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06/03/2026

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A lotus birth during a cesarean section.

A lotus birth is when the umbilical cord is not cut after birth. Instead, the baby remains attached to the placenta until the cord naturally dries and separates on its own, which usually happens anywhere from 3–10 days after birth.

For years, families have been told certain things are “impossible,” “against policy,” or “can’t be done.”

And yet here we are.

This is what can happen when parents are informed, when providers are willing to listen, and when someone in the room is willing to advocate instead of automatically saying no.

No, not every request is appropriate in every situation.

But too often, families are told “we can’t” when what is really meant is “we don’t usually.”

Birth doesn’t have to be a one-size-fits-all experience.

Safety matters.

But so do autonomy, individualized care, and respecting what matters to the family.

These photos aren’t just about a lotus birth.

They’re about what becomes possible when care providers see a person instead of a protocol.

Sometimes the most powerful intervention in birth is simply having someone willing to say:

“Let’s see if we can make this happen.”

-Love,

06/02/2026

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When hospitals stop offering vaginal breech birth, breech birth doesn’t disappear. It just moves somewhere else.

In the United States, many families who want a vaginal breech birth report that it is becoming harder to find hospital providers willing or trained to attend one, which appears to be pushing some families toward home birth or birth center options.

Research and birth certificate data suggest that breech births in community settings (home and birth centers) have increased in recent years.

After the influential 2000 Term Breech Trial, many hospitals moved toward routine cesarean for breech babies, and vaginal breech skills became less common among obstetricians.

As a result, access to planned vaginal breech birth in hospitals declined substantially.

Community breech births have increased.

One study found a 61.7% increase in breech births occurring in community settings between 2019 and 2022.

Another report found that home breech births more than doubled between 2016 and 2022.

Families who strongly desire a vaginal breech birth are increasingly left with difficult choices:
🔹 Accept a cesarean they don’t want. 🔹 Travel long distances to find a skilled provider. 🔹 Seek care outside the hospital.
🔹 Freebirth

You don’t have to support every choice someone makes to ask an important question:

What happens when an entire generation of providers loses the ability to safely attend vaginal breech birth?

Restricting hospital vaginal breech options may unintentionally drive motivated families to seek breech birth outside the hospital instead.

-Love,

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!

05/29/2026

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Women are allowed to feel like a badass for giving birth unmedicated.

The second a woman celebrates her birth, in particular for going unmedicated, everyone comes for her.

A lot of it comes from a cultural double standard.

Society regularly celebrates difficult physical achievements:
🏃 Running a marathon
🏋️ Lifting heavy weights
🏔️ Climbing a mountain
🎖️ Military training
🥊 Fighting through athletic pain

People are allowed to feel proud of those accomplishments without being accused of judging anyone else.

But when a woman says:

“I feel like a badass for giving birth unmedicated.”

Suddenly people hear:

“Women who used pain medication aren’t badass.”

Those are not the same statement.

A woman can feel proud of enduring labor without medication for the same reason someone feels proud after a marathon: it was physically demanding, mentally intense, and required resilience.

The problem is that birth has become so emotionally charged that many people interpret personal pride as a criticism of their own choices or experiences.

There’s also a long history of minimizing women’s accomplishments.

Women are expected to:
- grow a human
- labor for hours or days
- give birth
- recover postpartum
- feed a newborn around the clock

…and then act humble about it?

Meanwhile if a man passes a kidney stone, the entire family hears about it for the next decade.

You can be proud of an unmedicated birth.

You can be proud of a medicated birth.

You can be proud of a VBAC.

You can be proud of a C-section.

You can be proud of surviving a difficult birth.

The issue isn’t women feeling proud of what they accomplished.

The issue is that many people have become uncomfortable with women claiming ownership of their strength.

A woman saying, “I felt like an absolute badass giving birth unmedicated” should be about her experience, not an attack on anyone else’s.

-Love,

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞

05/28/2026

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05/27/2026

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Breech is not synonymous with broken.

For most of human history, babies sometimes came bottom first and women still gave birth.

Yet today, many people have never even SEEN a physiological vaginal breech birth because the skill has been systematically lost, avoided, feared, or replaced.

Not because breech birth is impossible.

Not because every breech baby is an emergency.

But because many providers are no longer trained or supported in the art and skill of vaginal breech birth.

Along with hospital policies that force providers to push cesareans.

Today, generations of women are told:
👉🏽 “Your body can’t.”
👉🏽 “The baby won’t fit.”
👉🏽 “It’s too dangerous.”
👉🏽 “C-section is the only safe option.”

Meanwhile, in many parts of the world, skilled breech birth is still practiced.

A breech baby is still a baby following the design of birth:
✨ rotating
✨ flexing
✨ descending
✨ being born through the pelvis

And yes, breech birth carries unique considerations and often appropriate assessment, skill, and individualized decision making.

But the complete disappearance of breech skills in many systems should concern people.

Because when a profession loses the ability to safely support variation in normal human birth, women lose options.

Providers lose confidence.

And surgery becomes the default instead of the backup.

This is what a vaginal breech birth can look like.

Calm, instinctive, physiologic, supported, and humanized.

-Love,

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!go

05/25/2026

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People LOVE blaming women’s bodies for birth injuries instead of questioning modern birth practices.

“Big baby.”
“Your pelvis was too small.”
“Your body failed.”

Funny how the blame almost always lands on the laboring woman instead of the environment, positioning, pressure, timelines, and interventions surrounding the birth.

