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Your birth, your baby, your choices

Thanks for reaching out to me, I’m excited to talk with you about your journey through Motherhood. You can expect a reply within 24 hours by email.

Thanks,
Katie

You can reach me by email at freyabirthutah@gmail.com, on Instagram, or Facebook messenger.

I’d love to hear about you and what kind of support you are looking for. I look forward to talking with you!

freyabirth

It's not about seeking knowledge so you can set yo

It's not about seeking knowledge so you can set your mind on getting a specific route or outcome,

It's about knowing all your options so when decisions need to be made you can consult your intuition from a place of understanding and figure out what works best for you and how things are going.

Trust yourself to figure out what's best for you 🤍
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#birthreels #birthquotes #birthaffirmations #birthprep #birthplan #birthoptions #birthempowerment #birthpreparation #birth

"Birth does not ask you to be fearless. It asks yo

"Birth does not ask you to be fearless. It asks you to be brave" - @brittabushnellphd

You don't have to be completely fearless, that's unrealistic. But don't ignore your fears, look to understand them and then when they show up you can greet them with compassion instead of running away. That is what makes the difference!

Meeting your fears with resistance or ignoring them means they will get more urgent in trying to get your attention. If you can accept that they exist and get curious about where they come from they will become less urgent and in some cases lose their power altogether.

A great way to do this is a fear release. There are many ways to do this, one of my favorites is to 'map it out'. You write your fear in a bubble in the middle of a piece of paper then add bubbles coming off it of things that are parts of the fear until you can go no further. This helps makes the fear more understandable and dismantles the mystery that makes fears seem big. At the end many also choose to burn or rip up the fear as a symbol that you are releasing it. I have done this with clients who couldn't shake some persistent fears and it has always been helpful

Have you ever done a fear release?

📸: @milkandhannah
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#hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #birthwarrior #warriormama #fearrelease #brave #bravery #bravegirl #faceyourfears #dothework #birthprep #momsaresuperheroes #birthqueen #birth

Why do doulas talk so much about self advocacy? B

Why do doulas talk so much about self advocacy?

Because of the way hospitals operate in our county many of their policies are built around either litigation avoidance, profitability, or outdated evidence.

This graphic is an example of a mix of all 3.

You can see these are not all evidence or even logic based recommendations.

I would like to add that these are NOT true of all hosptials and providers, but I have have seen each of them many times and so I have summed them up like this to show you an example of why it's so important for you to ask questions and understand WHY something is being recommended so you can weigh whether it is in your best interest or not and whether you feel it's the right fit for your situation.

Reminder: not all interventions are bad, but evidence is clear that in the US they ARE massively overused, and it reflects in our high c-section rate and maternal mortality numbers.

Trust yourself when something feels off, ask questions, and remember you can refuse ANYTHING.
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#maternalhealth #maternalhealthmatters #maternalhealthcrisis #selfadvocacy #hospitalbirth #hospitalpolicy #unmedicatedhospitalbirth #birthingyourway #birthadvocate #empoweredbirth #knowledgeispower

You deserve ALL the support during your birth! Yo

You deserve ALL the support during your birth!

Your partner knows YOU in a way your doula never can, and your doula knows BIRTH in a way your partner never can, and when both join up to support you it can be magical ✨✨✨

I will never stop loving this picture by @juliefrancombirth or forget this beautiful powerful birth of @jessicafrech I feel so lucky to be part of these intimate, beautiful, connected moments.
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#birth #birthcenter #utahbirthstory #utahmidwife #utahdoula #birthteam #birthsupport #unmedicatedbirth #waterbirth #birthaftertrauma #birthpartner #birthingfromwithin #worlddoulaweek #doulalove #doulaheart #utahdoulaservices #utahdoulas #utahbirthcenter

The Motherbaby- Do you realize that your baby whi

The Motherbaby-

Do you realize that your baby while in your womb depends on you fully for regulation of all systems, digestion, circulation, nervous system, emotion etc? And that does not change when they are born, which is why there are so many benefits of skin to skin time and closeness with the mother during psotpartum and beyond for both mother and baby. They NEED you to feel comfortable and regulated, if you're not there they are left to adjust however they can on their own which is much harder for them. This is one of the reasons that it's rediculous to say you're spoiling a baby when you hold them often, you are easing their transition into the world and creating a base of safety and calm as they bit by bit learn to regulate themselves. This takes time, and not every baby is the same.

Even as adults we still are effected by the other people around us, we naturally adapt to adjust, when someone gets really angry or sad or deregulated around us it usually effects us, we can feel it's pull, so this need to be around those who make us feel safe and calm never really goes no matter how much sleep training or whatever else may occur.

It's built into us to connect with those around us.

We will all benefit from adjusting our views and systems to support the mother baby, when we take a holistic and family supportive approach that will spread into more regulated adults and families that are bonded together in ways that help them thrive.
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Happy #worlddoulaweek !! All the time I hear: "W

Happy #worlddoulaweek !!

All the time I hear:

"What a fun job, you must love getting to hold newborns all the time!"

Ok stop

I am not here for the babies.

If that's all you heard from what I do you're missing the point entirely.

I am here to help mothers have a powerful and positive birth.

I hardly ever hold babies because they BELONG in their parent's arms after they are born.

And while I do enjoy my job, it's alot more than just seeing cute babies.

I hold space for an enormous emotional event. I mediate, coach, encourage and support. I mitigate trauma. I provide physical support sometimes for hours on end which takes alot out of me and often leaves me sore and tired for days. I have felt compassion fatigue and struggled to keep myself from taking responsibility for outcomes.

No this isn't a fun job where I hold babies. This is amazing, deeply connective, HARD work centered around improving outcomes and women's experiences.

In what ways did your doula hold you during birth?
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#birth #doula #birthreel #doulalove #doulasupport #utahdoula #doulasofinstagram #doulaservices #whatisadoula #birthteam #birthphotography #birthingtogether #birthwarrior #birthgoddess

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