Carrie’d in Grace - Revolutionary Birth Support

Carrie’d in Grace - Revolutionary Birth Support Certified holistic birthkeeper & doula. I provide full autonomy support for pregnant, birthing and postpartum mommas in Citrus county and surrounding areas

I provide full autonomy support for birth and postpartum mommas in Citrus county and surrounding areas

💗 I sit here w/ such a full heart. After a slow start to the year, an unexpected busy spring of babies & a short summer ...
08/28/2025

💗 I sit here w/ such a full heart. After a slow start to the year, an unexpected busy spring of babies & a short summer break away from births, my calendar for the remainder of ‘25 is officially booked & flowing into the new year! Glory to the King! My gratitude is to Yahshua for blessing me w/ all of you! The many mamas who have trusted me to hold & support you as you embark on the journey of motherhood. To my repeat mamas: those who have welcomed me back into your homes, your spaces & your stories for a 2nd time, thank you. There is no higher honor than to be invited back into the holy presence of your birth experience. This January will mark 9 years since the Lord first called me to take this path of servitude…the very day my daughter was born. Almost immediately I began supporting women in pregnancy as a friend & advocate until Jan. 2020. This is when I started courses to become a certified & trained doula. In Sept. of 2020 I was officially certified & eager to start supporting mothers in their birth spaces. In March ‘21 the first baby of my career was born. Since then, the growth of Carrie’d in Grace | Revolutionary Birth Support has been nothing short of humbling.
This is more than a calling. It’s a movement. It’s not just birth work, it’s ministry. It’s not just rebellion it’s revolution. Together we are bringing back physiological, autonomous birth. Together we are reclaiming the safety, the nature & the sacredness of birth outside the hospital, together we are remembering the design of our Creator & standing in awe of the power He placed within women. Being your revolutionary Birthkeeper is my greatest love, second to being a mother myself. Those who have trusted me, prayed w/ me, birthed w/ me, I thank you for joining me in creating a generation of captive free birth, bringing back the family unit, forging faith. One home, one birth, one baby at a time. Thank you to every single family for your support & your love. You are my “why.” Here’s to the beauty of the journey, the strength of women, and the grace of God who weaves it all together. 🌸

You’ll often notice I tend to close my eyes when I’m listening for your baby’s heartbeat. I do this because closing my e...
08/23/2025

You’ll often notice I tend to close my eyes when I’m listening for your baby’s heartbeat. I do this because closing my eyes actually helps my brain focus more on sound. It quiets visual distractions so I can lean in with deeper attention. With a fetoscope, that focus especially matters. The heartbeat is subtle, it takes patience and stillness to catch it. But when it comes through, it’s the sweetest sound. It’s a steady rhythm, much like the sound of a horse galloping off in the distance. Every time I hear it, I’m reminded of the miracle unfolding in hidden places and the honor it is to be invited close enough to hear it. 💝

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💛 There’s something so beautiful to me about the way a mother holds her daughter in labor w/ love & without fear. 💞For m...
08/12/2025

💛 There’s something so beautiful to me about the way a mother holds her daughter in labor w/ love & without fear. 💞
For me, it’s the arms that once cradled her in infancy, now holding her steady as she crosses the threshold into motherhood herself.
It’s the full circle moment of the mother becoming the grandmother,
the daughter becoming a mother & another daughter taking her first breath.
It’s the holy work of women where love doesn’t just pass down, it multiplies & where the strength of the women before becomes the courage of the woman becoming.
🪷 Birth is never just the making of a baby.
It’s the making of a mother & sometimes…the remaking of the one who made her. 🌷

Postpartum visits are some of my favorite moments as a doula. The birth may be behind us, but the work of mothering is j...
06/28/2025

Postpartum visits are some of my favorite moments as a doula. The birth may be behind us, but the work of mothering is just beginning. To sit with a mama in the tender days after birth… to hold her story, her tears, her joy, and her baby - it’s a sacred assignment.
This mama is so incredibly special to me.
God knit our paths together in a way only He could. So gently, so purposefully. From the moment we met, I knew His hand was all over it.
The presence of God was so sweet in this room. It just felt like sitting in the overflow of God’s goodness.
The kind of peace you can’t manufacture, only the Holy Spirit can usher it in.
Thank you, Jesus, for letting me witness your hand at work in the lives of these families.�What a gift. What a ministry. 🤍