Because severe tearing is often associated with things like:
⚡ forceps & vacuum extraction
⚡ episiotomies
⚡ coached purple pushing
⚡ pushing flat on the back
⚡ rushed deliveries
⚡ aggressive hands-on management
⚡ loss of sensation from heavy intervention
⚡ fear, stress, adrenaline, and tension-filled birth environments

Meanwhile women birth 9–10 lb babies vaginally every day with minimal tearing… while others experience catastrophic tears with average-sized babies during highly managed births.

But sure. Let’s pretend the ONLY factor is “big baby.”

A suspected “large baby” can also trigger a cascade of interventions that may increase tearing risk too.

And let’s not forget:
👉🏽 ultrasound weight estimates are imperfect
👉🏽 many “huge babies” are born average sized
👉🏽 many genuinely large babies are born vaginally without severe tearing

That doesn’t mean size never matters.
It can.

But it’s inaccurate to act like tearing risk is ONLY about the baby and not about how the birth unfolds.

Women deserve informed consent.
Women deserve freedom of movement.
Women deserve physiologic birth practices.
Women deserve providers who know how to support birth without constantly trying to control it.

-Love,

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!

05/24/2026

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The sanitization of birth.

Medical systems have stripped birth of its raw biological reality and repackaged it into something highly controlled, clinical, hidden, and socially acceptable.

Treating birth primarily as a medical event instead of a physiological life event.

Hiding blood, placentas, bodily fluids, sounds, nudity, and intensity.

Making birth look “clean,” quiet, and orderly.

Removing birth from homes/communities and placing it into institutional settings.

Prioritizing efficiency, sterility, liability, and management.

Censoring realistic images/videos of birth online.

Teaching women more about fear and risk than normal physiology.

Making people uncomfortable with normal mammalian behavior during labor (moaning, movement, primal behavior, nudity, instinctive pushing, etc.)

A lot of people today have literally never seen a physiological birth. Many OB’s have never seen one from beginning to end.

A lot of people today have literally never seen placenta or a cord attached to a baby.

A lot of people today have literally never seen an undisturbed postpartum period.

Or a woman laboring freely.

So when they finally do, it feels “graphic” or shocking instead of biologically familiar.

This sanitization disconnects people from:
🔹respect for women’s bodies
🔹understanding normal birth physiology
🔹informed consent
🔹realistic expectations of postpartum recovery
🔹the emotional/spiritual intensity of birth

At the same time, some degree of sanitation and medicalization came from real historical problems too:
👉🏽infection
👉🏽hemorrhage
👉🏽maternal mortality
👉🏽lack of emergency care

So it’s not as simple as “all sanitization bad.”

Modern medicine does absolutely save lives.

The tension is really about where the balance should be.

-Love,
Flor Cruz

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!

05/23/2026

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Watch how a society treats its most vulnerable people.

Its mothers. Its babies. Its children.

That tells you everything you need to know about its humanity.

And honestly, where has ours gone?

-Love,
Flor Cruz

05/22/2026

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Anxiety disorders don’t magically disappear during pregnancy or labor.

In fact, they may heighten.

And for many mothers, birth can feel overwhelming, vulnerable, and deeply intense.

But this video is such a powerful reminder that support matters.

This mother lives with extreme anxiety and panic disorder, and during labor she began to dissociate.

There were moments where she disassociated and it affected her ability to push and stay connected to what was happening.

And instead of fear, punishment, pressure, or chaos, she was met with calm support.

Patience, reassurance, and safety is imperative.

A birth team that understands how to hold space, instead of escalating the nervous system can make or break the birth experience.

Birth is is deeply neurological, hormonal, emotional, and psychological too.

The environment around a laboring mother matters.

The people around her matter. Feeling safe matters.

This video is for every mother who has ever wondered:

“What if my anxiety ruins my birth?”
“What if I panic?”
“What if I can’t do it?”

You are not broken or failing.

And yes, a peaceful, supported birth is still possible.

Especially when you are surrounded by people who know how to protect your nervous system instead of overwhelm it.

This mother was intentional about choosing a homebirth team and wants you to know that’s it possible with extreme anxiety.

-Love,
Flor Cruz

05/21/2026

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With homebirths, longer second stage isn’t automatically seen as a problem.

If baby’s heart rate is reassuring, the parent wants to continue to push, and progress is happening, even if slowly, we can just keep pushing.

In many hospitals, pushing is often placed on a clock, influenced by policies, staffing, and liability concerns.

Why?

Hospital guidelines often reference time limits (especially with epidurals), which can trigger “Failure to progress” labels, pressure for coached pushing and forceps/vacuum or cesarean discussions.

Homebirths usually support:
✅Upright positions
✅Squatting, hands-and-knees, side-lying
✅Spontaneous (not coached) pushing
✅Calm, familiar environments that reduce adrenaline (which can stall pushing)
✅Oxytocin flow (key for effective contractions)

Midwives attending homebirths are trained to watch the whole picture, not just duration.

Distinguish between slow-normal vs true distress is key.

Support rest-and-descend phases should be without panic!

Organizations like World Health Organization explicitly support individualized, non-routine management of the second stage when conditions are safe to do so.

All of this doesn’t mean “push forever no matter what.”

It means time alone is not treated as pathology.

Intervention decisions are based on well-being, not arbitrary limits.

When signs of concern appear, any responsible provider, home or hospital, should respond.

This mother pushed for 5 hours with the support of her homebirth team.

-Love,
Flor Cruz

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 the 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!

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