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How #clarksvillemoms​ celebrated #worldbreastfeedingweek2017 💞 @Regrann from @stellmeastory - Last night in honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we had a grand total of 67 women come out last night to celebrate their nursing journeys. Our oldest nursling was 3 years old, and our youngest was just a month old. What a beautiful sight it was to see all of these women standing side by side celebrating one of the greatest accomplishments. I can attest for many of them, that breastfeeding is probably one of the hardest things they have ever done. For so many breastfeeding doesn't come naturally or as easily as everyone describes it should. So many women have faced adversity either from family, their work place, or even the public. Each women attending last night has their own milk story and the journey of how they got to where they are, whether almost over or just beginning. It was a true honor to host and photograph this event for the third year in a row and meet so many beautiful women and their nurslings. World Breastfeeding Week Group Photoshoot 2017 (Clarksville) #WBWClarksville2017 #hayleystellphotography #clarksvillephotographer #fortcampbellphotographer #ftcampbellhomecoming #hopkinsvillephotographer #ftcampbellphotographer #nashvillephotographer #breastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #nursing #mindyourowntits #breastfeedwithoutfear • Shared by @expectingnewlife - Heidi Duncan, Birth Doula • #nashvilledoula #regrann #clarksvilledoula

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Add this to your To Do list. ✅ Your birth will change your life in ways to cannot imagine. It deserves as much focus as planning your wedding, some say. Take my #birthclass and you'll come out "expecting the best and prepared for the rest". ➕ Yes, I teach about natural birth, but there's so much more! Families planning to birth at hospitals, birth centers and at home all attend my classes. (Next date July 26.) And then #hireadoula like me to be your #expertbirthguide during labor, putting all of this info to good use. (Don't take my word for it. Read my Google reviews!) Link in bio to register. • • #nashvilledoula #clarksvilledoula #nashvillemom #clarksvillemoms #futuremom #futuredad #childbirthclass #childbirtheducation #babybump #babyontheway #pregnantinnashville #birthdoula #laborsupport #pregnant #homebirth #birthcenter #hospitalbirth #naturalmama #naturalbirth

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The clock becomes irrelevant during labor. It's there and time is indeed passing, but the present moment is all that can be focused on. ⌚ I spent the past two days with a client in labor and so lost track of time that I forgot which day it was. Twice. 😮 📆 Doulas - What is the longest time you've been with a client in labor? 🌞 Mommas - Were you aware of the clock during your labor? • • • #time #labor #laborland #birth #birthdoula #laborsupport #birthprofessional #pregnant #babyontheway @Regrann from @ph_ony - #old #clock • Shared by @expectingnewlife - Heidi Duncan, Birth Doula • #nashvilledoula #clarksvilledoula - #regrann

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Most surprising item in my #birthdoula bag of tricks? A string of white Christmas lights. 🎄 Turn off the harsh florescent overheads and poorly dimmed can lights. Plug in the twinkle lights. The room is transformed. Lights instantly soften the space and make it more cozy. ✨ @Regrann from @tessa.k_01 - #twinklelights • Shared by @expectingnewlife - Heidi Duncan, Birth Doula • #nashvilledoula - #regrann #doulatips #clarksvilledoula #birthprofessional (at Doula Heidi Duncan - Expecting New Life Birth Services)

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What do you say, really? 😏 As I waited to get my visitor's pass to go on post at #fortcampbell in the middle of the night, I pondered aloud how I should be greeting the soldier at the desk. #Doulas work such unusual hours, coming and going while others are sleeping. 🌛 It's pretty rare to have a client labor and birth during daylight hours without an overnight in between. But I kind of like it, especially since I get to avoid all the traffic. That makes the #introvert part of me happy. 😉 And after all these years, I'm used to it. • #douladilemmas #nightowl #veryearlyriser #teamnosleep #doulalife #babiesareworthit #mommasareawesome #birthdoula #postpartumdoula #babysnuggler #fortcampbelldoula #clarksvilledoula #nashvilledoula #needsleepnow (at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital)

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Full circle. 20 years from when I began my journey into birth work, I'm a card-carrying #certifiedbirthdoula again. This time, it's for keeps. 😉 Thank you, @childbirthinternational for your Crossover Program for experienced and previously certified doulas! 👍 • • • #childbirthinternational #nashvilledoula #nashville #clarksvilledoula #clarksvilletn #certifieddoula #experienceddoula #birthdoula #birthprofessional #babyboy #babygirl #babyontheway #birth #hospitalbirth #homebirth #naturalbirth #epidural #waterbirth

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Felt this needed to be reposted today. 😑 "Being nice is not enough. If you like your doctor, take them out for coffee. But if they don't practice evidence-based care, take your birth somewhere else." --Heidi Duncan ❕ Hire a birth doula. Take a Childbirth preparation class. Read my blog post about VBAC options! Expectingnewlife.com 🚼 . . . . . . #birthwisdom #birthoptions #vbac #birth #birthwithoutfear #evidencebasedbirth #csection #epidural #naturalbirth #pregnant #expecting #midwives #doulas #nashvilledoula #Nashvillebaby #Nashvillemoms #heididuncandoula #Regrann #clarksvilletn #clarksvilledoula #clarksvillemoms (at Doula Heidi Duncan - Expecting New Life Birth Services)

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Interested in being mentored by a seasoned doula? Ask me for details. Limited spaces available. ••• #doula #doulamentor #Nashvilledoula #clarksvilledoula #heididuncandoula (at Doula Heidi Duncan - Expecting New Life Birth Services)