by Lisa | Aug 6, 2015 | Birth options, Child Birth Education, Fourth Trimester, Postpartum, Premature birth, Stillbirth
Time heals all wounds they say. But guess what ? It just is not true, Loosing a child is like losing a piece of your heart, and you never get it back. A part of you is always missing and you actually never completely move on from it. This is a very special...
by Lisa | Aug 3, 2015 | Birth options, Breastfeeding, Child Birth Education, Craniosacral therapy, Fourth Trimester, loving guidance, Nursing older children, parenting, Postpartum, Premature birth
I am sharing this Story about my son. Whom turned 6 years old on May 5, 2015. So hard to believe it has been 6 years since this happened. I know now through sharing many moms have learned from my experience. I successfully breastfed him in the NICU , he received no...
by Lisa | Jul 23, 2015 | Child Birth Education, Fourth Trimester, Homebirth, Postpartum
The rebozo, a tightly woven traditional Mexican shawl, is one of the few tools I have in my doula bag and I have had special training. It can also be used in pregnancy for when mom has round ligament pain, previous scar tissue pain and just any discomfort of...
by Lisa | Apr 30, 2015 | Birth options, Breastfeeding, Child Birth Education, Craniosacral therapy, Fourth Trimester, Homebirth, parenting, Postpartum, Premature birth
Every now and then on Facebook a debate gets heated. Well on a group I am on some moms are talking about swaddling their newborn babies. Here is a wonderful link that a very experienced IBCLC and author of many breastfeeding books goes into detail about why swaddling...
by Lisa | Mar 5, 2015 | Child Birth Education, loving guidance, Uncategorized
I originally shared this post on my personal blog tonight and decided to share a similar version here. I called it Nurturing during injuries. But found myself during the incident talking to my daughter like I was at a birth. But do I call it doulaing or nurturing? We...
