instinctive birth – placenta services kelowna Sara Spada 2019-02-03T03:41:25+00:00

WELCOME TO INSTINCTIVE BIRTH.

Need a little something for postpartum?

We have been proud to offer Placenta Encapsulation Services in Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley for 5 years,
and have proudly worked on over 220+ placentas!

We are NOW proud to announce that we are permanently partnered with All Birth . Kelowna
to ensure that placenta services continue to be broadly offered and of the highest excellence for all families.

More information can be found on the following Placenta Encapsulation page.

ALL BIRTH . PLACENTA SERVICES

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Kathleen Baker
1617 Pandosy Street
Kelowna, B.C

info@kelownabirth.com
250.317.0400

The decision for doulas to be included in the supp

The decision for doulas to be included in the support of women at the hospital is so exciting. I just want to thank Interior Health for recognizing the evidence that doulas have such an important role in ensuring birthing people feel safe with a person with whom they have cultivated a support and trust role. Doulas reduce rates of interventions but mostly to me, they can support families in achieving a satisfying birth as they define it.
and of course, this beauty of an image is coming to you from @krista.evans.photography
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remember when l&d was there? We have come so far. Oh and never mind about my pants 🤦‍♀️
#kelowna #kelownadoula #kelownabirth #birthkelowna #doula #allbirthdoula #kelownageneralhospital #choiceinlabour #supportteam #birth #pregnantperson #baby #abetterbirth #coviddoula

Beautiful. And so everything about right now. Than

Beautiful. And so everything about right now. Thank you @spiritysol for this important message 🙌🏻🙏 “This is not what you had planned. This is not what you’d envisioned. There are no visits from friends, no loving doula bringing you soup, no “mommy and me” yoga classes, no coffee dates, no stroller walks through the park. There is empty space where you had planned comfort and company. There are long days with no one but your little one to talk to and this big transition to navigate all alone.
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I know it’s lonely, mama. I know the walls of your house feel tight and the days feel so long, and you crave a warm hand on your knee and the soft embrace of a friend. You wish for someone by your side to marvel at this beautiful baby of yours and to wrap an arm around you when the feelings get too big and scary.
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We were never meant to do this alone. Motherhood has never been a solitary sport. And yet here we are, in this odd chapter of isolation and distance, with no choice but to do it by ourselves.
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But mama, know this- We are alone. Together. You are surrounded all the other mothers who are navigating this tender time in isolation. You are held by all of us who have walked the path before you and who know how much you must be hurting. You are wrapped in the warm embrace of mama earth, as she too settles into this time of slowness and healing.
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This too shall pass. And when it does, hugs and coffee dates and visits from friends will taste so much sweeter. Soft kisses on your cheek and arms around your waist and gentle laughter in your ear will be the joyful medicine after this trying time.
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Until then, hunker down mama. Find the coziest, warmest spot on your couch, sink into the pile of unfolded laundry, and sleep the Spring away, with that sweet babe warm on your chest.”
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#covid19 #motherhood #breastfeedjng #mama

This is how we do it. It is delivery of class mate

This is how we do it. It is delivery of class materials for the upcoming All About Baby class. Hand delivered by me with gloves and post disinfecting.
Last week was the first virtual A Better Birth and now All About Baby goes virtual. •
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Tell everyone! And the All About Baby class covers everything you need to know about your amazing newborn. Expect the best. 👶🏻🤱🤰🏽🤱🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻 •
#coviddoula #covidbirtheducation #covid19 #allbirthallaboutbaby #abetterbirth #abetterbirthgoesvirtual #allaboutbabygoesvirtual #kelownabirth #birthkelowna #allbirthdoula #informedchoice #kelownacovid19 #socialdistancing #virtuallearning #childbirtheducator

This has been such an incredibly hard time for my

This has been such an incredibly hard time for my pregnant clients, They are facing such limited choices, are forced to birth without their doula, and their support is limited.
I am trying to phase in to a virtual space with support and education.
This has been devastating for pregnant people but also for those of us who fiercely support women and their choices and need for support. during birth and all through the postpartum journey, where every single day is a new story. For the doulas and the midwives and the nurses who support.
#allbirth #allbirthkelowna #allbirthdoula #kelownabirth #birthkelowna #birthdoula #doula #pregnancy #virtualclassroom #covit19 #abetterbirth #birth
Thanks to @dareallalucedoula for this rad share. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Hi friends..our popular class in going virtual. Jo

