08 Feb Pregnancy: Tell Me Everything!
When your mind is screaming tell me everything! about this pregnancy, how to pick an OB, what labor will be like, and all of the other parts of what to expect...
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18 Nov Partners: 10 Things You Do Not Have To Do When You Hire A Labor Doula
There are many more than ten things you do not have to do when you hire a Doula for your birth! Did you know that? Things taken off of your plate. The overwhelm can get real, so check out this top ten list of things you...
15 Nov Childbirth: What Is Your Birth Philosophy?
You and I see it all the time. "Hi, my name is _____ and I am a doula. My birth philosophy is...
13 Jun BYOB: Bring Your Own Birth (Plan!)
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23 May Arriving At the Hospital: What to Expect
It's normal that you've been focused on your "end game" of giving birth and getting settled at home with your new family member. So let's take a look at one of the steps you'll be taking along the way to winning your end game -arriving at...
25 Sep Childbirth: Real Fears
Let’s be real. (because you know I’m nothing if not real) We don’t hire labor & birth doulas because we feel amazing about all aspects of our upcoming childbirth process. We hire them because there is something or a few somethings that we are unsure of, anxious about,...
30 Mar Our Favorite Delivery Room Hacks
I hear tell sometimes, that families are worried about what their labor & delivery room will be like. --That they believe they’ll need to take everything but the kitchen sink in order to be comfortable or have the tools they expect to need when coping...
05 Nov At The Core
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Labor and Delivery Nurses are at the core of a hospital birth experience. They have an undeniably wide presence and impact on the laboring environment. Having been witness to almost ten years’ worth of client births has helped me develop a genuine sense of respect...
04 Oct $39.95 For Skin To Skin In The OR
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Recently, the photo of a patient’s hospital bill went viral, and within a matter of hours: natural birth activists, breastfeeding activists, doulas and other individuals were openly shaming hospitals and doctors, as “evil”. But what was so horrible about this patient’s bill that it would cause...