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Cali Machen

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Student midwife, Bachelors of Science in Midwifery, Philly, PA
✨Midwife Assistant
✨Birth Doula~2018
✨Childbirth Educator
✨FAM trained

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Are you ready to DANCE?!!

🪩💗 D A N C E T E R I A 💗🪩
Madonna + Pilates + Dance

Saturday, October 3rd I’m throwing a dance party at @hpyphilly and I need dancers!!

5:30pm at Graduate Hospital Studio (doors open 5:10pm)

No dance experience necessary! Come learn some grooves, a few steps, and get a jump on your Saturday night party plans 🪩💖🕺🏻🪩💗💃

Link in bio, or register online at www.hpyphilly.com/workshops

This event is UNHEATED

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4 days in the Great Smokey Mountains with my besties 🌞🌚🌲🪶

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Having a baby?!?! 🫄 🫃🏾 🤰 🫃🏾 🫃🏾 🫄 🫶✨

“Lactation Real Talk”
a prenatal lactation/babyfeeding class

Saturday, June 6th 2026 11am-1pm
$60/person (feel free to bring your partner/support person) Registration on Move With Love website
@move.with.love
Answer your lactation worries and boost your baby feeding confidence! I will help you learn practical tips for some of the most worrisome aspects of nursing and bottle feeding a baby. With this knowledge, you will gain confidence and feel excited for your baby feeding journey.

Common questions about lactation/babyfeeding include:

“How do I know my baby is getting enough milk? “
“Will latching hurt?”
“How will I go back to work, school etc. and still make enough milk?”
“Can I bottle feed and nurse my baby?”
Families will also learn when and how to seek additional lactation/baby feeding support in Philadelphia. There will be plenty of time to get all of your questions answered.

My goal is for you to feel excited to feed your baby, trust yourself and have practical strategies when obstacles arise. Feeding your baby is a big task and you deserve to be supported and feel prepared!
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#pregnantinphilly #phillyparent #prenatallactationclass #prenatal #learningtolatch

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This sweet baby girl was prayed for & dreamt of for many years, and now she's finally here!

Welcome to the world Eden 💗 born February 15th born completely en caul ✨

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had to hop on this trend because it's freaking adorable...

I know that all of these little girls would be so proud of the badass women we've all become 🤍

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✨photo dump✨
Taking my periodic social media break because I think my brain will break otherwise. Hug and love on your people, people. These screens hold a lot of distractions and we forget what real life is, if we don’t actually… live. Enjoy some photos of me doing my favorite things and some of my favorite people. Peace and blessings, friends 🙏🏾

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🍼✨ In-home lactation support covered by insurance! ✨👶

If you have one of the insurances listed, reach out and let’s get your visit scheduled.
I offer prenatal and postpartum in-home lactation visits 🤍

If your insurance isn’t listed, I’m happy to provide a superbill you can submit for potential reimbursement.

📩 DM me for more info or to book your appointment!

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If you need a good end of year cry, here you go...

You're welcome 🤍🫶🏽

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I have so much to say about this year and no energy to properly articulate it all. These slides sum it up though...

We learned a lot this year, through gained experience we shifted the way we practice a bit, what we recommend, what we feel comfortable with, who we collaborate with... We grew our team to allow for more sustainability as the demand for our practice has only been increasing year after year.

I recently saw midwives online debating whether or not to share their stats. Some see it as "ego driven". I'm not even sure how to see it that way.

I believe when choosing to birth out of the hospital especially, you need to see the statistics. You need to see that the provider you're choosing is transparent & honest. I don't post these statistics to "brag", there's nothing to brag about here. There's loss, there's traumatic births, there's unplanned transfers, there's unwanted cesareans... I post these statistics because birth is unpredictable and I believe we need to show that as best we can to those choosing our care to make an informed decision.

Also, something I forgot to include in our slides, is that the most common reason for transfer was NOT maternal exhaustion for first time moms as it has been most years in the past (only 3% this year). Many of the primips actually had really quick/ smooth births, with a few IUGR transfers and some retained placentas being the common reason for postpartum transfer. Half of our antepartum/ intrapartum transfers were actually multips this year and for varied reasons such as gestational hypertension/ preeclampsia, preterm birth, infection, etc.

Anyways, despite taking care of nearly 100 clients this year, I'm feeling well rested and generally low stress (which was not how I was feeling this time last year). So, I look forward to another year as a homebirth midwife with the support of my truly incredible team & hoping to have as many smooth, daytime births as possible! 🙏🏽

We're ready for all of the 2026 babies! ✨

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Some little birthy crochet pieces I made for @cali_birth birthday! 🧶🪡💝

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💫HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALIIIIII🫶
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The BEST doula, future midwife and incredible friend 🩷

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Wishing @cali_birth, a very happy birthday! What an absolute honor & privilege it is to be your preceptor! You were like a missing puzzle piece that I didn't know I needed and now I can't imagine not having you by my side in this work... You teach me so much & you've become such an integral part of this practice, so grateful to have you.

Thanks for dealing with LabCorp, and the state of Pennsylvania, scheduling all of our consultations, doing all the BS admin work, supporting our clients so well, the list goes on! You push me to be a better provider everyday & you've managed to make my midwifery life 10000x easier somehow, everyone needs a Cali in their life, so THANK YOU for being you. Can't wait to celebrate you 🎉

send her some love today 🤍

(p.s. if she ever leaves me to go home to Colorado, I'm going to have to go with her ✌🏽)

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