Tag: Doula
Setting Yourself Up for Breastfeeding Success
With the baby formula shortage this Spring, parents-to-be have understandable worries about being able to feed their babies. For many parents, this is fueling...
Seacoast Doulas: Getting Support in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Birthing Gently Doula Agency
Box 5373 Bradford, MA 01835
This extensive team of both birth and postpartum doulas offer childbirth education, lactation support and so...
Postpartum Nutrition: Tips to Keep Yourself Well-Fed After Baby
When you have a newborn in the house, it isn’t as simple as it used to be to keep yourself well-fed. Some non-Western countries,...
5 Tips for Creating Your Birth Plan
Every doula knows that you can't actually plan your birth because birth, by nature, is mysterious and spontaneous. It follows its own path, and...
Why I Popped Pills Postpartum: The Perks Of Placenta Encapsulation
As was the case with many issues I didn't give a second thought to before becoming a mother myself, eating my own placenta was...
Your Birth Story Matters: Celebrate With Us Mother’s Day Weekend
Birth stories are incredibly powerful--and each of our stories matter.
Have you shared your birth story? Have you processed your own birth experience? For most...
Unique Baby Shower Gifts: Shopping the Seacoast
A confession: I don't love baby showers. Yes, babies are amazing and I'm all about celebrating growing families, but the parties. Oh, the parties!...
3 Things This Doula Wants You to Know About Birth
As a doula, and a mother of three children who experienced wildly different births, I have learned so much about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.
I'm...
4 Things You May Not Know About Cesarean Birth
One-third of babies born in our country are born via cesarean section (C-section) each year. The World Health Organization recommends an ideal cesarean rate of...
All Moms Need a Village
Think about our female ancestors as they became mothers. Women had very different entrances into motherhood than we do today. Families lived under the...