😬🥴 Oops…sorry yall. I know I left ya hanging like a plot twist in a soap opera.😅 But bless it…I finally published anothe...
06/20/2025

😬🥴 Oops…sorry yall. I know I left ya hanging like a plot twist in a soap opera.😅 But bless it…I finally published another journal entry 🙃. After a little holy season of procrastination (aka me staring at my laptop w/ snacks & excuses), the follow-up to my last blog drop is finally on my website. 🥳
This journal entry is the long over-due postpartum sequel to the last birth story blog.
Late? Yeep 🤦‍♀️. Worth it? Also, yes.
👉If you haven’t read the birth story, go get caught up or this one might feel like jumping into a preacher’s sermon halfway through. (Psst, it’s the PDF right before this one 😉)
This peak into my diary is giving: frustration meets revelation. Raw reflections & redeemed moments.
So, here she is, grab your tea, put your feet up for 10 minutes & enjoy 😘
https://carriedingracerbs.wixsite.com/mysite-1/blog

“Heart on the Floor” ♥️♥️♥️In the hush between breath and first cry,�With chux pads spread like cotton rows nearby. �The...
05/06/2025

“Heart on the Floor” ♥️♥️♥️
In the hush between breath and first cry,�With chux pads spread like cotton rows nearby. �The room hums low with sacred grace,�A mother’s war, a newborn’s face.
Swift came the tide, the final flood,�A gush of warmth, a pulse of blood.🩸
Too quick for hands, to great surprise,
“I just birthed my placenta!”
The mother cries.
At the peak of the afternoon sun, this life forming organ’s journey is done.
Not on the pad, but carpet deep,�where blood and thread together seep. �It kissed the ground with nature’s art�A crimson echo, shaped like a heart.♥️
No painter’s brush, no sculptor’s blade,�Could match the mark that moment made.�A fleeting truth, both raw and real,�Of how we come, and how we heal.
They’ll scrub the stain, or maybe not,�For some would say it marks the spot.�Where pain met love in sudden grace�And left its heart upon her birth place.

🩵 I recently attended a birth for a 3rd time boy mama and for the first time in almost 5 years of attending I got to wit...
04/28/2025

🩵 I recently attended a birth for a 3rd time boy mama and for the first time in almost 5 years of attending I got to witness something rare & beautiful.
Baby boy emerged from his mother’s womb into the birth pool and as mom brought baby to her chest I spotted a true knot 🪢 in the umbilical cord. 😍 y’all it was SO COOL!
For me, this was non alarming as her cord was in no way compromised by the knot. There was no restriction of oxygen or blood flow.
👉True knots occur in about 1% of pregnancies, usually forming early on when baby is small and active in the womb. While the idea of a knot might sound alarming, 🚨not all knots are dangerous; and this one was a perfect example of how God’s physiological design protects life.
The cord was healthy, blood flow uninterrupted…
Why? Because of Wharton’s jelly.
Wharton’s jelly is a thick, protective substance that surrounds the cord’s vessels, cushioning and preventing compression even when a knot is present.
This knot didn’t bring fear, it brought reverence. A reminder that birth is mysterious, wise, and often far more capable than we give it credit for.
Not every knot is a crisis. Sometimes, it’s just part of the story… and a beautiful one at that💫

BLOG DROP!! Take a peak into my first in person experience as a doula. In this entry you will read about the challenges ...
02/02/2025

BLOG DROP!! Take a peak into my first in person experience as a doula. In this entry you will read about the challenges that had to be navigated and the feelings I was left with. This was a time of deep reflection and reevaluation of how I would go on to serve women and families. Things did not go as I had hoped or expected, but many lessons were learned. Enjoy!

https://carriedingracerbs.wixsite.com/mysite-1/blog

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6

Relative risk vs. absolute risk - do you know the difference & why does it even matter?When we are talking about informe...
01/22/2025

