You asked! Here are our top 7 Tips when you want to breastfeed your baby: Pick Your Place. Choose a place in your home where you can be comfortable and have the space to set up pillows and an overall supportive environment for yourself. Somewhere where you...
I can hear you now, and I promise you -you are not alone in saying, “They all said having a baby would change things. But ohmygod, I mean...
Most of us wildly underestimate how challenging it will be to maintain our pre-baby speed around the holidays. We used to cook all of the things, make umpteen shopping trips, attend all of the holiday parties, and decorate for days, right? And this first holiday season with...
What do you do when you want the insight, expertise, and support of an experienced labor doula but you don’t want to invite extra people into your labor and birth? What do you do when you want assistance in personalizing your preferences for this birth, but...
2019 in review...
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,...