Natural Nourishment / Earth Mama Doula

04/26/2026

12/05/2019

I hear this ALL THE TIME, “you need to teach your child to be independent, teach them to sleep independently.” What is the suggested method to teach them? Well... leave them. Leave them on their own and they will get used to being on their own.
We have missed the point. “We have decided that it is ok for our children to be dependent for the first year and then after that, we need to train independence. The problem with this is that they must first desire to become an independent person, you can’t train it from the outside. When we start training independence, it is not going to be meeting their fundamental attachment needs. And when it it doesn’t go into there, it upends them.” Dr Neufeld.
We need to understand that children are not meant to be independent, they are meant to depend on the parent. If they cannot depend on us, who can they depend on (peers)? When we look at attachment, we see that children need to be with us and close to us in order to feel safe. In the first year of their life they attach through the senses. If they cannot hear us or smell us or see us, they are going to feel unsafe. When we pull that contact and closeness and ‘teach independence’ all we are doing is sending them into a panic.
We need them to take attachment for granted. When we take away proximity or nutrition or contact, that is all they can think about. Children need to take these things for granted.
Independence happens when children have attached DEEPLY to their caregivers. This absolutely does not happen in the first two years.
Let your baby/child depend on you. There is lots of time for independence later on, but don’t force it or try to teach it.
Training independent sleep or the whole idea of the importance of independent sleep is nonsense.
Isla-Grace

09/27/2018

posted this and I totally laughed out loud!!!! It was a pleasure to work with her as a client. Now to watch her make other moms laugh as she shares her life on Instagram. She’s my new favorite Instagram account, with in a close second. “Shout out to my breastfeeding mamas! 14 months in and honestly this is one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. I know that may seem weird to some, but our journey started off hard. I cried a lot. I was in pain. I was tired. I didn’t know if I could go on. I thought about quitting a million times. But I didn’t...and it got easier. It’s a beautiful thing that’s for sure!”

07/10/2018

05/27/2018

When a baby needs to be supplemented, it can be at the breast. No bottles needed!!! .

03/16/2018

Instead of plugging up what needs to come out, (with chemical soaked cotton) just let it FLOW! Not using tampons will shorten your period, you will have less painful cramps and you won’t be absorbing all those carcinogens and fragrances. I promise it’s not as uncomfortable as it seems ladies!Menstruation cups are another healthy alternative 🌿✨

12/19/2017

🚫STOP! DON’T WASH THAT BABY🚫

Ever wondered what that white cheesy substance is on your fresh baby? It’s called Vernix! It starts to form on your baby’s skin around 20 weeks. What’s exactly in vernix?🤔 Scientists have identified lipids, amino acids, proteins, antibacterial, and antimicrobial compounds such as:

wax and sterol esters
ceramides
squalene
cholesterol
triglycerides
phospholipids
and amino acids, asparagine and glutamine

61% of these proteins can only be found in vernix 🤗

What are the uses of Vernix? 📚
📌it acts as antibacterial agent to protect baby inside and outside the womb
📌protective covering while going through the birth canal
📌allows baby to pick up good back bacteria and leave behind overgrowth of bad bacteria
📌protects baby from meconium exposure(baby’s first p**p)
📌it acts as insulation by maintaining your baby’s body temperature. Infants who are immediately washed have a significantly higher rate of heat loss
📌acts as a lubricant and decreases friction during birth and reducing infant trauma
📌it smells like mama and helps keep baby calm after birth
📌your baby swallows Vernix in the womb. The same proteins found in vernix are the same as those in breastmilk. This helps baby’s digestive tract to be ready to breastfeed.
📌keeps baby’s skin soft and subtle

Why do nurses rub it off? 🤔
Many policies in the hospital system are outdated but still practiced. We were taught that Vernix was a risk of germs. You can ask staff to please reduce rubbing of baby to preserve Vernix on baby’s skin! When baby has his first skin to skin contact with you, this is the perfect time to rub it in, not rub it off.

MAJORITY OF VERNIX IS ABSORBED 24 HOURS AFTER BIRTH BUT ISNT FULLY ABSORBED TILL 5-6 DAYS AFTER BIRTH! LETS GIVE OUR BABIES TIME ABSORB THIS DELICIOUS CREAM THAT SCIENTISTS ARE SO DESPERATELY TRYING TO DUPLICATE BUT CANNOT!



Photocred: Birth Becomes Her

12/12/2017

When I was pregnant I would refer to my Midwife as the one who will be delivering my baby. She always corrected me with “No, you will be delivering your own baby” I didn’t understand why she was so adamant about that until I had my son. Being a Midwife is not about delivering babies, it’s about empowering women and supporting them into knowing THEIR body and THEIR soul because they birth their own babies the way their body is meant to; we are just so de-sensitized to the connection we have with our own body this day in age that we believe it’s in someone else’s hands to deliver our babies🤷🏽‍♀️✌🏼✨

12/12/2017

Love holding my baby bear close all night long 🌀💤💙✌🏼