Meaghan Flowers: Birth Doula

09/18/2018

Special hugs to all the new Mamas ❤️❤️

Dear brand-new mama, I see you. I see you at the doctor’s office. Cradling a new tiny life in your arms, sweetly whispering comforting words as your own heart pounds out of your chest, worry lines …

03/05/2018

This is wonderful news!

​Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) at MultiCare Rockwood Midwifery Center in Spokane, Washington, provide health care for women from adolescence through menopause, including oreventive care and birth services.

11/10/2017

So excited to have BirthWise in Spokane!

08/03/2017

Feed all the babies ❤️

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! We love breasts around here. They are magical! Share your photos in the comments!

We support all of you no matter how you feed your babies. We just want them to be fed! Please remember that celebrating or bringing awareness for one thing is not criticizing another. And if you want to share your bottle feeding pics, well we think that's fabulous too.

(This will be our only post about it). Love yall!


Image by Simply Joyful Moments Photography.

05/10/2017

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This just gave us ALL THE FEELS! Love this so dang much! Dad's hand and loving embrace on mom's belly as she nurses Twin A waiting for Twin B may be our favorite part. 😍

Image by Aly Renee Birth Photography.

05/06/2017

We ❤ Midwives!

Happy International Day of the Midwife!

04/22/2017

I'm just going to leave this right here 😂😂😊😊 "There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ, they would brag about it. So should we." Ina May Gaskin

04/21/2017

Ina May never gets old! "Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body." Ina May Gaskin

04/19/2017

I love that births in Spokane are making such a splash around the internet! Way to go !

Birth photographer Laura Fifield has documented several rainbow baby births and says they've all been special. However, a recent rainbow birth she captured has

03/14/2017

Super excited about this local option!

SPOKANE, Wash. - Deaconess Hospital is now offering Nitrous Oxide for expectant mothers to help manage pain while delivering. Deaconess is the first and only hospital in the Spokane-area to offer t...

03/10/2017

Great read!

ACOG has new recommendations for reducing interventions for people in labor and birth doulas need to be sharing this information with their clients.

03/05/2017

11/17/2016

Love to all of the teeny babes and families walking through prematurity and NICU stays DLR all kinds of reasons ❤️

Today, we send love to our tiniest warriors for World Prematurity Day! The strength we see from this little babies and their families amaze us. Celebrate your preemie with a photo share in the comments. 💜

10/16/2016

I love brain science- so interesting!

It is now scientifically proven that most of us carry a mother’s voice in the neural patterns of our brain: bedtime stories, dinnertime conversation and the chatter we heard before birth identify us.

10/16/2016

Hugs and prayers to each family that has lost a little one ❤️

In October 1988, President Ronald Regan proclaimed the month of October to be “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.” In his speech, he noted that our society has terms for the loss of a spouse (widow or widower) and a child who has lost a parent (orphan), but no term to describe a parent who has lost a child. Such a loss is unimaginable and indescribable. Child loss goes against the natural order. The lack of a term to describe a parent who has lost a child could be viewed as symptomatic of society’s tendency to ignore the reality of child loss. Our society tends to have difficulty acknowledging and discussing death in general—let alone the death of a child. The loss of a child during pregnancy or early infancy is further minimized in our society. When it comes to child loss, people tend to think that how long you’ve known a child dictates how much you love it. In many parents experience, how much one loves a child does not depend on how long the child lives.-By Rebecca Erickson

I am 1 in 4- as many of my fans know the sweet babies in my profile picture our my surviving triplet daughters. Together they hold a lamb that represents their sweet sister that was lost too soon, but was delivered with them at 28 weeks. This month we recognize those taken too soon. We think about our sweet Grace daily as her sisters grow, one day we will all be reunited with her and my heart will feel full again. Together lets celebrate all those sweet angels,. "There is no foot too small that is cannot leave an imprint on this world"

08/16/2016

Fascinating article on Vitamin K shot at birth!

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, thought to be a problem of the past—has been recently thrust back into the spotlight. In 2013, six infants were admitted to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, with life-threatening bleeding. The infants were diagnosed with late Vitamin K deficiency...

08/10/2016

I love visual birth affirmations and cute, free ones are even better! Check them out here: http://www.trustbreathebirth.com.au/blogdetail/FREE_Printable_Birth_Affirmations #.VTOatSMPSP0.facebook

08/09/2016

What "kind of" mom are you? One aspect I love about being a doula is working with all kinds of families!

07/31/2016

7 years ago I was honored to attend the birth of this sweet girl. I loved birth and the partnership of empowering & encouraging moms and dads more than I could have imagined and began my doula journey! 16 babies later, my heart overflows for the amazing families, babies, and stories I've gotten to be a part of!

07/06/2016

I was just past my due date in my 40th week with all 3 of my births!

05/09/2016

Happy Mothers Day to the Mamas, Aunties, Grandmas, YiaYia's, and ladies that pour into our kids. You are so loved! ❤️

04/10/2016

I was honored to attend the Inland Northwest Birth Professionals Conference this weekend and even met my doula hero, Penny Simkin! I learned so much and loved connecting with amazing birth workers in our community ❤️

04/07/2016

Last day to buy tickets for this amazing conference in Spokane this weekend! I am so looking forward to the speakers and connecting with other great birth workers in our community. Anyone want to join us?

Join us in Spokane April 8th & 9th for a powerful 2-day event, with wonderful guest speakers! CEUs wi

03/29/2016

As a doula...

Doulas help you find the right way for you.

02/22/2016

I was so honored to help welcome Baby 'S' into the world this week! ❤️

02/19/2016

This has the potential to be awesome!!

SEATTLE--When an expectant mom goes into labor, studies show having a doula in the room improves the outcome. But many women don't know what a doula is or where to find one.Doulas are like a birth coach, providing moms-to-be with emotional and physical sup

02/03/2016

Interesting!

Sydney photographer Alegra Ally takes followers on an unseen journey through motherhood and birth in tribal communities.

01/13/2016

Beautiful. Hugs to each of you strong Mamas!

All I can say is ... there's really nothing like a natural birth.
http://wellnessmama.com/6657/natural-birth-options/

01/02/2016

Happy 2016! I'm excited to see what this year holds for our family and the amazing doula families I get to work with!

Today we celebrated our baby turning 1; hurray!!