Hi friends..our popular class in going virtual.
Join us in our virtual session which will be live and interactive.
We will look at all things labour + birth, labour signs, how our hormones help us, breastfeeding, infant care and postpartum transition. You will be provided with our usual class materials so you can practice partner techniques and comfort measures.
next class is Saturday, MARCH 21 OR MAY 16
#abetterbirth #allbirth #allbirtheducation #allbirthdoula #kelownabirth #birthkelowna #pregnancy #infantcare #breastfeeding #homebirth #birthoptions #birthoptionsmatter #kelowna #postpartum #virtual #onlineeducation

KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL UPDATE: #In order to cont

KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL UPDATE:
#In order to continue providing safe care during this time, the perinatal unit at Kelowna General has developed a pandemic policy. Please share this widely to anyone who may need to see it. We believe these to be the most important summarized points for you... -only ONE support person in labor. This one support person will also be the only person allowed on the ward. Unfortunately this means NO visitors once you've had your baby. Please ensure your support person is healthy and has not travelled outside of Canada. -no laughing gas available right now - the waiting room is CLOSED. -if you have a fever and cough please call L&D directly before you come in for an assessment and put on a mask as soon as you enter KGH. 250-862-4471” @maternitycarewestside
#kelownageneralhospital #kelownadoula #allbirth #allbirthdoula #infant #pregnancy #covid19

All Birth is practicing social distancing and isol

All Birth is practicing social distancing and isolation to make room for health in our community. Please make contact if you are interested in our live online birth class options.
Take care pregnant women! Stay safe, be smart and wash your hands. And breastfeed lots 🤱 💕
#allbirthdoula #kelownadoula #covit19 #pregnancy #breastfeeding #abetterbirthgoesonline #allaboutbabyonline
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thanks to @laboroflovela

Here is the latest update on hospital policy at Ke

Here is the latest update on hospital policy at Kelowna General. This is understandable but also so sad for those who have been cultivating a support relationship with their doula or other support and now have one support option only. Difficult. And so hard.
#kelownadoula #allbirthdoula #hospitaltours #kelownabirth #birthkelowna #pregnancy #pregnant #covid-19 #onesupport
We've just been notified that effective immediately KGH will be implementing a rule of only 1 support person allowed in L&D and only 1 visitor at a time on the postpartum ward. It is also encouraged that family is not waiting in the waiting room, and of course no one visiting mom and babe that has been recently sick or traveled outside of Canada. Hoping to get more information on this tomorrow after formal Perinatal Unit Meeting. Stay tuned... #kelownabirth #covid_19 #interiorhealth #kelownageneralhospital #communitymidwiveskelowna

At solstice, a perfect joining of dark into light

At solstice, a perfect joining of dark into light happened and I was invited to hold space for and be present while my dear client and friend, Ashley, passed her fetus/baby/tiny being at home.
It was the desire of Ashley to share this experience so that others may find some comfort in knowing that there was not one singular way to move through this kind of experience.
I was given this gift of supporting, loving and witnessing in such a wide open heart journey. I am so moved by every single part of Ashley's story. She is a woman that is brave in her vulnerability, beautiful in her process and intellect and so full of love. This gift - was an honour.
Know this is a story of loss, of love and of joy. This is story that includes images that might be hard to see. I do ask each of you to consider allowing yourself the discomfort these images may stir in you.
Grief and loss are such an integral part of our lives but we are afraid to face it and, as such, we deny a bigger piece: love, human experience, vulnerability. I learned through this that I could handle it. That I could have compassion and that feeling hard shit was okay and, after all, a part of life. I learned that hard shit can make a person grow and that there was healing in it.
I invite you to see this part of a woman's experience. The part we don't allow women to talk about. The part that women feel shamed about. The part of birth that is loss.
Forever I will remember every piece of this day. Its beauty, its perfect light, Krista in her artistry as she weaved seamlessly, Jael in her gentle and powerful presence, and Ashley and Erik. I am forever bonded to you all and brave enough to move further out of my safe place.
Link to full story in bio.
#motherhood #homebirth #kelownadoula #loss #bereavement #allbirthkelowna
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Such a fantastic visual that looks at what the cer

Such a fantastic visual that looks at what the cervix is doing and how your babe moves as they are coming down
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