When Early Labor Begins
Navigating early labor can be challenging. Discover tips for staying active and managing this crucial phase.
What to Expect Breastfeeding: Essential Guide for New Moms
Breastfeeding is a beautiful journey that comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. Understanding these realities can help you approach this experience with confidence, knowing that seeking support and making choices that align with your needs is both normal and empowering.
Why Choose Water Birth?
Explore the benefits of water birth and learn how Denver’s options can enhance your labor experience.
Pain Relief in Labor: What are Your Options?
Your guide to pain relief options during labor, empowering expectant parents to make informed choices for a more comfortable and supported birthing experience.
My Go-to Labor Positions
During my years supporting birthing mothers, I've seen firsthand how movement can facilitate labor progression, aid in baby's descent, and offer relief from discomfort.
The Truth About Postpartum
Navigating the postpartum period is a journey filled with both joy and challenges, yet often overshadowed by the relentless pressure to swiftly return to pre-pregnancy norms.
Essential Reading and Listening List for Expecting Families
Explore curated reading and podcast recommendations to empower your birthing journey with knowledge and confidence.
Birthing Options in and Around Denver
Explore Denver's birthing landscape, from hospitals to birth centers and home births. Empower your birth planning journey with insights and recommendations tailored to your unique needs and preferences.
BRAIN Decision Making for Informed Consent
Explore the profound impact of informed consent, unraveling the complexities of decision-making in childbirth. Through the lens of the BRAIN acronym—discover the clarity and confidence to advocate for your birthing desires.
What If I Have a Cesarean?
As your Denver doula and photographer, I offer unwavering support, advocacy, and compassion. Whether planned or unexpected, cesarean births are powerful stories worth sharing, reflecting the true sacrifice and transformation of bringing life into the world.
What Makes a Great Birth Partner?
Explore the transformative role of a birth partner – from labor support to postpartum care. Learn the keys to creating a positive and empowered birth experience.
The Importance of Writing a Birth Plan
Discover the transformative power of informed birth planning with Lindsey Eden Photography and Doula in Denver. Explore how our expert doula services, paired with the artistry of Lindsey Eden's photography, empower families to shape their ideal birth experiences. Learn more about our comprehensive approach and find your path to a truly memorable childbirth journey.
The Benefits of Skin to Skin After Birth
Discover the incredible benefits of skin-to-skin contact for newborns' emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The magic of skin-to-skin for both parents and babies is remarkable!
Why Black Breastfeeding Week Matters!
In a world where the whispers of history still echo in maternal and infant health disparities, Black Breastfeeding Week emerges as a resounding call for change. Founded in 2011 by visionary women, this week isn't just a commemoration; it's a movement, a demand for equity and empowerment. It's about embracing the stories, challenges, and victories of Black mothers and infants, and recognizing that their journey matters.
5 Tips for Having an Autonomous & Low-Intervention Birth in Hospital
Five tips for achieving autonomy in hospital births, specifically. Uncover crucial insights: selecting a supportive provider, formulating a comprehensive birth plan, curating a dedicated birth team, enhancing knowledge, and fostering an intuitive connection. Unveil the potential of informed decisions and personal empowerment in shaping your Denver hospital birth experience. As you navigate this transformative journey, consider the expert guidance of doula and birth photographer, Lindsey Eden. Embrace birth not merely as a medical event but as a profound, self-directed narrative.
Pregnancy Nutrition & Preparing Your Body for Birth
Nourish your body, build strength, and access trusted resources for a healthy and vibrant pregnancy in Denver. Sharing four important aspects of nutrition and what it looks like to prepare your body for giving birth.
Why is Birth Photography Worth the Investment?
Discover why birth photography is a priceless investment and practical tips to save up for this powerful experience. Preserve the essence of your transformation and cherish the memories forever. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of birth photography and doula support with Lindsey Eden Photography. Denver's award-winning birth photographer captures the beauty of your birthing journey with skill and passion and supports your journey with compassion and intention.
The Birth of Jordan
I walked into the most serene and calm birth space with light music, deep breathing, gentle light coming through the gorgeous film on the windows. I watched Oscar gently touch and caress his wife, whispering words of encouragement and love in her ear. She was inward, eyes closed, swaying and breathing, moving her fingers across wooden combs. Occasionally she would open her eyes and a soft smile would fall across her lips as she made eye contact with Oscar.
The Power of the Doula
Sharing three reasons you may consider hiring a doula to support you in your birth and birth preparation. The power of the doula is in their ability to bring knowledge, connection, and communication into the birth planning process. A doula is there to support you through your birth experience.
Inclusive Places to Give Birth in Denver
At Lindsey Eden Photography and Doula Support, I welcome and support all kinds of families and birth preferences. I believe wholeheartedly that LOVE IS LOVE. That Black Lives Matter and we are at a critical point of needing to help change the Black Maternal Mortality Rates. That people of all shapes and sizes have the right to birth the way they want to.