Client Guide & Resources
Welcome!
I am so thankful that we have the opportunity to work together during this special time. It is such an honor and a joy to support you as you welcome your newest family member.
I believe your birth experience should be empowered, joyful and one of the best days of your life and I am here to do everything I can to support this. Please feel free to e-mail, text or call with anything and everything that comes up!
Jess 720-297-4767
Emergency contact, 303-489-6515
“Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.” - Carrie Fisher
Resources
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Evidence Based Birth
Resources, Podcast and articles on all manner of pregnancy and birth related topics. Great resource for Pregnancy related medical conditions.
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Spinning Babies
Daily activities and techniques to prepare for optimal positioning of baby in labor and birth.
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La Leche League
Resource for breastfeeding including information on local support groups.
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VBAC.com
An evidence-based resource for birth options after a cesarean.
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Lamaze International
Lots of Great Resources!
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The VBAC Link
Resources and Podcast regarding VBAC.
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Kelly Mom
Breastfeeding Resource
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The Birth Hour
A Birth Story Podcast
Books
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Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn
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The Birth Partner
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Breastfeeding Made Simple
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Downloads
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Comfort in Labor
Penny Simkin
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Contraction Chart
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Get Started Breastfeeding
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Early Labor
Guide from Lamaze International
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Labor Positions
Lamaze International
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Hello Baby
A Guide for Birth & Postpartum from National Baby Co. Includes Hospital Packing list!
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The Miles Circuit
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Pathway to a Healthy Birth
Letting hormones Support you in pregnancy & birth.
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Your Guide to Breastfeeding
This is lengthy booklet with lots of information!
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Co-Sleeping
Safe Co-sleeping
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Optimal Labor Positons
VBAC.com
Videos
Additional Resources
Midwives - Homebirth
New Leaf Midwifery - Jenn Anderson Tarver
Holding Light Midwifery - Natalie Baca
Midwives - Hospital
Center for Midwifery at Anschutz
Center for Midwifery - UCH Lone Tree
St Joseph Midwives - St Joseph Hospital or Birth Center of Denver
Birth Centers
Seasons Community Birth Center
Obstetricians
Dr. Matthew Breeden - Rocky Mountain Women’s Care
Chiropractors
Acupuncturists
Brandee Schilling Unity Acupuncture
Anna Francis - Prickly Mermaid
IBCLC’s
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Call or text as soon as you think labor may be starting. If labor is starting and moving fast please call! If Labor is just starting and it is before 11 pm please call or text to let me know. If it is between 11 pm and 6 am and labor is starting but contractions are more than 10 minutes apart please wait to notify me until they are coming more frequently and lasting longer so I can be as rested as possible when I join you.
In the unlikely event that you are in labor and I do not respond to a text or phone call please call my emergency contact (Scott) at 303-489-6515.
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If I haven’t heard from you at all it can take up to two hours for me to join you.
Once we are sure that labor is starting I am on notice and ready to come to you as soon as you are ready for me, taking into account the time it takes to drive. Typically I will meet you as active labor is ramping up and often around the time you head to your location of birth. We will stay in touch and decide this as labor progresses.
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I always prefer to hear of any signs of labor as soon as you think that there are any. Even if it turns out to be Braxton Hicks I would prefer a false alarm to showing up late! If it is after 11 pm or before 6 am please wait until there is a steady pattern before calling.
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I always recommend you have your own birth ball for early labor at home, raspberry leaf tea is a favorite - you can ice it in the summer. Birth affirmations, music playlist and bluetooth speaker, battery operated candles or twinkle lights are fun. If you are having birth photos taken it’s great to think about a cute and comfy bra and robe to wear during labor.