Open Arms Birth Co.

05/10/2026

Today (and every day) we celebrate the mothers.

The ones growing babies in their bodies and the ones growing them in their hearts.
The ones waking through sleepless nights, carrying the invisible weight of everyone around them.
The ones healing, learning, surviving, grieving, loving, and showing up over and over again.

At Open Arms, we have the honor of witnessing motherhood in so many forms. We see the strength behind the softness. The exhaustion behind the smiles. The fierce love that exists from the very first heartbeat and continues forever.

To the mothers with babies in their arms
To the mothers longing for a baby
To the mothers navigating loss
To the grandmothers, bonus moms, birth moms, and chosen moms
To the ones doing this with support and the ones doing it while carrying so much alone

You are seen here. You are valued here.

Motherhood is not about perfection. It is about love, presence, sacrifice, tenderness, and resilience. And every single version of it deserves to be honored today and every day. I hope you eat waffles for breakfast and that you get to drink your coffee hot today.
I’m spending Mother’s Day mothering but I’ll also be hitting up a coffee shop at some point. 👀

Happy Mother’s Day from Open Arms. 🤍

05/08/2026

Mother’s Day is coming up, and if you’ve been wondering what to ask for, let this be your sign to ask for the photos. The ones with you in them. The ones that freeze this season exactly as it is because time moves so quickly. One day they’re reaching for your hand with their tiny fingers, and the next they’re suddenly too big for your lap.

I know so many of us put off photos because we don’t feel “ready” yet. We want to lose the weight first, fix our hair, buy the perfect outfit, feel more like ourselves again. But years from now, your children are not going to look through photo albums thinking about your hair or your body or what you wore.

They’re going to see the way you held them.
The way you looked at them.
The way you loved them.

And they’ll be so grateful they have those memories to hold onto.

You deserve to exist in your family’s story, too.

05/06/2026

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Happy Earth Day!

This is your annual reminder to bury your placentas deeper than you think you need to.

Trust us when we say - we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two 😅🦝🦝🦝

05/05/2026

Today is International Day of the Midwife 🤍

Midwives… I love them.

The way you walk into every space, hospital rooms, birth centers, living rooms, and just know how to be exactly what’s needed. The way you balance strength and gentleness so naturally. The way you advocate, support, pivot, and stay steady no matter what’s unfolding. You show up again and again with open minds and open arms.
You do so much more than people realize. You carry cast knowledge and intuition.

I’m so, so grateful for the care you give and the way you show up for families again and again. You matter more than you know.

Today and every day, we celebrate you 🤍

05/04/2026

There is no competition in birth work.

This is not about who has more clients or who looks the busiest. It is about people, connection, and feeling supported and comfortable with someone who is 100% going to see you naked at some point. 🫣🤣

Every family deserves to find the doula that feels right to them. And that is going to look different for everyone.

I am not meant for everybody, and that is a good thing. Because when the right people find each other, the care is better.

So ask the questions. Meet with more than one doula. Take your time.

You deserve the support that fits you.

05/01/2026

Powerful people come from powerful mothers. 🤍

04/28/2026

A story that I have had the privilege to bear witness to from the beginning.
I was there on transfer day, when he was born, and I’ve watched him grow for a whole year. A sweet miracle baby. Full circle care. Always.
Happy one year O!

04/22/2026

Nobody said you had to be happy about being born. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

04/21/2026

20 tiny toes to bless your feed today. 🤍

04/14/2026

I feel like we can officially put away the snow gear? I don’t think it’ll jinx anything right? We’ve moved on to flood season.

04/14/2026

“Here’s your baby!”
Safe and sound and squishy. 🥹🥹