KRISTIN BACHLEITNER
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Birth and Postpartum Doula, Placenta Encapsulator
Kristin is the mother of 9 children. All 9 were born at home under midwifery care. Holistic health and supporting women in their calling of motherhood is her passion. Currently, she serves women and their families as a birth and postpartum doula, and placenta encapsulator. She also spent 4 years as a student midwife in the Fond du Lac and surrounding areas.
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"15 years ago I attended my first birth, my nephew, and was changed by what I saw. I began to research birth, and birth options, and became convinced of the midwifery model of care which led to me birthing all 8 of my children at home under the care of a midwife. Doula work came so naturally, it's what I became to every woman I met that was pregnant. It's how I longed to help them achieve the birth they wanted and find the power God designed them with to birth a baby and themselves as a new mother."
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In April of 2017 she traveled to "The Farm" (think: Ina May Gaskin), in Tennessee, to attend their Midwife Assistant Course, shortly after in June of that year she attended her first birth as a midwifery student. Since 2017 she has attended close to 60 births.
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"Placenta Encapsulation is a exciting venture for me, many women are interested in this and it led me to find a course to train in at Brilliant Birth Academy. This service and postpartum support are my connection to helping the newborn mothers out there, the mothers who have no support network, or the mothers who want that extra loving care."