Mothering at the breast during a nursing strike

I have trusted my instincts since our first child, now four, was born. So when Ansely, our 17-month-old, went on a nursing strike, I knew something was wrong. There seemed to be no way she could be weaning. Since birth, Ansely has lived in the sling and nursed on...

What is Group B Strep?

    Back in 1996 when I was pregnant with my second child I was tested for Group B Strep , (the test was not common with the first in 1992) I tested “positive” for Group B Strep. I quickly began to research my alternatives. I am a fast laborer...
Thank you for an AMAZING 2014

Thank you for an AMAZING 2014

Thank you to each and every one of you for allowing me to be YOUR doula .  I am so blessed to be able to witness each child be born and you all become mothers and fathers. Over on my photography website I have created a slide show of the past year of most of the...