Babies, Birth & Boob Blog

Dec 6, 20232 min read

A long road that led to a empowered birth - Breann Farmer

My birthing story actually begins in 2018. That’s when I had my first miscarriage. I lost my son, Benjamin, at 18 weeks gestation. The...

Nov 11, 20232 min read

Feeling calm and confident - Ana & Jay

I knew I wanted an unmedicated natural birth. The more research I did the more I realized I would need support beyond my husband. That’s...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

All around support for a first birth - Jenn & Spenser

When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we started looking for birthing classes so we were more prepared for our first baby. We...

Oct 20, 20232 min read

An unexpected hospital transfer - Reba & Blake

A foreward from us at The Nurturey: We are so thankful that Reba wanted to share this story. As she shares, her birth did not go the way...

Oct 14, 20231 min read

A more supported birth the second time around - Christina & Chad Janiszeski

We knew that we wanted things to be different with our second daughter. It was so relieved to find out that The Nurturey offered various

Oct 4, 20233 min read

A beautiful first birth experience - Jenna & Josh Hook

We cannot recommend the doula team at the Nurturey enough! We chose to deliver in Sioux Falls, about 1 hour 45 minutes away from where we...

Oct 4, 20232 min read

What are tongue and lip ties and how do we assess for them?

We have all heard the terms tongue and lip tie, but what really are they?? Frenulum: a small fold of tissue that supports a mobile...