THE PEACHEY PREGNANCY CO. BLOG

When you Google "how to be supported during birth," you get roughly 400 versions of the same three answers:

1. Hire a doula.
2. Bring your partner.
3. 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. 

I too often see my cli...

Let me tell you something that nobody puts in your hospital welcome packet or hospital sponsored birth class.

Hospital policies are not laws.

They are not medical requirements. They are not diagnose...

You're three days postpartum. You haven't slept more than 90 consecutive minutes. Your body is doing approximately 47 things at once that no one warned you about PLUS healing. And your partner is stan...

One year ago I got on a plane to Tanzania and I genuinely did not know what I was walking into.

I went to challenge myself. To challenge my beliefs about birth. To learn something I couldn't learn wi...

Let me tell you about my mom.

She is, genuinely, a superhuman. A kindergarten teacher (which alone should qualify her for sainthood, hazard pay, and a permanent vacation) and also the kind of mom who...