Let’s face it, my kids are 18 and 13, and I LOVE picking up my groceries in the special little pick up area designated at my grocery store. It’s easy, and the best thing ever for this lady who doesn’t love crowds. But there are some...
The world of professional support for new parents is a’changing folks! For the better. Doulas and parents alike are becoming more aware of the Labor Doula’s “sister” modality: the Postpartum & Infant Care Doula. And as they do, new families are having an easier time adjusting...
Did you know that acknowledging the difficult parts of postpartum recovery and learning to live with a newborn, can be a good thing? Did you know that it’s not realistic to enjoy every moment of your new life as a parent? --> Even though you love and...
You may be feeling pressure to focus almost entirely on the physical arrival of our child: Where and how to give birth What labor will be like Gathering all of the "right" carriers, bottles, clothes, bassinets, etc Getting each of the things at home set...
At some point, maybe sooner than you’d like, you will find yourself doing the days with baby, alone. Your partner will have returned to work, your friends and family will have gone home, and you’ll be staring down the barrel of “just you and me,...
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So just about the time you thought peace, love, and sleeping were settling back into your day to day...
Forget about "What is a Doula?"...
I have found that most people choosing to become a doula initially think it's about getting to enjoy babies, or joining some sort of movement, like an activist does. I thought this too, when I was first becoming a doula. And over the past 10-12 years,...
Around the time of birth and early parenting, practicing “skin to skin” refers to holding a naked (or mostly naked) baby against another person's naked (or mostly naked) chest. This usually takes place with one or both parents of a new baby and is done out...