Dallas Birth Guide

Madison Lavey is a first time mom who has a passion for health, motherhood, green beauty, and fashion. She is a blogger and influencer who stood up for her choices in childbirth while letting her intuition guide her to her best birth. Follow Madison: Website: MadaLeigh.com Facebook: MadaLeighBlog Instagram: @madaleighblog Birth Team: Birth Center: Origins Birth Center

Henry and Thea were born to an incredible mama who knew her options and made informed decision in her care, but had the trust in her birth team to listen when the time came for it. Henry came in a hurry and Thea took her time - but they but made quite an entrance! This birth story is so full of love and power from mama BreAnn, it's too good not to share. Birth Center: Grapevine Birth Center with midwife Kim Daly Doula: Kelly Martin of The Witty Womb Photographer: Aly Renee Birth Photography

Prenatal and postpartum anxiety and depression are much more common that many people think. One in five mothers can experience PPA/PPD. The awareness that maternal anxiety and depression can start as early as pregnancy and occur days, months, and years after birth is so important.  This week we talk with counselor Tiffany Wicks about what we can do as mothers, as friends of mothers, and how birth workers can experience second-hand trauma and what we can do about it. About Tiffany Tiffany is the founder of Push Prenatal and Postpartum Counseling, PLLC. She received a Bachelors in Education from Texas A&M University and a Masters in Counseling at Southern Methodist University. She has worked with many different ages and counseling topics in her years of experience, but has a passion for working with expecting and new moms as well as birth workers as they navigate motherhood and life transitions.Tiffany offers both online and in person counseling, and currently has an office at The Nest in Addison.  Tiffany has a husband, a two-year old daughter, and two dogs and loves to work out and watch movies in her spare time.  Follow Tiffany Website:  PushPostpartum.com Instagram: @pushcounseling

If you are a family who has struggled with getting pregnant or are in a same-sex relationship, the conversation of surrogacy may have come up. There are so many parts to the surrogacy journey that you may not know where to start. Susan Taylor of Taylor Made Midwifery has joined us to talk about her experience as a surrogate and walks us through the process of finding or becoming a surrogate. About Susan Susan Taylor is a Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Midwife serving the DFW area. She specializes in VBACs, waterbirth, and surrogacy. She is also the Surrogate Outreach and Support Coordinator for Family Source Consultants. As a two time Gestational Surrogate, Susan enjoys meeting with aspiring surrogates and potential Intended Parents and educating the community on Gestational Surrogacy. Susan is especially passionate about helping LGBTQ families either through midwifery care or surrogacy. Her most recent surrogate baby was for a same sex couple in Spain. Outside of work, Susan is married to her best friend, Chris, and they have four children who keep them very busy. When she’s not catching babies or helping create families through surrogacy, she can be found volunteering with the high school band, where her son is a percussionist, or cheering on her cheerleading daughter or watching her youngest sons master karate. Follow Susan www.taylormademidwifery.com Www.familysourcesurrogacy.com Men Having Babies: www.menhavingbabies.org If you would like to link my most recent surrogacy birth film: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wX0xz4cx6IY

Kelli prepared for her birth by strengthening her mindset with BirthFit and BirthFit Dallas. She knew her options and knew she wanted a water birth at home and found the resources that could help her do that!  Birth Team Midwife: Cori Lively of Barefoot Midwifery Doula: Becky from Dallas Doulas Chiropractor: Dr. Jamie Wuistinger of ProMotion Chiropractic (listen to Episode 3 to hear her podcast!) Shout out to BIRTHFIT for helping women and mothers with the most amazing mindset for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum!