Due Dates are Irrelephant!

Before I dive in to this blog head first, I am going to dip my toe in timidly by saying that I am not innocent in recognizing just how flexible a "due date" is. With my second daughter (eight days past her EDD in August thankyouverymuch) I sat on my labor ball twenty-four-seven agonizing over the idea...

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Breastfeeding Friday - Opening the Door

Phot by Viktor Mogilat At the top of my list of tips for new breastfeeding mommas is to take a breastfeeding class. As full disclosure, I took one and it was immensely helpful for what I needed it to be. I am very much a learn-as-I-go type person. My best example of this is whenever we get a new...

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Pumpkin Spice & Fuzzy Boots

All month long I have been blessed with a newsfeed on Facebook full of people displaying gratitude for things in their life: their families, their homes, their friends, even circumstances that may not have once seemed like the greatest thing. I opted out of the "30 Days of Thankful" this year, not because...

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Breastfeeding Friday Begins!

My Polar Bear, Phoebe at 6 weeks gestation Way back when, when I was a mother of just one beautiful lady and unaware that #2 was on her way, I started a blog. I got really into that blog and thought I was hot stuff for about a month. Then, I saw two pink lines to tell me #2 was on her way, and with...

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Oh, Mother Teresa...

I am not sure where or how, but sometime over the past couple of weeks I stumbled across this quote by Mother Teresa: "Joy is a net of love by with you can catch souls". This was so profound to me, it shocked me how well twelve words aligned with my entire (hopeful) life path! I am going to break this...

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An Announcement

I am so excited to share that I have officially begun a Doula certification course! Most certifications that I know of our costly for both my pocketbook and pocket watch*. Financially, we just can't afford the commitment of most courses that I've come across (although I am sure they are totally worth...

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Blogs to Read

An ever-growing list of blogs I love and I think you will, too! Mrs. None in the Oven Mrs. None in the Oven: A good friend's journey through infertility, chronicled with optimism and humor and loads of truth!    A Woman's Heart Doula  A Woman''s Heart Doula:...

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Bio

Hi! I am Jessica/Jessey/Jess. I am a 27 year old mother of 2 gorgeous gals (Esme-4, Phoebe-2) who currently finds herself in the biotech industry trying to refocus her life goals to line up with what she believes the Lord called her to do, namely start a career in childbirth. Even more specifically:...

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Phoebe's Birth Story

Some written August 8th 2013, some October 13th 2015: For weeks upon weeks I had regular, painful contractions in the evening. I could time them, some of them took some focused breathing to get through,  but all of them went away. My due date came and went and I was paranoid of an induction:...

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Esme's Birth Story

As written (with minor edits) September 26th 2011: Four weeks ago today, from this moment, I was recovering from one of the most hellish, yet amazing ordeals of my life. The day my daughter was born was the most beautiful day of my life and I never want to forget it- so here is Esme's birth story....

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Goals

New Beginnings Certification (In Progress!) Mastery of Placenta Encapsulation Launch of Birth Photography  Attend 10 Births DONA Certification (long term) Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (long term) Master's of Nursing in Midwifery (very long term) ...

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What does Fruitful Joy mean?

I am passionately pursing the birthing arts and sciences! As a child I knew that I wanted to be somewhere  in the medical field, but for years I could not figure out exactly where. After an incredible experience with my local Midwife team I knew I finally found my niche. I had my first daughter two semesters shy of graduating with my bachelor's degree in Biology at Purdue University and by the...

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