Last week was World Breastfeeding Week. I bet you didn’t even know that was a thing….well it is! I also bet you didn’t know that wasn’t until 2018 that breastfeeding became a legally protected right in all 50 states. Yep. Why all the fuss over breastfeeding? Why all the effort? Isn’t it natural and something…
In our world today, there is an app for everything. You can order groceries, buy organic anything, chase invisible characters around the city, track your steps, and log your activity all from the tiny and unassuming little phone you are probably reading this post on. As a birth and postpartum doula, I have seen a…
Let’s talk about breastfeeding for a moment. This isn’t meant to be a debate post about whether breastfeeding is best, or if formula is ok, or if pumping is an alternative. This is a post for the mother who has decided to breastfeed and it wasn’t what she had dreamed about. Her expectations don’t seem…
There is an old word that is quickly regaining use and with good reason, doula. What is it? Who is it? Can I buy it in bulk at Costco? A doula is typically a woman who is experienced or trained in childbirth and provides advice, information, education, emotional support and physical comfort before, during, and…
Lets talk for a second about postpartum depression and anxiety. Get cozy, put on your sweater, grab a hot cup of something, and lets have this hard and vulnerable conversation. I don’t love my child. That, right there! That is what every woman suffering from postpartum mood challenges is terrified of. That they will be…