How to Create Compassionate Birth Affirmations
In preparation for birth, many pregnant parents like to create affirmations written out on paper or strung up in a style inspired by prayer flags to keep them encouraged and…
Preparing Soulfully for Parenthood: Part 2
There is no shortage of information on pregnancy, birth, baby feeding, and childrearing in books, online, and from anecdotal accounts. Sometimes appearing in public while pregnant or caring for child(ren)…
Preparing Soulfully for Parenthood: Part 1
There are many hilarious lists about how to prepare to be a parent, including, “If you plan on driving while being a parent, borrow three orangutans (ask for strong-willed ones)…
Four Ways to Know Your Provider is a Good Fit
Pregnancy and birth are full of choices to make from what color to paint the baby’s room, to baby names, to where give birth, to what kind of car seat…
Non-Inclusive Birth Preparation Causes Birth Trauma
Many people believe that medical interventions cause birth trauma. More often than not, that is incorrect. What causes trauma is expectations…expectations about the pain, how a birthing parent is supported,…
Older Siblings at the Birth – Seven Tips for Parents
For older siblings the birth of a new sibling can be a very exciting time! As your belly swells and the due month draws near, you may start to wonder…
Why Birthing from Within is Important for a VBAC
How to Find Healing and Move Forward As a VBAC mom and a doula who has attended many VBACs (vaginal births after cesarean) and CBACs (cesarean births after cesarean), I…
Rebozo – Tools of the Doula Trade
Oh, the magical rebozo. A doula’s aid; an extension of a birth partner’s arms; support, balance, and relief for a birthing parent; and a beautiful symbol of Mexican culture. Entire…
Hand Fan – Tools of the Doula Trade
Why a hand fan? Labor is hard work! The uterus is a huge muscle that usually contracts for hours on end during labor and burn lots and lots of calories,…
“You’ll Never Sleep Again” – How to Give and Receive Parenting Wisdom in Mindfulness
“Sleep now…you won’t sleep after the baby’s born.” Every expecting parent has heard some iteration of this…an implication that pregnancy is a death march toward the permanent ending of all…
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