Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26 Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26

Giving Birth Without Your Mom: How to Build the Birth Support You Deserve

Name: Grieving My Parents by Finishing My Mom's Children's Book
Uploaded: 2026-10-11T15:48:12+00:00
Description: Kelsey Lizee Cecil on losing both parents and publishing Rally Takes the Train, the children's book her mom always wanted to write.

Giving birth without your mom can feel lonely in a way that's hard to explain, but you can still walk into labor surrounded by people who are there for you. Choose one or two support people you trust, consider a doula for steady, nonmedical support, and plan small ways to bring her into the room. Then line up help for the weeks after, before the baby arrives.