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New town. New grocery store where I still don't know which aisle has the thing I need (ha. let's be honest, Jason does the grocery shopping). New group of families who have no idea I used to be "the d...
HEY BIRTH PARTNERS! LISTEN UPPPPPP!Â
Yes, you. Here is a moment I have watched play out more times than I can count as a birth doula. Contraction hits, she grabs the doorframe, the counter, your hand...
Somewhere around week 30 of pregnancy, someone in your life (your mother, a coworker, a stranger in Target) is going to ask you "so are you pumping yet?" in a tone that implies you are already behind....
There's a specific kind of pregnant that I don't think gets talked about enough. It's not the glowing, excited, "we finally get to do this again" pregnant. It's the kind where you're excited AND your ...
I've started this letter about ten times. Deleted it about ten times. Because how do you sum up four and a half years in a place you never planned to love?
We came here for two years. That's what the...
When you Google "how to be supported during birth," you get roughly 400 versions of the same three answers:
- Hire a doula.
- Bring your partner.
- Talk to your provider.
Cool. Very helpful. Now wha...
Postpartum nutrition is not a "nice to have." It's not a wellness trend, it's not some bullshit lactation cookies, and it's not something you'll get to once you're feeling better.
It's part of how yo...
A Doula Is Basically a Human Filter (And I Mean That As a Compliment).
Here's something nobody tells you about pregnancy: you are about to become the proud owner of more information than any human br...
I get a version of this message all the time:
"I'm only 16 weeks... is it too early to start preparing for birth?"
And every time, I want to gently take that person by the hands and say: friend, you...
Let me say something that might ruffle some feathers.
A healthy baby is not all that matters.
Before anyone comes for me: YES, a healthy baby matters. Enormously. It is the thing every single parent...
Nobody warns you that the hardest part of breastfeeding might be the first 30 seconds of it.
You finally have your baby. You're flooded with hormones and exhaustion. And now this tiny human, who has ...
Before I became a Doula I had no idea how someone picked their OBGYN. I thought you just googled who is in your insurance network and call it good. But YIKES, is that a mistake.Â
I too often see my cli...
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