by Lisa | Mar 13, 2015 | Birth options, Breastfeeding, Fourth Trimester, parenting, Postpartum
Today I am sharing a testimonial from a sweet client that I was blessed to be doula for TWICE. First was I served as a back up doula for. I had never met her. I arrived at her home and she was in active labor in her tub. We clicked quickly and as you can read...
by Lisa | Feb 28, 2015 | Birth options, Breastfeeding, Child Birth Education, Microbiomes, Uncategorized
This past week I listened to a online keynote speech led by Penny Simkin during the Gold Midwifery Conference . It is available here http://www.goldmidwifery.com/keynote-recording This the abstract from Penny Simkin that briefly explains microbiomes. This is...
by Lisa | Feb 2, 2015 | Birth options, Child Birth Education
Dads & Doulas The baby’s father plays an essential role in providing support for the baby’s mother. A doula cannot make some of the unique contributions that the partner makes. Such contributions include an intimate knowledge of the woman, and his love...
by Lisa | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lisa | Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is Assessing strength and patterns of contractions useful? In many birth settings people often ask ‘how strong are her contractions?’ or ‘is she having effective contractions? While it may be possible to find out how often contractions are coming, and how long...