Relative risk vs. absolute risk - do you know the difference & why does it even matter?
When we are talking about informed consent, it’s super important to understand what each one means especially in regards to pregnancy🤰& childbirth🤱. When comparing the risks of stillbirth at 42 weeks vs.40 weeks you must understand the difference between relative risk & absolute risk.
Relative risk measures how much more likely stillbirth is to occur at 42 weeks compared to 40 weeks. For example: If a study shows that stillbirth occurs more often at 42 wks, the relative risk will highlight this difference. In this case, the relative risk is 2.5 times higher, that means that risk for your baby more than doubles! 🙀Sounds scary, huh? However, absolute risk provides the actual percentage or chance of stillbirth occurring at each gestational age. ✨40 weeks-0.068%, 42 weeks-0.318%✨
In conclusion, the survival rate of your baby beyond 40 weeks is still over 99% 🙌 Not so scary anymore, yea?!
By looking at both types of risks, true informed decisions can be made. But here we are, OB’s giving skewed information in order to schedule moms induction at 39 weeks left & right. Which let me let you in on a little secret, 🤫 having an induction vs spontaneous labor makes you 18-22% more likely to have a c-section, but I digress. That’s another topic for another post. Pictured is my badass cousin giving birth at home at 43 weeks gestation to the day. 💪

I’m so thrilled 🤗 to announce the first release of “The Diary of a Birthkeeper” is in! This is an introduction into what...
01/19/2025

I’m so thrilled 🤗 to announce the first release of “The Diary of a Birthkeeper” is in! This is an introduction into what’s to come through this blog series. My first diary entry will be set to publish by the end of the month! I do hope you enjoy 😊 as I have put so much effort and vulnerability into this project. Love & Blessings
XOXO Raina
https://carriedingracerbs.wixsite.com/mysite-1/blog

Sometimes birth is messy…💩meconium 🩸Blood🧀Vernix 💦amniotic fluid You name it, it’s on me. Being a birth worker certainly...
11/14/2024

Sometimes birth is messy…

💩meconium
🩸Blood
🧀Vernix
💦amniotic fluid

You name it, it’s on me. Being a birth worker certainly isn’t for the weak.

I don’t always come home this messy, but sometimes it just be like that 🤷‍♀️

“Raina; my birthkeeper, friend, and ironically, my name twin... Raina was a direct answer to months of praying for the p...
11/14/2024

“Raina; my birthkeeper, friend, and ironically, my name twin... Raina was a direct answer to months of praying for the perfect birth attendant for my freebirth. I wanted a Christian woman that knew birth was ONLY for women, a woman that understood physiological birth, a woman that was genuine and connected with me spiritually and emotionally. When I was referred to Raina after a long search, birthworker interviews, a private Facebook group, and finally a direct connection to her first birth mentor, I was blown away that we literally have the SAME name. When I texted her, she thought it was spam at first because of the crazy name thing! We chatted and I felt an instant connection/friendship developing. We scheduled a video consult for that same week. The video consult lasted much longer than planned because we were like long lost sisters! I knew she was the birthkeeper I had prayed for. Everything aligned. She checked all the boxes. I wasn't even pregnant yet but was planning to start trying in the following couple of weeks. I got pregnant right away (which I wasn't totally surprised about since my first I got pregnant immediately). Raina was one of the first people to know! During my pregnancy, she was such a beautiful and positive presence. I got her full birth package at the time and she came to me for each visit (a 2 hour drive for her!). It was sitting with a friend every time. We talked pregnancy stuff, health stuff, baby and birth stuff. Ate lunch together, sipped tea, listened to the baby and felt her movements. We prepped things together. It was a rich, peaceful, happy prenatal experience largely in part to the wild pregnancy care Raina provided me. Her companionship throughout was the cherry on top!
Being far from me, she got prepared to head out the morning I told her things felt different. She left as soon as labor signs began. She made it to the birth just minutes before my baby was born but she jumped RIGHT into action. Her soothing calm voice, her spiritual and friendly presence, her warm touch, and only doing exactly what I needed and wanted. She helped me in every way I needed. She brought so much calm to my birth no fear. She did everything to help things go smoothly with my husband and toddler with her. After my birth, she cleaned everything up, even helped me clean up. She "mothered the mother" as they say. It was the best post partum experience ever. Literally ever. From immediately after the birth to weeks later, and now 15 months have gone by and I still can't thank God enough for her and all she's been to me.
If you're getting ready to get pregnant or already are and you're looking for a traditional birth keeper with knowledge, wisdom, love, and godliness, look no further than Raina Brown. She will bless you more than you could ever imagine!!!

Love always, Raina Carrero, forever client *one baby down, who knows how many more to come 😅*”

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