Peachey Pregnancy Co Newsletter

Peachey Pregnancy Co. Newsletter

Occasional emails with thoughts, research, and personal stories about work and life.

Nobody puts this in your hospital welcome packet. Hospital policies are not laws. They are not medical requirements. They are not things your provider is legally obligated to enforce on your body. They are guidelines, internal documents, procedures a hospital has decided to follow for efficiency ...

May 27, 2026

10 Ways Your Partner Can Actually Help You Postpartum (And No, "Holding the Baby While You Shower" Doesn't Count.)

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 standing in the kitchen, coffee in hand, staring at you with the most well-intentioned, utterly hel...

May 20, 2026

One year ago, I got on a plane to Tanzania.

I went to challenge myself. To challenge my beliefs about birth. To learn something I couldn't learn without going elsewhere. I worked in three clinics in Karatu. And I am still, a full year later, processing what I saw. The laboring room had about twenty beds. That same room was the prenatal ro...

May 13, 2026

"Do you travel for Doula work?" Now the answer is always yes.

Hi Lovely Friends! I get this question more than almost any other: "Do you travel? My friend is pregnant and she needs you." I love that question. I love that you think of me for the people you love. And for a long time, my answer was...it depends, let's talk, maybe. Especially since I'm on call...

May 11, 2026

She Pushed a Car Up a Hill.

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 will do (and has done) everything in her power to support her kids. She is next level. Like, the ...

May 06, 2026

Is this real labor or am I being gaslit by my own uterus?

Oops forgot to attach the link!! Sorry about that! It's 11pm. Contractions every 7 minutes. You text your partner, drag your hospital bag toward the door… And then they stop. Welcome to prodromal labor. There's a lot more to know about what your body is actually doing (and why it matters for what...

Apr 30, 2026

Is this real labor or am I being gaslit by my own uterus?

It's 11pm. Contractions every 7 minutes. You text your partner, drag your hospital bag toward the door… And then they stop. Welcome to prodromal labor. There's a lot more to know about what your body is actually doing (and why it matters for what comes next). In this week's post: what prodromal...

Apr 30, 2026

What should I do to prepare for an induction?

I see a lot of inductions. Like A LOT of inductions - I swear Oprah level of inductions. "You get an induction, you get an induction, everybody gets an induction." And when your provider schedules one, they might tell you it'll be about 24 hours. Quick, easy, in and out. And sometimes? That's t...

Apr 22, 2026 birth doula howlongisaninduction howtoprepareforaninduction induction inductionprocess labor whatisaninduction

How do I stop being so anxious about labor?

I am a Type A, over-preparing, list-making, worst-case-scenario-running planner. Unashamedly. The kind of person who stress-researches things at 2am just to feel like I have a handle on them. And somehow??? I married someone in the military. I live on call for babies who have absolutely zero int...

Apr 15, 2026 birth doula birth plan birth preperation doula support fear of childbirth induction labor anxiety pregnancy anxiety what to expect in labor

Do Lactation Cookies Actually Boost Milk Supply? Here's the Truth

I get this question at least twice a week; in texts, in DMs, in my inbox. "What should I eat to boost my milk supply?" And I'll be honest with you: the answer is nothing. Not because food doesn't matter, but because that's not how milk supply actually works. We've done a real number on postpartu...

Apr 08, 2026 boost milk supply breastfeeding facts breastfeeding frequency breastfeeding guide breastfeeding myths breastfeeding support breastfeeding tips flange fit hand expression lactation advice lactation cookies myth latch tips milk supply milk transfer new mom advice newborn feeding postpartum mom tips postpartum nutrition postpartum wellness pumping tips

How to Have a Different Birth Experience the Next Time

I hear a lot of birth stories. And when I work with second and third-time families, I almost always hear about their first one. What they loved, what they didn’t, what they wish had gone differently. And somewhere in that conversation is usually, “I just want this one to be different.” And I get ...

Apr 01, 2026 betterbirthexperience birth prepared secondbirth

World Doula Week

In case you missed it: it’s World Doula Week!! YAY!!! I get asked all the time what got me into this work, and honestly… my “why” looks a little different than most doulas. Back in 2021, I was fully convinced I never wanted kids.Childbirth? Terrifying. Unfair. And quite honestly… bullshit that bi...

Mar 24, 2026 birth doula originstory worlddoulaweek

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