09 Mar I’m Not The Kind Of Parent Who Hires A Postpartum Doula.
When the first question I hear on the other end of the line is, "My baby is __ months old...
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04 Jun Parenting During Your Cesarean Recovery
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Picture it with me: You are home. Finally. The thing you have been dreaming about since finding out you were pregnant is finally your reality and the future is now. New baby, your partner, your favorite pillow and a hot shower...
07 Oct Pregnancy & Parenting: Impossible Information
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Information. Details. Being in the know. We crave these things. Most of the time, information helps us feel more in control, in charge, and prepared. Especially when plans have to change or something may be going wrong. This is invariably true when you are expecting...
31 Jul Don’t Be Afraid To Love Again.
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I was blessed with a third grandmother in life and there are these words -the last words she spoke to me coherently, just days before passing away 8 years ago. She spoke them with purpose, knowing that my heart was broken and had been hardening....
23 Feb 5 Essentials For The New Parent
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If you could go back and re-do your early parenting, what are some things you would prioritize? For me, I’ve got some things. I bet you do too. Today, from the shoes of an experienced Postpartum & Infant Care Doula, there are 5 things that...
15 Apr Why I Am A Doula.
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My reason for being Doula might not be what you expect. It’s not seeing or holding new babies. I don’t feel a need to protect or buffer my clients from the provider or birth place of their choice. I have no personal need to see fewer inductions, epidurals,...