I’m Lo,
RN, CLC, educator + proud birth junky.
Enneagram 1, type A as they come... I live for the spark in your eyes when you realize that you actually can do the things everyone told you that you could.
ONCE UPON A TIME
I was an RN working 12 hours shifts at the bedside....and I loved it.
And then life went topsy-turvy.
I've spent my entire nursing career in labor, delivery, and postpartum nursing. I was hooked at that first birth - you and your body and your baby are miracles - and I'll never stop marveling at all of it. Unfortunately, life threw some bumps at me when I started having children. My daughter was born, my mama died, my husband was traveling, my heart was broken - something had to give. So I left my patients... and starting dreaming about the day I could touch your lives again.
Enter - The Labor Mama.
A precious way to still be a part of your lives, your births, your babies.
There is something about being at the bedside that no other job can replace. Watching you + your support team work together, teaching you about epidurals, pushing with you for 3 hours, watching your eyes light up at first latch? Being an educator can't take the place of that specific bedside magic.
But the question became, "how do I do what I love while I'm home with my kids and healing my own heart?" And that, for me, was teaching. Maybe I don't get to see your baby's head rotate as they crown anymore. But I can teach you about your body. I can teach you how to handle pain. I can tell you what it's like to be induced. I can walk you through a cesarean. And I can reassure you that beautiful birth can happen anywhere - and then empower you to go chase yours.
Sometimes we need to be reminded, over and over again, that we can do this. I want to remind you of that.
Top: my optimistic Irish other half Left: baby boy #1 Right: the baby girl who made me a mama
Left: 13 months in with baby boy, Top Right: my optimistic Irish other half, Bottom right: the baby girl who made me a mama
LEARN WITH ME
MY REALLY OFFICIAL BIO,
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Lo is a master's prepared registered nurse and certified lactation consultant with specialty certifications in obstetrics and electronic fetal monitoring. She has spent her nursing career in labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum/newborn care. She is also a writer of poetry, prose + musings on all things mamahood.
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FACTS
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF
If I could eat one food the rest of my life, it'd be mashed potatoes - with Lawry's seasoning salt.
I'm the middle child of 3 girls
- and I think it's pretty darn easy to tell. #middlechildsyndrome
Favorite part of birth? That moment you realize they're actually here + you did it.
Born + raised in the PNW, 10 years in Denver, 18 months in Amsterdam, then back to Denver!
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No matter where or how you give birth — at home or in the hospital, spontaneous or induced — it is a personal, intimate experience that is yours. First time mom? Here for a childbirth refresher? I’ve got you covered. Let’s work together, me and you, to empower your birth and prepare for motherhood. To get you started, I’ve got a free third trimester guide for you to prioritize and communicate your hopes + desires.
let's empower your voice, together.
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Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.
THE QUIZ
Best part of pregnancy
That baby moving!
celeb i'd love to meet
Virginia Apgar (straight lady doctor boss)
hardest part of birth
Transition - get me OUT of there
Favorite part of postpartum
Watching other people love my new baby
favorite place i've been
Zambia - unforgettable in every way
Can't live without
Peanut butter
What i'm scared of
Raising my kids without my mama
usually craving
A quiet night by myself
beach vs mountains
I'll take lake-life actually
Least like about NEwborns
Not sleeping - I'm so bad at that
Join the community.
Getting ready for baby is no small feat - but I'm ready to connect with (and support) you in all of it. Pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborns, breastfeeding -- and beyond, I'm here for you. Let's do this - together.
And also, you're getting my baby prep pack too.
we're all in this mamahood thing together.
The education never stops over here. Stay in stories - that's where the really good stuff is.
@thelabormama
