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A Doula’s Spooky Halloween Dream

  Mummies and 🦇Batties soon to-be, Wishing you the happiest of Halloweens 🎃 Little pumpkin growing in the patch Mysterious monster wants to latch   Don’t be spooked 😱 by all that’s a brew Your doula is here, she knows what to do A pinch of support, a scoop...
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Sex Post Baby: How to get Mama in the Mood

So you had a baby and now have the all clear for postpartum sex. But does the thought of sex post baby  make you cringe because you are tired AF? Are you afraid to take your new body for a spin around the block? Or maybe you’ve had kids for a while now and you just...
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Mocktails & Toast – Pregnancy Survival Hacks for Summer

Summer isn't quite over. If you're expecting, you may feel like the cooler temps couldn't arrive any sooner for your pregnancy survival.  If you're looking for ways to survive the rest of this summer and the resulting low energy, here is my list of hacks which most...
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Comfort Tips for Pumping and Breastfeeding, From a Doula

Recently,  I was working with a mom who told me I had to write this blog for other postpartum mothers because my suggestions helped her when she was trying to figure out the art of pumping.  She practically begged me to write this for you, because my comfort tips for...
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The Process of Bereavement Doula Support – Part 2

Nine years ago, I sat with my sister as she delivered her first baby, who had died. I watched her grieve and change from her experience. I also changed. It goes without saying how much I wish I had known then what I know now. Read more about my experience in Part 1 of...
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Pregnancy Loss Facts and Why I Became A Bereavement Doula – Part 1

**Trigger warning**  The topics of stillbirth, pregnancy loss, bereavement doula, and miscarriage are discussed in this post. Please read cautiously or don’t read this post at all if these topics are a trigger for you.  This post has been written and shared with...
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Holiday Survival Guide in Ten Manageable Steps

  Holidays can range from an enthusiastic yay to a hard nay, depending mainly on who your family is and how you get along. For many, the holidays are super exciting. But others actually dread this time of year. Our lives are filled with stress and sometimes a lot...
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Do You Need A Doula For The Second Baby?

We’ve heard all the ways and seen all the memes describing how the second kid gets screwed. The first kid got a scrapbook with all the trimmings. While the second’s images have never been removed from the cloud (if the photos were ever taken in the first place!) He or...
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Planning The Fourth Trimester – Your Babymoon

Many of my clients are preparing for the births of their new babies. Parents spend months and months anticipating and planning for childbirth, and while doing so is important, it's easy to forget to prepare for your "babymoon" - the time when baby actually gets here....
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15 Steps To Becoming The Perfect Mom

Whether you have been a mom for one day or forty years I would bet my first born you can relate to the pressure of wanting to be the perfect mom.  If you have spent any portion of your parenting career feeling mommy guilt then this post is for you.  My daughter is...
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How a Doula Helps You Have a Better Birth

How a Doula Helps You Have a Better Birth

by | Jan 5, 2021

Doulas are pretty common now (and people seem to fully understand we don’t carry rain sticks or anything) but I still get the occasional funny look when I tell people what I do.  If you’re also wondering exactly how a doula helps you, here are 9 ways we’re your...

A Doula’s Spooky Halloween Dream

by | Oct 31, 2017

  Mummies and 🦇Batties soon to-be, Wishing you the happiest of Halloweens 🎃 Little pumpkin growing in the patch Mysterious monster wants to latch   Don’t be spooked 😱 by all that’s a brew Your doula is here, she knows what to do A pinch of support, a scoop...

Sex Post Baby: How to get Mama in the Mood

by | Aug 28, 2017

So you had a baby and now have the all clear for postpartum sex. But does the thought of sex post baby  make you cringe because you are tired AF? Are you afraid to take your new body for a spin around the block? Or maybe you’ve had kids for a while now and you just...

Mocktails & Toast – Pregnancy Survival Hacks for Summer

by | Aug 21, 2017

Summer isn't quite over. If you're expecting, you may feel like the cooler temps couldn't arrive any sooner for your pregnancy survival.  If you're looking for ways to survive the rest of this summer and the resulting low energy, here is my list of hacks which most...

Comfort Tips for Pumping and Breastfeeding, From a Doula

by | Feb 3, 2017

Recently,  I was working with a mom who told me I had to write this blog for other postpartum mothers because my suggestions helped her when she was trying to figure out the art of pumping.  She practically begged me to write this for you, because my comfort tips for...

The Process of Bereavement Doula Support – Part 2

The Process of Bereavement Doula Support – Part 2

by | Jan 20, 2017

Nine years ago, I sat with my sister as she delivered her first baby, who had died. I watched her grieve and change from her experience. I also changed. It goes without saying how much I wish I had known then what I know now. Read more about my experience in Part 1 of...

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