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Live me some vernix and this photo by @brittanybrooksphotography
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Birthday frosting 🧁
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#sanantonio #sanantoniophotography #sanantoniophotographer #birth #vernix #birthcenter #midwife #doula #waterbirth #birthbecomesher #empoweredbirthproject #thebirthhour #sanantoniobirthphotography #sanantoniobirthphotographer #birthcenterstoneoak #smalpresets #lookslikefilm #dearphotographer #unraveledacademy

Gorgeous shot from @rebornfromwithin
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We are truly powerful beings. This mama @thirstycupcake DID IT, even after doubting herself. She summoned all of her courage and strength and did what her body knows all too well.so proud of her and her journey into motherhood!! #birthhigh ⠀
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She let out a roar and with that she brought into the world the most beautiful of creations! An incredibly gorgeous life with the most incredible of potentials. The embodiment of love ❤️ if you’d like to see more from this birth story click on link in my @rebornfromwithin‘s BIO. ✨
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Can you feel her power?!? #roarmamaroar 🌙🌑✨ Rock star birth team: @bethanystrickermidwifery @courtneybuttsdoula @beckyjthorp @jennifermozeke And the AMAZING @abide_women : "We exist to improve birth outcomes in communities with the lowest quality of care by providing healthcare and complimentary services that are easily accessible, holistic, evidence based and free from judgment." •
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#birthwithoutfear #birthbecomesher #roarmamaroar #homebirth #stopcensoringbirth #blackgirlmagic #birth #birthphotography #igavebirth #natgeo #natgeoyourshot #thisisbirth #midwifery #doula #femalejourney #empoweredwomen #goddess #mybirthmychoice #mybodymychoice #empoweredbirthproject #dfwphotographer #birthstory ⠀

I love me some @vanessamendezphotography!
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These moments never cease to amaze me. Childbirth is so incredible and powerful. Oh, and I am about to hit 50 births documented!!! I almost can’t believe that I am here, ready to document my 50th birth sometime in February. Who will it be, who will it be?!! I have gotten to work with the BEST families and the BEST providers. The support I’m given from my family, friends and community is invaluable. I cannot wait to continue my journey as a birth photographer❤️✨
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This is freaking gorgeous!
#Repost @melissajeanbabies
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Mother of three 🌱

#Repost @lanebphotography
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Power. Love. Womanhood.

#Repost @traciphotographs
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All these generations of life ❤️ Don't take it lightly.
#unraveledacademy #lookslikefilm #thefamilynarrative #birthunited #birthbecomesher #beunraveled

#Repost @tampabirthphotographer
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Heads up...I’m about to take it there today. I expect to lose some people and that’s fine ✌🏾. So, this is PART TWO of my interpretation of what the birth stories of slaves might look like, based on what little I could find on the subject, of “slave birth”, because google failed me when I initially was searching for images from this era.
—- Yes, we were slaves in America. We have been exposed to and subjected to so much heartache during that time that has transferred into our society today. We were enslaved physically, mentally, and spiritually. People are quick to say things like “That was a long time ago, get over it”, it’s apparent that we are expected to let the sins of THEIR fathers slide.

The reality is that their fathers have historically been sliding into our women’s beds even when we were demonized and enslaved. They raped our women, impregnated our women and then allowed their seed to join their slave mothers and work the land with our women or be “blessed” to be distinguished as a “house nig***”. Because, let’s face it…they weren’t about to claim these children.

Let’s fast forward, shall we? Since we should leave slavery in the past…
Has anyone thought to consider that there’s a chance that only a couple generatations down the line – great, great grandparent maybe – that you could be related, due to RAPE swept under the rug, to someone of the opposite race?

If you identify as white and are reading this, how does that make you feel?
What about if you’re black?

Anyways,
I call this series:
“Sins of Their Fathers”

Link to series in the bio.

DISCLAIMER: Sharing is HIGHLY encouraged. Imagery like this NEEDS to be seen. If you decide to share, please link my original blog post and have my tag at the top so your followers know that the words were mine and not yours. I’d like to make sure that while the message is being spread, there is no question as to where the original images came from. I was very strategic in sharing only one image from the set for this reason. So, please refrain from sharing the whole series. Do not alter images IN ANY WAY (no filters or cropping)

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