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The Joys of Pregnancy Over 35
You know what’s not enough? Carrying a child in your womb for 9 months at the age of 36. Just to add to the joy, being 35 years of age and older gives you a whole new label: Geriatric. No, seriously. There’s been another shift to move from the term “Advanced Maternal Age” (which isn’t…
Read MoreA Postpartum Wish: What we all wish we had.
This is the day you’ve been waiting for. The day you put your baby, and your sore but powerful body into the backseat of what can now be called your “Family Car,” and you make your way home. The landscape looks different, even though it is the same. Your partner’s driving is approached with more…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Things Every New Parent Needs
Jogging stroller with bluetooth compatibility- Check! Special bottle to emulate mothers breast- Check! Swaddle with limited edition Llama print- Double Check! You’ve probably read a million articles that tell you exactly what you need to survive as a new parent. Perhaps the articles have even left you thinking, “What exactly do I need and how…
Read MoreSalem Area Breastfeeding Resources
Breastfeeding is a journey and can be a very challenging road to navigate. For some mothers breastfeeding is a breeze. They simply put baby to breast and “bam” perfect latch and the rest is history. But, for most mothers, it is a journey of cracked and bleeding nipples, pain, frustration, hungry babies and pure exhaustion.…
Read MoreSuch a Let Down
Just to be clear – Not the Rick Roll kind of let down. The let-down we’re referring to involves your breasts. As you establish your breastfeeding relationship with your newborn, you’ll experience a variety of new things. One of those new things involve this weird, tingling sensation. That sensation is your breastmilk making it’s way…
Read MoreI Miss My Old Life. Is That Normal?
Your body took the tiniest cells and turned them into an honest-to-goodness HUMAN. And as soon as that child exited your body, your entire life changed. Your identity changes to Mom. You become 100% responsible for another human life. Instead of sleeping when you’re tired, you begin to sleep (or not sleep) around this little…
Read MoreGas During Pregnancy: Where does it all come from?!
Move on over, Pregnancy Glow! For all of the glorious and beautiful parts of pregnancy, there seems to be some side effects that are less than.. ladylike? We’re looking at you, flatulence. Have you noticed the increase in bloating, burping, belching and farting during pregnancy? It can be a little intense and maybe a tad…
Read MoreWill My Baby Fit?
I am little. I always have been. How little, you ask? I’m 4’ 11” on a good day. Men tell me they could bench press me with ease (I’m 100lbs even). I buy my pants in the children’s section. I’m not complaining about that last part though. The pants are cheaper and they…
Read MoreWhen Parenting Simply Sucks
It looks NOTHING like Pinterest. It doesn’t even look like 99% of the pictures your friends and family post on Facebook. Not.at.all. This parenting stuff is stinkin’ hard. Yeah, people mentioned that it had rough moments. They talked about how tired we would be after our babies were born. They discussed how busy it is…
Read MoreBirth Isn’t Always Beautiful
Can we be real for a minute? I was wandering through the world of Google today on a search for birth quotes. I stumbled upon a birth affirmation that caught my eye. “Birth is Joyous.” and “My birth is easy.” I read those and it catapulted me back to the beginning of my doula career……
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