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09/04/2021

Did you know that your feet can also grow in size during your pregnancy?
Growing a baby brings so many changes to your body. And as your stomach grows in size you need to make sure that you are keeping balance. You need to keep your core engaged and have strong feet. That all starts with taking care of what shoes you are wearing. One company to look at if you find that you need to buy a new pair of shoes is Xero shoes. Recently Xero shoe gave me a free pair of their new boots the Tari. And let me tell you I loved them!
The Tari are so stinking cute! A huge plus is that you won’t injure yourself like you could if you’re wearing heals that put you at an incline, possibly throwing your hip and uterus off of alignment.
In your pregnancy you need to take care of yourself inside and out. And that includes a good pair of shoes.
I highly recommend Xero shoes and with fall just around the corner these boots will be my go to.

06/17/2021

I have to be really honest. I haven’t wanted to make this post. I don’t wanna hurt anybody’s feelings, I don’t want to isolate anybody. I have tried to figure out the right way to phrase my beliefs. I have thought about not saying anything and just letting people know about it personally. But I am still on social media, I’m posting things for strangers to learn more about birth and fertility. And I wanted to be able to put a disclaimer about what I believe to be biblically sound. And I felt like it was important to put this out. I wanted a space for like-minded women to find information but not feel like they have to w**d out what is politically correct, what is commonly being used in secular media, but be able to listen to and learn from somewhere that they felt was speaking truth. I know this doesn’t seem like a big step to make. However, I really do want to make sure everybody felt welcomed. But I can’t change my language to go against what I believe.

04/05/2021

Breastfeeding is designed to comfort and help a baby to sleep. Breastfeeding helps to calm your baby and can even allow your baby to learn how to handle stress better when not breastfeeding. Sucking on the breast releases the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) in both mother and baby, which results in a sleepy feeling for both mom and baby! In addition to that, breastmilk also contains sleep-inducing hormones, amino acids, and nucleotides, whose concentrations are higher during the night and may actually help babies establish their own circadian rhythms!

Studies have shown that newborns are not manipulative. But when they are crying or fussing that they are trying to communicate some thing to you. If it works well for you and your family for you to feed your baby to sleep there is nothing that will be damaging to your baby.

Part of the beauty of breast-feeding is that it is a nurturing aspect of motherhood. It is a gift that you are able to comfort your baby.

03/25/2021

Hey y’all! I don’t think I’ve ever done a get to know me post on here. With it being world doula week I thought it would be a good time to tell you who I am and why I think the way I do.

🌿 I became a doula at 18. That’s what I did instead of college. I’m so glad that I did that, I love the knowledge that I’ve gained so young and have always loved this birth world.

🌿I was a florist for two years as well! After 3 years being a full time doula I went part time as a doula and was a full time florist. I LOVED IT!

🌿I’m obsessed with true crime podcasts. Shout out to

🌿I’m certified through Doula training international, the madriella doula labor support program, and did a four month internship with a doula in Houston TX. Plus a number of extra workshops.

🌿I meet my husband and married him in the span of 6 months. BEST. THING. I. HAVE. EVER. DONE.

🌿Last but most importantly, God has saved me from a life as a sinner by sending his only Son to pay for my debt of sin.

Okay, now I feel like I just filled out a dating profile.
Let me know if you have any questions about me and my work!

03/12/2021

This is YOUR birth. Not your friend’s, or your sisters, or your sister-in-law. Take charge of your story.

There is a lot of freedom in saying “ I chose this birth”. Whether it’s a homebirth, or a fully medicated hospital birth. If you are making informed decisions about what kind of birth you want, then be proud of that story.

I fully understand however sometimes births do not go the way we planned. And that’s OK. If you were wanting a unmedicated birth at the hospital and ended up with an epidural, that’s OK. If you were planning a homebirth and you ended up having to go to the hospital for something, that doesn’t make you any less of a good mom.

There’s a lot of freedom you have with your own birth story. One of the first things you can do is learning to grow from it.

03/10/2021

This is just an amazing birth photo. Mama’s with their mamas at their births is so beautiful. I love seeing the dad and the love flowing from the new grandma. Tag your mama and tell me about how she’s an amazing grandma.

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03/09/2021

Baby snuggles for ever!

Getting to love on a friends baby is where it’s at!

03/08/2021

No question about it, informed consent during labor, delivery, and Postpartum is vital to having a healthy birth.

As a doula, I have witnessed care providers acting towards laboring mothers without giving them their full informed consent. Some of the actions being:
• vaginal exams;
• administration of the drug Pitocin;
• episiotomy;
• insisting that women get onto their backs;
• diagnosing a stalled labor and recommending a C-section, without fully offering the patient the option to wait (for an otherwise healthy mother and baby).

03/07/2021

Dads are VITAL at births!

Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. However they sometimes get forgotten in all the preparation. What dad’s need at the hospital is often left out of the packing and planning of the all the bags that your planning on packing. However here’s a short list that will be so helpful in hours of your labor, birth, and delivery.

Dad’s this is what you need to be packing, if your partner’s birth is imminent.

•Spare clothes and toiletries
•Toothbrush and toothpaste
•Phone charger
•Snacks, chocolate, sweets and spare change
•Distractions to help you during labour. This could be music, pictures, anything
•Contact numbers loaded up on your phone
•The mindset ready to be an advocate for you support. His support and voice is vital!

Photo credit

03/06/2021

My absolute favorite photo. 🥰 Being a doula for a life long friend is one of the most amazing experience of my life. I had been working as a doula for years before this birth, but this is one of my favorite births

03/05/2021

Such a sweet truth that we as Christians women need to remember. Whether you are a Christian mama at the 4 AM feeding session, coming towards the end of a long labor, or a birth worker in a new town. Remembering God‘s sovereignty where are you are can help bring you a calming truth.

03/04/2021

After what feels like a long labor, I have an updated website. I’m changing my brand and my practice. I’ve move cities now have an opportunity to reach new women and their families. The birth world has changed so much with COVD, but now I’m preparing to have a different way of working so that I can continue to support new families now matter what life throws out.

Check out my website to see the hard work that has been put into it.

12/01/2020

http://bonnybumpdoula.com/blog/2020/11/30/ive-moved-and-changed

Check out to see where I've been for the last few years!

I’m now a married woman. I’ve had so much change in the the last few years, and I need to explain myself. At the end of 2018 I was BURNOUT. I was working 24hrs straight several times a week. I had some difficult clients, and I was struggling with the on call life. I was struggling with juggli

12/01/2020

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12/01/2020

I've Moved! I'm now in working in central Texas and an so excited to be in a new place. Be on the look out for a blog post explaining my move and change.