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We had SO much fun this year at the annual picnic! Everyone loved the magic show and balloons by Ryan Hogan Magic. I’ve had a lot of requests for the recipes of the salads we brought, so we've included them below. Thank you to all of the families who came out. It is so fun to watch those babies grow,…
By: Mary Stemper, CPM, LM What is an herbal sitz bath? Sitz baths are shallow baths intended to soak just your bottom. Herbal sitz baths are sitz baths made by adding herb-infused water to the bath, instead of just water or bath salts. Herbal sitz baths can be an excellent way to relieve pain, reduce swelling, improve healing, and keep…
By: Kate Saumweber Hogan, CPM, LM Here you'll find a quick snapshot of TCM's statistics, but I'd recommend heading over to the full stats posts to get the details! This first image shows what the journey looks like from establishing care to birth. You'll see that most of our client's births happen at home, as planned. However, some pregnancies end…
When we meet with families who are looking to choose a midwife, we are often asked about the statistics available for Twin Cities Midwifery’s home birth practice. While we do gather data, the small size of our practice brings the usefulness of these particular rates into question. With such a small pool of data, how statistically significant would these numbers…
Self care is something that looks different for everyone; some people do it without realizing they are, some have specific routines that they are aware of and some haven't heard the phrase "self care" before. What "self care" means is the things that you do throughout your day, week or month that help to refill your own well. This can…
TCM Office Manager Lauren Froelich We've got some news to share with our families and community. We have been so lucky to have Lauren Froelich as our amazing office manager for the past 3.5 years, but as she welcomes her 3rd baby this summer and starts homeschooling in the fall, she will be closing the chapter of her time with…
Here at Twin Cities Midwifery, we take self care pretty seriously! It is something that we talk to our clients about in pregnancy and during the postpartum period. It is also something we talk about internally, as a team. Birth workers are prone to burnout. One way to prevent it, is to support our team members in getting regularly self…