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Sleep Like a Baby: Part 2
Part 1 of this blog can be found here Whoever used the metaphor “Slept like a baby,” to describe a good night’s sleep, clearly never met a baby. Although a new baby may sleep anywhere from 16-18 hours a day, that sleep is nothing like adult sleep. New baby sleep is inundated with many wakings,…
Read MoreSleep Like a Baby: Part 1
“Ohh, your little one is so darling! How well do they sleep?” It’s the most common first interaction for new parents, or mostly any parent who has a baby. Sleep has become the qualifying factor by which society determines if you have a “good baby,” or if you’re doing the whole new parenting thing right.…
Read MoreHow Do I Know If My Water Broke? (or if I just peed myself)
“Did my water break?” or “Did I pee myself?” If you’re pregnant, you might be wondering when your water might break, and how you will know. We get it! The anticipation of your water breaking is a real fear most first time parents. TV tells us that your water breaking is how your labor will…
Read MoreWhen Baby Refuses the Breast
If you Googled this topic and ended up at this post, we’re going to guess that you’re in the midst of a tough moment. Deep breath. When you enter your parenting journey with the plan to exclusively breastfeed, you have certain expectations. Those expectations may include that you will be the sole human on earth…
Read MoreDoula + Surrogacy
So you’ve decided to be a surrogate. Phew. Congratulations doesn’t quite seem like the right word. Whether you’re going through an agency to help someone, anyone, become parents, or you’re doing this for a friend or family member, we’re sure it wasn’t an easy decision. As women, as humans, sometimes you just feel a pull…
Read MoreThe Hair Down There: Does My OB Care?
As your body changes during pregnancy, and your baby and belly grows there are parts of yourself you just cannot see anymore. Ahem, your vagina to be more exact. Don’t be shocked if suddenly you can no longer see your vagina or bikini line once your belly has rounded out. This might make you feel…
Read MoreMonitoring Baby’s Heartrate During Labor
Labor is a fine balance. One of the best ways to know how your baby is doing during labor is through monitoring their heart rate. We want to see how your baby is handling each part of labor. This is that fine balance we talk about- making sure that baby is handling the birthing process…
Read MoreDoulas + Planned Cesarean Births
It wasn’t until I was 6 months pregnant with our third child that I found out that having a doula present during a planned c-section was a thing. I’m so glad I found out that it was a thing. When I was pregnant with our middle child my husband and I had decided to have…
Read MorePartners + Doulas
I’ve seen this quote going around the Doula World quite often: _____________________________________ Asking your husband to be your sole guide through labor is like asking him to lead the way on a climb of Mt. Everest. He may be smart and trustworthy, you may love him, but in the Himalayas you’d both be a lot better off with…
Read MoreWhen Your “Village” Fails
“It takes a village to raise a child.” But what if your village isn’t what you need?
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