass labor and birth. All interact

Skin to Skin after baby is born - The most precious and intimate moments that set the tone for a lifelong bond! 🤱‍♀ This extraordinary time decreases stress in both baby and parents, allowing you to learn about each other through the incredible power of touch, sight, smell, and hearing. It's a sensory experience like no other, filled with warmth, love, and connection! 🌈 Promotes bonding and breastfeeding, creating a sense of security and comfort for your little one, and est

Avoid the presence of anybody who might release adrenaline. No matter what their title is.  “Mother”, “Grandmother”, “Aunt”, “Mother in Law’, “Sister”, etc...  This is near and dear to my heart. I feel so deeply for the woman who shares with me that people close to her have said they do not have faith in her ability to birth naturally. We work so hard during prenatal visits to undo the emotional damage that creates, the confidence it destroys. If those people then attend the

It is always a complete joy to see women achieve their VBAC! This client was a VBA@C, and she had felt let down and abandoned by previous providers. Frequently during her labor, she would ask if she was progressing, if things were moving along normally. She was waiting for someone to tell her that labor was stalled, and she would need to be transferred. She stayed the course and did all the suggested things from our team to aid in the process. I will never forget the sou

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We have exciting news!! We now have an in house Prenatal Massage Therapist at the Birth Center in Terrell Texas!! Sweet Melissa Massage...