Hypnosis for Birth Part 1: What is Hypnobirthing?
Hypnosis For Birth: What IS It? In recent years, a number of birthing “methods” have come into vogue. Clients ask me all the time about my thoughts on the Bradley method, Lamaze, and hypnobirthing all the time. The last of that list usually strikes a chord of...
How To Protect Your Home Without Waking the Baby
This is a little out of the scope of my normal blog articles but is a topic often asked. What can I do to help us all sleep at night? Parents of young children get little enough sleep as it is, and a bump in the night won’t help. If you’re anything like me,...
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep at Eight Months Pregnant
While you may have adjusted to your pregnancy during the first seven months, as you enter your eighth, things often become more complicated. The fetus will become more active at this stage and will often double in weight during the last four weeks. Remaining...
What is a doula?
Over the last decade, increasing media attention has people asking, “What does a doula do exactly?” With tv shows White Collar and Season 21 of The Bachelor to celebrities Alanis Morrisette and Alicia Keys, the word “doula” is a buzz! A doula...
Why Not Home? Home Birth vs Hospital Birth
Home Birth vs Hospital Birth Please note: This post is not meant to sway clients one way or the other in terms of their childbirth choices. As a doula, I support women no matter what they choose. I simply wish to shine some light on some observations I’ve noted about...
Positively Pregnant
You just haven’t felt yourself lately. Your breasts are tender, you feel tired, bloated and your heart seems to be working over time. You may even be feeling that you are coming down with something. Wait. When was my last period?? You grab a pregnancy test at...
Mind / Body Connection in Labor
As birth doulas, we see women do amazing things. They struggle, they wonder, they bond, they nourish, they comfort, they love fiercely. The birth with all the power of humanity and in these moments they are vulnerable. They are scared, they are excited, tired, and...
The Placenta Encapsulation Disagreement
Placenta Encapsulation has been a topic of great discussion for the last decade or so. More and more moms are choosing to have it done and many are experiencing the tremendous health benefits. Recently, however, the birth community at large has created an...